Dr. Sumithra Devi Valiapan, Fertility Specialist

Dr. Sumithra Devi Valiapan, Fertility Specialist Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
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Starting fertility treatment early, more or less helps you have a larger embryo pool, better quality embryos frozen, hig...
18/03/2026

Starting fertility treatment early, more or less helps you have a larger embryo pool, better quality embryos frozen, higher success rates with each embryo transfer and an overall larger family size.

This Mum is currently 32 years old. She did an IVF cycle at age 28 due to tubal issues. She had 6 blastocysts frozen.
# Her 1st frozen embryo transfer (FET) was in 2022, their daughter Elsa was born by year's end.
# She just did her 2nd FET in February 2026 and is currently pregnant at 6 weeks now. Due date is in November 2026.
We still have 4 more embryos frozen.

Moral of the story, don't wait, start ASAP.

Don't fret & despair if all you have is a single lower quality embryo, which also happens to be a mosaic embryo. These e...
17/03/2026

Don't fret & despair if all you have is a single lower quality embryo, which also happens to be a mosaic embryo. These embryos can still turn into healthy babies.

Mum is 38 years old, married since 2017. The couple did an IVF cycle at Sunfert@Bangsar South in November 2025 and collected 10 eggs, 8 ICSI, 5 fertilized and 4 turned into blastocysts. PGTA showed that a 5CA mosaic embryo was their only option for transfer.

Frozen embryo transfer was done in February 2026 and the couple is 8 weeks pregnant now. Baby is expected in October 2026.

Vaginismus can make starting a family difficult. We can try vaginal insemination (VI) with husband’s semen, IUI or IVF.T...
16/03/2026

Vaginismus can make starting a family difficult. We can try vaginal insemination (VI) with husband’s semen, IUI or IVF.

This 33 year old, married since 2019, did 1 IVF cycle at Sunfert@Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur. She had failed 4 VI cycles in her previous clinic.

The difference from other couples, was that her embryo transfer was done under sedation/ mild anaesthesia. Everything else is the same as in other couples undergoing IVF. Her 1st frozen embryo transfer (FET) was successful and they're now 12 weeks pregnant. Expecting baby in September 2026.

Endometriosis and adenomyosis are bad news during fertility treatment. But, it's still possible to have a successful pre...
16/03/2026

Endometriosis and adenomyosis are bad news during fertility treatment. But, it's still possible to have a successful pregnancy. We just need to adjust your egg collection and embryo transfer protocols to suit a woman with chronic inflammation and altered endometrial receptivity. Rest assured, what's more important in this equation is still, your age!

Here's a 38 year old, married since 2019 with history of previous ovarian endometrioma surgery in 2023. Unfortunately, her ovarian cysts are present again, she's developed adenomyosis of her uterus, and her ca125 marker is high.

We workerd through all that (no surgeries involved) and she's currently 12 weeks pregnant. Due date in September 2026.

Was a really beautiful day today, had 5 visits from my IVF babies. Took pics with 4 very happy couples and their lovely ...
14/03/2026

Was a really beautiful day today, had 5 visits from my IVF babies. Took pics with 4 very happy couples and their lovely IVF babies ❤️!

What do you do when told to stop fertility treatment and adopt instead, by your Fertility Specialists? Well this couple ...
18/02/2026

What do you do when told to stop fertility treatment and adopt instead, by your Fertility Specialists? Well this couple said, 'That's just not an option at this point in time' and kept trying until we met in Sunfert@Bangsar South.

What they went through:
● 5 Fertility Centres
● 5 Fertility Specialists
● 6 IVF cycles
● 40 eggs collected in 5 Fertility Centres
● 4 failed embryo transfer cycles with a total of 8 Day-2 and Day-3 embryos in their previous centres
● Made 8 blastocysts in Sunfert
● 1st frozen embryo transfer (FET) with a blastocyst in Sunfert ended in a miscarriage; however, this was their 1st ever pregnancy!
● 2nd FET in Sunfert with 2 blastocysts ---> 1 pregnancy sac ---> 1 beautiful 2 years old baby girl

This was a pic taken when they came for a visit on 14th February 2026.

As you transition from my care at 12 weeks, I just want to say how truly happy I am for you.Reaching this point - with y...
13/02/2026

As you transition from my care at 12 weeks, I just want to say how truly happy I am for you.

Reaching this point - with your August 2026 baby on the way - means we’ve accomplished exactly what we set out to do, as Fertility Specialist and patient!

While I’ll miss seeing you, 'graduating' from my clinic is the best kind of goodbye. It represents a beautiful new chapter in your lives.

Wishing you a smooth, healthy pregnancy and lots of joy in the months ahead. Congratulations Mum, Dad and Kakak ❤️.

Did Endometrial Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) save the day? This couple had 3 blastocysts frozen. During her IVF cycle, we ...
12/02/2026

Did Endometrial Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) save the day?
This couple had 3 blastocysts frozen. During her IVF cycle, we noticed her thin uterine lining.

