Free online consultation
A 30-minute video call with the India coordinator and an IMC reproductive specialist. You share your medical history, any previous IVF results, your goals, and ask every question you have. No obligation, no charge.
- Review of past fertility investigations and cycles
- Assessment of whether IVF + PGT-A is the right path for you
- Written treatment plan and package quote emailed within 24 hours
Pre-cycle tests in India
You complete a standard pre-IVF workup at a private diagnostic lab in your home city. The coordinator sends you the exact list and the results flow back to IMC by email. Any reputable Indian lab (Dr Lal Path Labs, Metropolis, SRL, Thyrocare) can do these.
- Woman: AMH, FSH, LH, estradiol, prolactin, TSH (day 2–3 of menstrual cycle); transvaginal ultrasound with antral follicle count; infectious-disease panel
- Man: semen analysis (WHO 2021 criteria); infectious-disease panel
- Indian labs cost: typically INR 4,000–8,000 total for both partners
Stimulation medications & preparation
When your next period arrives, you begin ovarian stimulation at home. Most medications are available in India and the coordinator helps you source any rare ones. The antagonist protocol is standard: recombinant FSH 150–300 IU daily for 9–12 days with a GnRH antagonist added from day 5–6.
- Daily subcutaneous injection (taught by the coordinator over video)
- Two to three ultrasound monitoring scans at your local Indian lab; results shared with IMC
- Trigger injection (hCG or GnRH agonist) 36 hours before retrieval
- Flight booked for trigger day + 1
Trip 1 — Egg retrieval & fertilisation
You arrive in Tashkent 1–2 days before retrieval. Our driver meets you at the airport. On retrieval day you are admitted for 2–3 hours; the procedure itself takes about 20 minutes under sedation. You recover the rest of the day at your hotel. Over the next 3–5 days your embryos are cultured in our laboratory and we update you daily.
- Day 0: Arrival, check-in to hotel, orientation with coordinator
- Day 1: Egg retrieval under sedation, ICSI fertilisation the same day
- Days 2–5: Embryo development updates, tourism or rest
- Day 5 (or 6): Blastocyst selection, PGT-A biopsy, cryopreservation
- Day 6–7: Fly home
NGS PGT-A genetic testing
While you're back in India, the biopsied embryo cells are analysed at IMC Genomics, our in-house next-generation sequencing laboratory. No samples are shipped — the sequencing happens in the same building as embryology. Results in 10–14 days.
- Chromosomal analysis of each biopsied embryo
- Identification of chromosomally normal (euploid) embryos
- Confirmation of embryo sex with NGS (~99.9% accuracy)
- Written report shared via the coordinator
Embryo selection & FET preparation
A video call with the IMC team to review the PGT-A report and choose the embryo to transfer. We explain each embryo's chromosomal status and, where family balancing was requested, confirm the sex. You decide. We then start endometrial preparation remotely.
- Estradiol (oral or patch) to prepare the uterine lining
- One or two ultrasound scans in India to check lining thickness
- Progesterone added 5 days before transfer
Trip 2 — Frozen embryo transfer (FET)
A short second trip. The transfer itself takes ~15 minutes, is ambulatory, and requires no sedation or anaesthetic. You rest for 2 hours and can fly home the same evening or the next morning.
- Arrival day: final ultrasound check
- Transfer day: embryo thaw, transfer under ultrasound guidance, 2-hour rest
- Progesterone support continues for ~10 more weeks if pregnancy is confirmed
Pregnancy test & handover
Beta-hCG blood test 10–12 days after the transfer, at any Indian lab. The coordinator interprets the result and advises on next steps. If pregnant, we continue progesterone support and hand over obstetric care to your chosen gynaecologist in India at around week 10 of pregnancy.
- First beta-hCG 10–12 days post-transfer
- Repeat beta-hCG 48 hours later to confirm rise
- First-trimester ultrasound at week 7–8 of pregnancy
- Handover to Indian obstetrician at week 10
What the coordinator handles for you
- Tashkent visa letter for Indian passport holders
- Airport pickup and hotel transfer, both trips
- Hotel shortlist and booking coordination (direct rates)
- Daily WhatsApp updates during Trip 1 embryology
- Coordination of your Indian monitoring scans
- Medication sourcing guidance
- All written reports and invoices — in English, via email
What can extend the timeline
- Postponement for medical reasons — e.g. thin endometrial lining that needs an extra cycle of preparation. Typically adds 3–4 weeks.
- Low embryo yield — if fewer than 2 euploid embryos result from the first retrieval, some patients choose to bank a second retrieval. Typically adds 6–8 weeks.
- Travel disruption — we hold your embryos cryopreserved indefinitely; the second trip can be rescheduled without penalty.
Frequently asked follow-up questions
Do we need to stay in Tashkent the full 5–7 days of the first trip?
Yes. You need daily observation between retrieval and the Day-5 biopsy + freeze. Flying earlier means skipping a clinically necessary step. Most couples use the time for light sightseeing or rest.
Can my partner skip Trip 2?
Yes. The embryo transfer is non-invasive and the partner's presence is not medically required. About 30% of our international couples have the partner come only for Trip 1.
What if I'm worried about flying post-transfer?
Air travel 24 hours after FET is medically safe and widely practised in international IVF. The published literature shows no effect on implantation rates. If you are anxious about it, staying a second night is fine.
Do we get a detailed medical report at the end?
Yes. A complete written summary — stimulation response, egg yield, fertilisation rate, embryo grades, PGT-A chromosomal results, transfer protocol, post-transfer medications — is sent by email in English within 72 hours of your return. Useful if you ever change obstetrician or need to reference the cycle later.
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