Fertility treatments are physically painful and emotionally overwhelming. How will it be if IVF methodologies undergo a revolutionary innovation and become less invasive? Does it work well if eggs mature outside the human body? That's exactly what's happening nowadays with Fertilo, a new In vitro maturation (IVM) technique aimed at reducing pain and complications for women who are trying to have a baby through assisted reproductive procedures. 

Let’s elaborate on Fertilo here…

What Is Fertilo And How Does It Work?

Fertilo is an advanced IVM technology that helps maturing eggs outside the body, thereby easing the in vitro fertilization process for the woman. It is also cost-effective, has fewer side effects, and most women successfully become pregnant without feeling tired, pain-stricken, and emotionally drained. This procedure is a breakthrough because it serves the modern woman well. They can maintain their work-life balance while undergoing the treatment. 

Fertilo maintains efficacy while looking into the patient’s well-being. This new in vitro maturation process is less invasive as the immature egg is nurtured and matured in the laboratory in an ovary-like environment. This reduces risks and complications, cuts down physical pain, and also reduces hormone injections usage by up to 80%.

Fertilo is a game changer for women as it skips the worst experiences that are usually found in in vitro fertilization processes. This IVM technology is developed by Gameto. This innovative technique aims to mature eggs using engineered ovarian support cells (OSC) that are derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The process effectively reduces the need for hormonal stimulation of the ovaries to release eggs; thereby reducing the side effects that traditional IVF methods pose to a woman. 

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How is Fertilo Better than Conventional IVF procedures?

Infertility processes are time-consuming, costly, and lengthy. Moreover, most of the traditional In vitro fertilization processes have tons of side effects. Fertilo is a blessing as it requires patients to undergo only 3 days of ovarian stimulation, and not a 12-day long, cumbersome process as in the case with most traditional IVF techniques. In the traditional IVF, the high hormonal dose creates physical issues, such as bloating and gastric issues, nausea, and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Moreover, successful egg extractions are fairly difficult for older patients, and they may need multiple attempts that are physically tiring for them. Fertilo is a simple procedure where less pain and better success rates prevail. 

With less number of injections and a gentle way to retrieve eggs, Fertilo is a groundbreaking innovation for fertility management. It has given a new ray of hope for older patients and all others who have suffered multiple IVF failures. 

Patient’s Review:

Women who have undergone Fertilo methods report positive experiences. Among patients who underwent both the traditional egg extraction technique as well as the new Fertilo, no side effects were reported with the innovative technique. About 92% of patients would like to repeat the Fertilo technique as opposed to only 77% of people saying yes for the conventional methods. 

Fertilo is yet to be approved in the United States. However, they have received permission to continue their third phase trial testing in the USA from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), subject to completion of specific qualifications. 

Fertilo has improved the personal journey of those couples who want to have a healthy baby through less invasive and seamless procedures.

With Fertilo, the manufacturing company also claims to streamline assisted reproductive methods, making them cost-effective and easily accessible to all. Since the egg freezing time is short, safe, and highly personalized, patients see positive outcomes more easily than with the traditional methodologies.