■ May 2025, 1st frozen embryo transfer (FET) attempt with standard dose medication cycle was ABANDONED due to thin lining, 5mm

■ July 2025, 2nd FET attempt, this time with high dose medication, was ABANDONED again due to thin lining 5mm

We talked about the possibility of adhesions in her uterine cavity, causing the thin lining.
● July 2025 hysteroscopy and adhesiolysis done

■ September 2025, 3rd FET attempt with high dose medication was ABANDONED again due to thin lining 5.5mm and additionally, a pocket of fluid was also seen within her uterine cavity

■ January 2026, 4th FET attempt with high dose medication and this time we added 2 sets of ENDOMETRIAL PRP, we prolonged her stimulation as much as we could, lining was 5.7mm

♡ January 2026 Pregnancy test positive - Hoooray!
♡ Scan at 8 weeks pregnancy, so far so good!
♡ Due date is in September 2026

• Endometrial PRP might help improve the thickness and receptivity of the uterine lining by delivering concentrated growth factors
• It's supposed to enhance blood flow and cellular regeneration, creating a more supportive environment for embryo implantation

Congratulations Mum and Dad, hope everything goes well until delivery!

This impatient 🤣 blastocyst has completely hatched out of it's protective outer shell or zona pellucida. This was just b...
09/02/2026

This impatient 🤣 blastocyst has completely hatched out of it's protective outer shell or zona pellucida. This was just before Mum's embryo transfer this morning.

This couple made many day trips from Johor to Sunfert@Bangsar South.• They married in 2020, she would have been 36-37 th...
07/02/2026

This couple made many day trips from Johor to Sunfert@Bangsar South.
• They married in 2020, she would have been 36-37 then
• Her AMH was 3 pmol, which was low for her age
• She had multiple fibroids 1 - 4cm in size

They tried 1 IVF cycle in Johor in 2022, had 1 egg and 1 Day-3 embryo, which failed to implant

They came to see me at Sunfert@Bangsar South in 2023, she was 39 when we met
● Did 3 more IVF cycles to accumulate embryos due to low ovarian reserve
● In total, we collected 10 eggs and had 4 blastocysts
● PGTA showed they had 2 euploid embryos to use

♡ 1st FET with 1 euploid blastocyst- pregnancy test positive this week
♡ We still have another frozen euploid embryo to use in future

■ Mum's 42 years old now, she's 4 weeks pregnant and she'll be 43 during her due date in October 2026.
■ She's going to be 44 - 45 or older, when she comes back to transfer her remaining euploid embryo.

Moral of the story:
# MARRY EARLIER PLEASE LADIES 🤣!
# Start trying early, don't put off starting a family for too long, especially if you're past 35
# And, see a Fertility Specialist early!
# Test your ovarian reserve first, if you're planning to delay childbearing

Congratulations Mum and Dad! Oh, and you're going to be making 4 more day trips to see me at Sunfert@Bangsar South, before I discharge you from my care 😃! See you soon.

I watched over and cared for this Day-5 embryo until it's now grown into a 12 weeks fetus. At last, I'm ready to let Mum...
04/02/2026

I watched over and cared for this Day-5 embryo until it's now grown into a 12 weeks fetus. At last, I'm ready to let Mum continue her antenatal follow-up with a different Obstetrician. My job is done. Pure satisfaction 😊!

Mum has Cushing Syndrome and managing her IVF cycle was literally a nightmare 🤣. She had so many hormonal imbalances, which made her IVF stimulation very difficult, because she didn't respond in the normal way. Had to tweak her IVF cycle quite a bit, but luckily we managed to get several embryos for an embryo transfer and some for embryo freezing.

Enjoy your pregnancy Mum & Dad, good luck! Baby pics by August 2026?

Me: Was this the worst s***m you've ever had to work with? Embryologist: Yes, all of his s***m were abnormal, they eithe...
30/01/2026

Me: Was this the worst s***m you've ever had to work with?
Embryologist: Yes, all of his s***m were abnormal, they either had pin heads or very large heads, and most had multiple tails. Plus, almost all were immotile.

■ In their 1st IVF cycle at their 1st IVF centre, she had 16 eggs collected. They did a surgical s***m retrieval (PESA/TESE) for him. Unfortunately, when they didn't find any motile s***m, they discarded all her eggs 😢! It's a pity they didn't just freeze her eggs.

■ In their 2nd IVF cycle at their 2nd IVF clinic, he underwent another PESA/TESE procedue and this time, his s***m could be used to fertilise 15 of her eggs. 4 fertilised, and they had 4 Day-3 embryos. Unfortunately all 4 of their Day-3 embryos failed to implant in 2 separate frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles.

They then tried 2 more rounds of IVF at Sunfert@Bangsar South with me. I had to do another PESA/TESE for him. This time, we made sure to freeze some of his s***m. We used s***m and egg activators to help with selection of s***m and fertilisation of her eggs.

■ So, her 3rd IVF cycle gave us 13 eggs, 8 ICSI-ed with his fresh PESA/TESE s***m, 4 fertilised, but we ended up with only 1 blastocyst.

■ In their 4th IVF cycle, we used frozen TESE s***m, we collected 12 eggs, ICSI-ed 11 eggs, 9 fertilised, and we had 4 blastocysts this time round. My embryologists were probably the happiest people on earth that day!

So, in total, we have 5 blastocysts frozen and a few straws of frozen TESE s***m as well, just in case we need another round of IVF in future.
As of today, this is our frozen embryo count: 5AA, 5AB, 5AB, 5BB, 4CC. Not too shabby at all!

So, that part's done. Next, I have to focus on getting Mum ready for her FET. I've screened her for recurrent implantation failure and so far, everything has come back normal, except for a clotting issue and an endometrial polyp that needs to be surgically removed. We're in the midst of sorting out her polyp now.

Best of luck to the both of you, everyone's praying for you! And, see you soon, I've already decided on the FET protocol I'm going to use for you.

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