We sat down with fertility doctor, Dr. Zaher Merhi, to talk about needle-free IVF and Mini-IVF, which are alternatives treatments to conventional IVF.

Dr. Merhi discusses how Mini-IVF can benefit women with diminished ovarian reserve (low ovarian reserve) to improve egg quality and explains how needle-free IVF works for women who want to do IVF without injections or blood draws.

Dr. Merhi is a reproductive endocrinologist at Rejuvinating Fertility Center in New York City.

In this video, we’ll be looking at:
-IVF without injections, how it works
-Needle-free IVF protocol
-How many eggs can you get in IVF without injections?
-Who is Mini-IVF good for?
-How long does Mini-IVF take?
-Is Mini-IVF cheaper?
-Can Mini-IVF improve egg quality if you had poor egg quality from conventional IVF?
-Questions from our FertilitySpace Instagram followers:
1. I had 4 follicles during conventional IVF. Would mini-IVF produce fewer follicles?
2. Can you [do needle-free IVF] if you have a low [ovarian] reserve, had two failed ICSI cycles and have tight funds available?

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:47 Needle-free IVF
4:37 Mini-IVF
7:41 Needle-free IVF protocol
9:14 Viewer Questions for Dr. Merhi

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Needle-Free IVF:

Needle-free IVF is an option Dr. Zaher offers to his fertility patients that are afraid of needles and want to avoid injections or even for women who have difficult veins, making blood draws difficult.

In needle-free IVF, instead of fertility injections, women take fertility medications in the form of pills and nasal spray.

Mini-IVF:

Mini-IVF stands for minimal stimulation IVF, in which women take much less fertility medication than what is typical of an IVF cycle.

It is also referred to as Gentle IVF is used by Dr. Merhi and he uses this treatment in the clinic to treat women with low ovarian reserve (diminished ovarian reserve) and has seen this improve egg quality.

Who is Mini-IVF best for?

According to Rejuvating Fertility Center's site, you are a good candidate for Mini-IVF if:
You want to minimize the cost of the fertility injections
You want to minimize the amount of chemicals into your body
You have Low Ovarian Reserve: Low AMH or High FSH
Your are poor responder to the high stimulation by the Conventional IVF protocols
You produce poor-quality eggs/embryos after the high stimulation by the Conventional IVF protocols
You had multiple failed Conventional IVF cycles
You are at risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)
You do not want to produce surplus embryos for religious or ethical reasons

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