The duration of fertility treatments varies depending on several factors, including your diagnosis and prognosis. After initial assessments, we always aim to give a realistic estimate of how likely the chosen treatment is to succeed.
Especially lighter treatments, such as ovulation induction or insemination, can often be started quickly, but it’s important to understand that treatments usually must be repeated several times. Even with IVF, multiple embryo transfers are often needed before pregnancy occurs.
It’s important to remember that fertility treatment is a process; pregnancy may not happen after the first insemination or embryo transfer, but more than 80% of our patients achieve pregnancy when treatments are repeated. If needed, treatment methods can also be adjusted to achieve the best possible outcome. Typically, one treatment cycle (ovulation induction, insemination, or embryo transfer) lasts one menstrual cycle, and pregnancy often occurs after one to three cycles.