Most couples assume that when an IVF cycle fails, the doctor must be responsible. After all, isn’t the doctor the one providing the treatment?
Surprisingly, one of the most common reasons for IVF failure is not necessarily a bad doctor—it is often the patient’s failure to choose the right doctor in the first place.
This may sound counterintuitive, but it is an important truth. While doctors are responsible for providing treatment, patients are responsible for doing their homework and selecting the clinic that offers the highest standards of care.
Unfortunately, many patients are far too casual when making this decision. Some rely solely on recommendations from friends and relatives. Others choose the cheapest clinic or the one closest to home. Many assume that all IVF doctors are essentially the same.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
There is a huge difference between good IVF clinics and poor IVF clinics. The quality of the IVF laboratory, the expertise of the embryologist, the transparency of the doctor, and the clinic’s commitment to evidence-based practices all have a significant impact on success rates.
The challenge is that it is not always easy for patients to distinguish between a good clinic and a bad one. Fancy interiors, impressive advertisements, and celebrity endorsements do not guarantee high-quality treatment.
Fortunately, there is one simple question every IVF patient should ask before starting treatment:
“Do you routinely provide embryo photographs to all your patients, and do you routinely perform blastocyst transfers?”
A clinic that is proud of its laboratory quality will happily share embryo photographs and routinely grow embryos to the blastocyst stage whenever appropriate.
If a doctor does not provide embryo photos and does not routinely perform blastocyst transfers, then no matter how famous, affordable, or highly recommended the clinic may be, you should think twice before trusting them with your IVF treatment.
Choosing the right IVF clinic may be the most important decision you make on your journey to parenthood.
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