Compared to IVF treatment, the goal of vaccination treatment is to ensure the growth of a maximum of 3 egg cells in order to eliminate the risk of multiple pregnancy. The treatment, which is started on the 2nd or 3rd day of the menstrual period, allows the growth of more than one egg at the same time, thanks to the drugs in the form of pills or injections used.

What is the Vaccination Process?

While injections contain a similar hormone that the body produces to grow egg cells, drugs increase the number of hormones produced by the body. 2-3 days after the end of the pills, the expectant mother is called for the first control. Needle treatment takes 4 to 5 days and the expectant mother is called for ultrasound after the end. The aim of the controls is to follow the development of the follicle in which the egg is present and to monitor the increase in its diameter. In ultrasound controls, the dose of drugs used is determined according to the response of the ovaries. When the follicle diameter reaches a certain step (17-20 mm), an egg cracking needle should be made.

Egg cracking needle contains pregnancy hormone and is made to crack the follicle and allow the egg cell inside to pass into the tube. Thus, the time of ovulation is determined by the intervention of the doctor. After performing the egg cracking needle, the egg cell breaks off within 36 hours as the water surrounding it will cut off, leaves the ovary and passes into the tube. After the injection, the vaccination procedure is performed within 24-36 hours. In other words, approximately 36 hours after the egg cracking injection is given, the couple is expected to the clinic and the motile sperm selected from the sperm sample taken from the father-to-be are released into the uterus by means of a catheter. Since the sperms are released directly into the uterus during the vaccination process, the risk of encountering obstacles in the cervix is ​​also eliminated.

What are the Advantages of Vaccination?

Vaccination has some advantages in conceiving. The first of these is to determine the ovulation period and to increase the probability of meeting the sperm and egg. Since the catheter is placed directly into the uterus, obstacles that may be encountered in the cervix are eliminated. In addition, it increases the chance of pregnancy as it enables the development of more than one egg in the ovaries.