Advanced technologies like AI can help in the precision of embryo selection and can improve pregnancy outcomes
Nova IVF Fertility, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, has introduced Artificial Intelligence in their IVF lab to select the best embryo, thereby enhancing pregnancy outcome. The tool called Vita Embryo, as per global studies, indicate that pregnancy outcome improved by 12 per cent. Currently, Nova has implemented Artificial Intelligence in IVF labs across its centers in Banjara Hills and Kukatpally.
Dr Hima Deepthi, Clinical Director and Fertility Specialist, Nova IVF Fertility, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, said, “With rising infertility issues, at least every one in four couples experiencing them, there is a need to improve accuracy in fertility treatments. We have integrated AI in our IVF labs for embryo selection. Once our embryologists analyse an embryo, they will be run it past the AI as a double-checking mechanism to analyse embryo growth patterns and quality more precisely than the human eye, helping lab scientists(embryologists) choose embryos with the best chances of pregnancy. At Nova IVF Fertility, 90 per cent of the IVF cycles we use the couple’s own eggs and sperm, hence we are working towards improving the accuracy in embryo selection.”
Dr Durga Vytla, Senior Fertility Specialist, Nova IVF Fertility, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, said, “We’re witnessing women in their late 30s and early 40s facing fertility issues due to natural age-related decline in egg quality and quantity. Male infertility contributes to 30-40 per cent of fertility cases, maybe due to factors such as stress, lifestyle habits, and increased steroid use. In female infertility, PCOS affects 25-30 per cent of female patients, Endometriosis, and low ovarian reserve in women as young as their late 20s, indicating the need for earlier intervention. Mostly, we are observing the egg freezing queries coming in from unmarried women, a few are entrepreneurs, and some are working across sectors such as IT, Healthcare, Media, and Entertainment. Egg Freezing can also be opted for in some cases due to medical conditions such as cancer, Endometriosis etc.”
