Can an IVF doctor cure my infertility?

Most diseases are addressed by diagnosing the cause of the disease and then treating the underlying health issue . That is the standard practice for most medical physicians.  Determining the diagnosis is the beginning of finding a cure or correcting the underlying problem.  In the field of infertility, this can lead to frustration and complaints by the infertile couple because the treatment modality is a little different.  Unlike other health issues, infertility frequently cannot be cured.  That’s why at Malpani Infertility Clinic, we frequently suggest IVF as an alternative to infertility. 

Here’s an example.  If a man has a low sperm count, the expectation would be that the physician will do a diagnostic work up to determine the cause.  The physician then reviews all of the test results.  Once a definitive diagnosis is made, the physician would then initiate treatment to correct the underlying problem that causes the low sperm count.  Treatment could be surgical intervention or medication depending on the diagnosis. While this is a logical approach, the tragedy is that it does not work well in real life, because we do not know the cause of a low sperm count in most men, which means we cannot treat the problem effectively ! This frustrates patients, who complain that doctors are useless. Many infertile men feel cheated because they have wasted so much time and money on ineffective treatments.

The good news is that treatment for infertility is success driven rather than problem or diagnosis driven.  At Malpani Infertility Clinic the goal is success in giving you a baby ! Instead of focusing on the cause, we often can provide a solution through bypassing the problem. IVF is recommended because IVF technology has provided us with the capabilities of achieving a pregnancy , even when we do not know the cause !

For additional information see http://blog.drmalpani.com/2012/03/we-want-doctor-who-will-treat-cause-of.html