FAQs

Swimming is a good way to keep the body fit during IVF treatment. However, we do not recommend swimming for at least a week after the transfer to avoid infection.

This can happen during the first cycle of the pill and is nothing to worry about. However, if the bleeding gets heavier, it may be a sign that this pill does not contain enough hormones for your body. In this case, we recommend that you contact us or your doctor so that the pill [...]

Spotting during the first month of using the oral contraceptive pill is a common occurrence and not something to worry about. However, if the bleeding becomes heavier, it indicates that the pills do not contain a sufficient amount of hormones suitable for your system. Therefore, you are advised to either contact Team Miracle or your [...]

Swimming following IVF treatment is not recommended at all during your pregnancy due to potential infection risk. However, once you have reached your 12 week gestation mark, and, if you feel that you want to swim, you are recommended to contact the doctor who is looking after you during your pregnancy and ask them to [...]

Yes, you can eat and drink prior to the embryo transfer procedure. In fact, you are asked to drink at least 1 litre of water before arriving at Cyprus IVF Centre and to keep your bladder full to enable a better view of the uterus during the ultrasound-guided procedure.

During the embryo transfer process, you can watch the entire procedure on the ultrasound machine. The machine is positioned at an angle so that you can easily watch the process. You can see the embryos being slowly released into your womb through a plastic catheter. The embryologist then double checks the catheter under the microscope [...]

The entire embryo transfer process takes around 15 minutes. Sedation or anesthesia is not required as it is generally not a painful procedure. Some women may feel some discomfort during the insertion of speculum but many report that it isn’t too different to having a smear test. If you would prefer, Team Miracle can arrange [...]

Immune therapy can assist women who have high levels of antibodies or, ‘’Natural Killer’’ cells within their systems. Women with overactive immune systems or NK cells require immune therapy to suppress these naturally occurring genes within them to allow their bodies chance to accept and allow their newly transferred embryo(s) to implant and develop. The [...]

Of late, there has been a lot of talk about immune tests and their relation to failed IVF cycles. However, this area is poorly studied and fertility specialists possess little knowledge regarding the immune system. In spite of this, lots of expensive immune tests are ordered. Some of the tests include, DQ Alpha, Reproductive Immunophenotype, [...]

Male and female infertility has been established to be more or less the same. It has been estimated that male infertility is the sole contributor to reproductive problems in about 1/3rd of cases. In another third of cases, female infertility is the sole problem. In the remainder of cases, both male and female infertility are [...]