Dr. Sumithra Devi Valiapan, Fertility Specialist

Dr. Sumithra Devi Valiapan, Fertility Specialist Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

Endometriosis and your fertility
28/08/2025

Endometriosis and your fertility

Oops! We did it again 😯! Another embryo has split and made twins 🙈! This is exactly why I nag my patients, "1 embryo at ...
26/08/2025

Oops! We did it again 😯! Another embryo has split and made twins 🙈! This is exactly why I nag my patients, "1 embryo at a time!"

Today's surprise... transferred 1 embryo and yet we've still made twins!The other pair of twins isn't too much of a surp...
25/08/2025

Today's surprise... transferred 1 embryo and yet we've still made twins!

The other pair of twins isn't too much of a surprise, since we did transfer 2 embryos.

Safety warning: One embryo at a time is safer for both, the Mum and her baby.

Baby Hana Sofia and Baby Caprice came to Sunfert@Bangsar South for a visit today AND, to start planning their baby broth...
23/08/2025

Baby Hana Sofia and Baby Caprice came to Sunfert@Bangsar South for a visit today AND, to start planning their baby brother's/sister's arrival. So basically, they came to whip their Mum and Dad into shape😃. Two beautiful little girls, both girls are 'Apples 🍎 of their Father's eyes'. Both still have multiple embryos frozen, which hopefully, will turn into lovely siblings for them, very soon.

41 years old with very low AMH of 0.5pmol/L. We've done 2 IVF cycles and have 2 blastocysts frozen (5BA and 4BC). She's ...
22/08/2025

41 years old with very low AMH of 0.5pmol/L. We've done 2 IVF cycles and have 2 blastocysts frozen (5BA and 4BC). She's doing her 3rd IVF cycle now. The plan is, to accumulate a few embryos over a few IVF cycles and run a PGTA test soon.

Ladies, don't give up hope just because your AMH is low. Low AMH doesn't mean you won't be able to get pregnant. What it does mean though, is that, you will most probably have to do several IVF cycles to be able to find a normal embryo that will implant and give you the baby you want.

Chill, like this kitten. Follow the simple instructions I give you (a few tips that might help improve your eggs and s***m quality) and we'll do the rest. Trust the process, we've got your back.

# No animals were harmed during this photo shoot #
# And yes, Abhimanyu gave his permission to use his picture for educational purposes #

A Non- PGTA tested embryo has implanted and Mum is currently 6 weeks pregnant. Mum's age is 44. So, although she's pregn...
20/08/2025

A Non- PGTA tested embryo has implanted and Mum is currently 6 weeks pregnant. Mum's age is 44. So, although she's pregnant, we will need to give this pregnancy a few more weeks to assess viability and later on, do an NICC test for chromosomal analysis. Only then, can we breath a sigh of relief.

The older the woman is, the higher the likelihood of abnormal embryos, implantation failures and miscarriages.

We still have 6 embryos frozen for her. A PGTA test would be helpful in this age group of women since chromosomal abnormalities in the embryos are strongly linked to a woman's age and will reduce success rates significantly.

We received these today 😋. But we have no idea who sent them 😂. Most probably a patient of mine 🤔? There was no sticker,...
20/08/2025

We received these today 😋. But we have no idea who sent them 😂. Most probably a patient of mine 🤔? There was no sticker, card or message on the boxes. So, whoever sent these, Thank You very much, shared them with everyone at Sunfert@Bangsar South. Do tell me who you are, so we can thank you properly 🙏. And, so that we know what we did to deserve these.

Update: mystery solved. Shaun's 3 year birthday celebration. Thank you for still thinking of us. Have a blast Shaun, I hope you always get all the good stuff life has to offer.

At 45, It is very rare to be able to collect 19 mature eggs (over 2 IVF cycles). All 19 eggs have been injected with s**...
20/08/2025

At 45, It is very rare to be able to collect 19 mature eggs (over 2 IVF cycles). All 19 eggs have been injected with s***m.

Although most of her eggs will highly likely be abnormal (due to her age), we will patiently wait for her PGTA results to come back, fingers crossed🤞. It's not impossible to find normal eggs in a 45 year old woman, however, truth be told, chances are slim.

Did 4 pregnancy tests over the last 2 days, all 4 have come back positive. The one thing all 4 ladies had in common, was...
12/08/2025

Did 4 pregnancy tests over the last 2 days, all 4 have come back positive. The one thing all 4 ladies had in common, was the fact that they all did their IVF cycles in their early-mid 30s. All of them needed only 1 IVF cycle. They made multiple embryos which could be used for multiple embryo transfer attempts, securing the family number they want. A short summary is in the pics below.

Start early, ladies! It's less expensive and less time consuming in the long run, when you start fertility treatment early.

The older a woman gets, the higher the possibility of most, if not all, of her embryos being chromosomally abnormal. Thi...
10/08/2025

The older a woman gets, the higher the possibility of most, if not all, of her embryos being chromosomally abnormal.

This patient did 4 IVF PGTA cycles from age 42 to 44 years old. She was trying to accumulate embryos before her biological clock runs out.

She had 1 euploid embryo at age 42 (from her 1st IVF cycle) and managed to get a mosaic and another euploid embryo at age 44 (from her 4th IVF cycle). All her embryos from her 2nd and 3rd IVF cycles were abnormal. So, in summary, out of 15 embryos, 12 were abnormal (aneuploid). Only 3 could potentially be transferred. All her embryos are in the pics below.

She's 45 years old now and she has a beautiful 10 months old baby girl from her 1st frozen embryo transfer in 2024. She has the option of 2 more embryo transfers whenever she's ready.

Moral of the story, don't put off starting fertility treatment. The younger you are, the fewer cycles you will need to make normal (euploid) embryos.

We transferred 2 mosaic embryos, and as you can see, both implanted. After 14 years of marriage, blessed with twins. We ...
07/08/2025

We transferred 2 mosaic embryos, and as you can see, both implanted. After 14 years of marriage, blessed with twins. We celebrated their 1st Birthday today at Sunfert@Bangsar South. 'Meimei' didn't seem to like me very much though, haishhh 😆 😂 🤣 😅 .

What we had to do to get here, after multiple failed embryo transfers:
# PGTA
# Endometrial Receptivity Analysis
# Immune and clotting treatment
# Endometriosis surgery
# Personalised embryo transfer protocol, to circumvent all the issues above

Happy Birthday kiddos and Congratulations Mum and Dad, babies are beautiful. Well done!

Yes, mosaic embryos can turn into healthy babies too.
29/07/2025

Yes, mosaic embryos can turn into healthy babies too.

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