Livio’s Success Rates

If the woman has irregular or absent menstruation, has been operated on for a ruptured appendix, has had repeated fallopian tube inflammations, or for other reasons already knows that it may be difficult to achieve pregnancy, an early fertility investigation may be appropriate.

Since the woman's age is also of great importance, the couple should not wait too long to start a fertility investigation if pregnancy does not occur. If the woman is under 35 years old, you can make contact after about a year of trying. If the woman is older, you can make contact after just six months.

For the man, it may also be a good idea to seek help early on when wanting to have children, for example, if you have had testicular surgery or are missing a testicle.

We assess the egg reserve in all women who undergo an investigation with us. For women older than 41, we can sometimes start with an egg reserve investigation to then decide if it is reasonable to offer further treatment.

Repetition is the key to success in all fertility treatment. After three IVF treatments with associated frozen transfers, three out of four women under 39 become pregnant.

An appointment for investigation is booked within one to two weeks. Then both the man and woman come to the clinic one morning for blood tests and sperm samples. Afterwards, a doctor's appointment is booked within a month where the couple receives test results and an ultrasound examination is performed on the woman. The IVF treatment itself can begin immediately depending on the type of treatment the doctor recommends.

Most feel physically well during the treatment. It is common to feel a little more tired than usual during the injection treatment, a little tense and swollen in the stomach, and you may have an increased amount of discharge. Some women may get a little headache, and it's okay to use pain relievers containing paracetamol.

During the IVF treatment, there are usually 1-2 short visits for ultrasound assessment of follicle growth and when it is appropriate to empty the follicles. On the day when the eggs are retrieved, it is appropriate not to work as you spend a couple of hours at the clinic and you may feel a bit tired and sore in the stomach afterwards. On the day of transfer, you can work as usual.