IVF Truth: Success Rates, Hidden Costs, Failed Cycles & Choosing the Right Clinic | Neha Motwani | Aditi Govitrikar | E17
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If you’re considering IVF, choosing a fertility clinic or trying to understand IVF success rates, this conversation breaks down what you should know before starting treatment.
Neha Motwani — founder of Luma Fertility and someone who personally went through six IUIs, six IVF cycles and seven embryo transfers — joins Dr Aditi Govitrikar to discuss the realities of fertility treatment, from the questions patients often don’t know to ask to the emotional and financial uncertainty that can come with IVF.
In this episode, they discuss:
- How to understand IVF success rate claims — and what numbers may actually mean
- What to ask an IVF clinic before choosing one
- Why the doctor, embryologist, lab quality and care team all matter
- IVF costs, pricing transparency and hidden expenses
- Egg freezing and when women may want to start thinking about fertility preservation
- Male infertility and why both partners should be evaluated
- Nutrition, mental health and emotional support during IVF
- How fertility treatment can affect work, relationships, intimacy and everyday life
- Neha’s own fertility journey and why it led her to build Luma Fertility
Whether you are preparing for IVF, comparing fertility clinics, considering egg freezing or simply trying to understand fertility treatment better, this episode gives you practical questions to take into your next conversation with your doctor or clinic.
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