Planning treatment from abroad

A full IVF cycle takes several weeks, but most of that is monitoring rather than intervention. For a patient who lives in the city that makes no difference; for one flying in, it is everything. Good planning means the days you genuinely have to be in Tehran are as few as they can be.

Before you travel

Most of the initial assessment can be done at home. Hormone tests, ultrasound, semen analysis and the records of any previous treatment can be sent ahead, so that the physician has a clear picture before meeting you. The more complete that file is, the less time in Tehran is spent on things that could have been done anywhere.

How long you need to stay

The precise answer depends on the treatment and on how your body responds, and your physician will give it once the file has been reviewed. What can be said in advance is that the critical window runs from a few days before egg retrieval to the embryo transfer. In many plans, freezing the embryos and transferring on a separate trip makes the stay shorter and far more flexible.

Language

A conversation about fertility treatment is a precise conversation, and a mistranslation in it is expensive. That is what the international patient unit is for: coordinating appointments, sitting in on consultations, and making sure reports reach you in a language you and your next physician can read.

After you go home

Follow-up after an embryo transfer — the supporting medication, the date of the pregnancy test, the first ultrasound — can be carried out in your own country, provided you take a complete treatment record with you. Before you fly home, ask for a summary of your file in English.