If you have been trying without success to get pregnant for one to two years or longer, it is time to seek professional help as soon as possible. For a pregnancy to occur, the woman must be ovulating regularly (ie. producing eggs), her fallopian tubes must not be blocked and her womb must be normal. In addition, her husband’s sperm must be normal in terms of count, motility and forms (ie. shapes). Infertility often comprises a number of underlying female or male medical conditions, many of which are treatable.

We have listed a few cases here which depict the different conditions faced by some of our patients and how they managed to become proud parents after their treatment at Thomson Fertility Centre (TFC).

World’s first frozen egg and frozen testicular sperm twins Case: Married for 5 years but discover fertility problem after 2 years of trying to conceive. Wife: Mrs X, 33 years old with polycystic ovary syndrome (irregular periods and ovaries has many small follicles). Husband: Mr X, 36 years old with obstructive azoospermia (No sperm in the ejaculate because of blockage in the Epididymes) but otherwise with normal hormonal levels.	Case Study 1
Blocked tubes, poor responder, IVF-ICSI Case: Tried to conceive immediately after marriage but was unsuccessful Wife: 34 years old, blocked fallopian tubes, poor responder Husband: 47 years old, low sperm count, motility and morphology	Case Study 2
Endometriosis, male factor, IVF-ICSI Case: Started to conceive after 11 years of marriage but was unsuccessful Wife: 36 years old, endometriosis, fallopian tubes were patent Husband: Poor sperm quality	Case Study 3
Indonesian - Blocked tubes, male factor, IVF-ICSI, triplet pregnancy Case: Couple lived in different countries due to work commitment, tried for 4 years but was unsuccessful Wife: Mid thirties, blocked fallopian tubes Husband: Low sperm count	Case Study 4
Expats in Taiwan, previous vasectomy, TESA, IVF-ICSI, twin pregnancy Case: Tried for 8 years but was unsuccessful Wife: 33 years old, Normal Husband: Vasectomy (male sterilization)	Case Study 5
Premature menopause, donor embryo Case: Indonesian Chinese couple migrated to Europe; tried for a year but was unsuccessful Wife: 39 years old, her ovaries produced only one follicle Husband: Poor sperm quality	Case Study 6
Premature menopause, donor eggs, IVF-ICSI Case: Tried a few years after marriage but was unsuccessful Wife: 25 years old, premature menopause syndrome Husband: Normal	Case Study 7
No sperm, TESA, IVF-ICSI, twin pregnancy Case: Tried for 2 years but was unsuccessful Wife: 32 years old, Normal Husband: Azoospermic (no sperm in ejaculate)	Case Study 8
Endometriosis, 3 failed IVF cycles at another hospital Case: Married 5 years with no children. Had 3 cycles of IVF previously in another hospital but unsuccessful Wife: Endometriosis and age 30 years old Husband: Male factor	Case Study 9