Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve accuracy, timeliness, and monitoring in IVF treatment, thereby improving the success rate.

This was discussed at a conference of the Indian Fertility Society (IFS) on 1st October.

Dr Geeta Khanna, v  n also assist clinicians in tailoring personalised treatment plans for patients to boost success rates.”

Dr Kuldeep Nair, president of IFS, said, “Quality of female gametes is linked to factors like follicle size, egg morphology, and other essential characteristics. Similarly, sperm quality is associated with factors such as morphology, concentration, and motility. AI can remove human subjectivity from gamete selection, providing objective assessments.”

Dr Surveen Ghumman, general secretary, of IFS, claimed that post-COVID, doctors are noticing a decrease in egg quality as well as quantity in women as young as 27 years of age. In males also, COVID-19 has caused damage to the sperm.

She said lifestyle diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid issues, and delayed marriages are common causes of infertility and high-risk pregnancies.