At Harvest Fertility, we are dedicated to helping individuals and couples build their families
with the most advanced and personalized fertility care.
We offer a range of IVF options, including Natural, Minimal Stimulation, and Reciprocal IVF, to provide tailored solutions that fit your unique journey.
What is IVF?
IVF – In vitro fertilization, is a method of assisted reproduction in which sperm and egg are combined in a laboratory setting to allow for fertilization outside of the body with subsequent transfer of the embryo back into the uterus. IVF is an extremely safe and effective process, even the pregnancy rate by age in IVF is greater than that achieved with natural conception. The rate of miscarriages with IVF pregnancies is about the same as those conceived naturally unless comprehensive chromosome screening (CCS) of embryos is performed, in which the miscarriage rate is significantly lower.
Who needs IVF?
IVF is commonly used by:
⦁ Women with blocked or damaged fallopian tubes or no fallopian tubes at all
⦁ Women who do not ovulate and do not respond to less aggressive fertility treatments
⦁ Women with recurrent pregnancy loss (multiple miscarriages)
⦁ Men with extremely compromised sperm concentrations or who don’t produce any sperm, including those with prior vasectomy or failed vasectomy reversals
⦁ LGBTQ individuals or couples for family-building
⦁ Single-by-choice parents for family-building
⦁ Unexplained infertility
⦁ When preimplantation genetic testing is necessary
Who needs IVF?
IVF is commonly used by:
⦁ Women with blocked or damaged fallopian tubes or no fallopian tubes at all
⦁ Women who do not ovulate and do not respond to less aggressive fertility treatments
⦁ Women with recurrent pregnancy loss (multiple miscarriages)
⦁ Men with extremely compromised sperm concentrations or who don’t produce any sperm, including those with prior vasectomy or failed vasectomy reversals
⦁ LGBTQ individuals or couples for family-building
⦁ Single-by-choice parents for family-building
⦁ Unexplained infertility
⦁ When preimplantation genetic testing is necessary
Minimum IVF
In traditional IVF, injectable medication, i.e. synthetic gonadotropin, or human menopausal gonadotropin, are used to enhance and increase pregnancy chances for the patients. However, injectable medications are expensive. For those individuals looking for alternate IVF treatment, Harvest Fertility offers Minimum IVF, an alternative protocol that uses oral medications, i.e. Clomid, Letrozole.
These oral medications are intended to increase the internal FSH release. These medication indirectly stimulate ovarian function. The potency is less than the injectable gonadotropin and the outcomes of these oral medications are that there is less follicle development and less number of ova (eggs) recovered. The success rate is also typically significantly lower than the cycle with gonadotropin injection.
The advantages of Minimum IVF is that there are fewer injections, reduced stress, fewer office visits, smaller amounts of medications & lower cost. The treatment can be alternative first step before moving to traditional IVF protocol cycle.
Natural IVF
Natural IVF allows the ovarian follicle to grow naturally, with no addition medication supplemented. The protocol is to observe and follow follicle growing through 3-4 times of ultrasound. If the follicle development to reach a good size, i.e. 18 mm, final maturation can be induced with a trigger and eggs retrieved for IVF. If there are no good follicle size growth, then the retrieval will be postponed to next cycle.
The protocol is good for patient in peri-menopausal or menopausal population. This population are poor responders and the ovaries are typically more insensitive to ovarian stimulation, even with high concentration of injection FSH. However, the success rate is usually much lower than through traditional IVF, but the benefits is that there are fewer injections, reduced stress, fewer office visits, lower costs & lower risk.
Natural IVF cycle is good for younger individuals, as well as for individuals with diminished ovarian reserves.
Reciprocal IVF
Reciprocal IVF is a special term used in LGBTQ fertility.
It is a variation of the conventional IVF procedure.
The sperm source usually from sperm bank or direct known donor. The source of egg is either Partner A or Partner B. The eggs are inseminate with donor sperm and the created embryos are transfered to Partner B if the eggs were from Partner A, or vice versa. This IVF method enhances and strengthens the family relationship bond between the lesbian couple. One is the genetic parent while the other is the delivery parent.
Assisted Hatching
Assisted Hatching
Assisted Hatching is a procedure during IVF to create a slit/gap on the egg to help the embryo hatch out from its shell.
Fresh/Frozen Embryo Transfer
Fresh/Frozen Embryo Transfer
Embryo transfer is the last step in IVF.
The idea is to get the patient pregnant with a healthy baby.
So, we select the best embryo to transfer. For selecting the best embryo for transfer we pay attention to the how good they look.
At Harvest Fertility, we do both fresh – frozen embryo transfer. We use the best techniques, equipment and devices for embryo transfer which is based on our embryologists’ extensive experience and knowledge. Recently based on new research we use a low volume transfer syringe which results in a better clinical pregnancy rate in clinic.
A total Quality Scoring (TQS) method, and also the correct number of chromosomes in embryo. The data shows TQS is the most sensitive criteria and correlates with pregnancy. The TQS is used to select top-quality blastocyst to transfer for either fresh or frozen embryo.
A total Quality Scoring (TQS) method, and also the correct number of chromosomes in embryo. The data shows TQS is the most sensitive criteria and correlates with pregnancy. The TQS is used to select top-quality blastocyst to transfer for either fresh or frozen embryo.
A total Quality Scoring (TQS) method, and also the correct number of chromosomes in embryo. The data shows TQS is the most sensitive criteria and correlates with pregnancy. The TQS is used to select top-quality blastocyst to transfer for either fresh or frozen embryo.