Fertility Treatment Archives - Nishmat Yoatzot Halacha

Mikveh after IVF

I recently had an embryo transfer in connection with an IVF cycle. I was unable to go to the mikvah prior to embryo transfer (because of bleeding) and am prohibited by the doctors from immersion/bathing until after the two week wait following transfer unt...

Mikveh before embryo transfer

I am in the middle of an IVF cycle. I am scheduled for embryo transfer on Wednesday. Do I need to go to the mikveh before embryo transfer (not like insemination where sperm are injected directly)? Also, they specifically told me that a bath is prohibited....

Donating eggs

Having gone through infertility myself and being blessed with a boy and two girls, I am considering becoming an egg donor. I would love to help someone else have children. Is there a halachic problem with donating my eggs? Should I donate to a Jewish coup...

Egg donation and conversion

If a woman receives a donor egg as part of her IVF treatment, and the egg donor is not Jewish, is the child required to convert in a mikveh once born?
Or is there any ritual for the woman while she is pregnant with the donor egg that can render the ...

Marital relations with ovulation on 9th of Av on Shabbat

I am having treatment for infertility (taking clomid) and it looks like I may ovulate Friday-Saturday, which is the 9th of Av. I wanted to know, under the circumstances would we still need to refrain from intimac...

Insemination on Yom Tov

My questions are regarding intrauterine insemination, which might take place during the holidays, depending on the doctor’s decision as to when to do it, which would depend on my hormone levels/sonogram fin...

Mikveh timing and egg retrieval

I am in the middle of an IVF cycle. I got my period from birth control pills (taken for suppression purposes) four days ago. The following day, I started injectables. I don’t know when the egg retrieval will be.
The embryos will be tested and ...

Should I ask about bleeding with vaginal ultrasound?

I am undergoing ultrasound for follicular monitoring every few days. This is done with just a vaginal probe. I always ask if they see blood, but is this really necessary if they are just using a probe?

Endometrial Receptivity Assay

My husband and I have been going through fertility treatment in an attempt to have our first child. After four IVF cycles and three failed frozen embryo transfers including one miscarriage, our doctor suggested a new test called Endometrial Receptivity As...

Spiritual steps for conception

My husband and I are having trouble conceiving. I remember from seminary a rabbi saying that if you are having trouble having a baby, you should pray for someone else that is also having trouble conceiving. Where could I get a list of names of women that ...

IVF for a boy after five girls?

We have 5 girls and my husband and I want a boy in order to fulfill the mitzvah of pru urvu. I refuse to try again because I emotionally can not handle having another girl. With my fifth girl I cried the whole pregnancy, and I was afraid to give birth bec...

Bleeding on fertility medication

Are you niddah if you are on fertility medication that may cause breakthrough bleeding (especially after relations)? The doctor says it’s normal to bleed because the medication makes you easily irritated, but I will be ovulating soon.

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