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A personalised, week-by-week timeline for IVF, FET, IUI or egg-freezing — built for Indian patients. Festival-aware. Calendar-aware. Plan your leave, your travel and your family the right time.
This is a generalised prediction. Your actual timeline depends on the protocol your clinic chooses and how your body responds. This tool does not replace medical advice.
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Most clinics start cycles in the first 1–3 days of your period.
Affects clinic scheduling assumptions (most Indian clinics don't scan on Sunday).
Timeline updates as you change inputs.
Your IVF (fresh cycle) plan
6–9 weeks · 1 May → 2 Jul 2026
Day 0
29 May 2026
Day 0 is the day your stimulation injections start (typically day 2 or 3 of your period).
Bengaluru
Most clinics scan Mon–Sat 7–10 AM. Sundays usually closed or emergency-only.
Key milestone dates
Egg retrieval window
7 Jun – 12 Jun 2026
Embryo transfer window
12 Jun – 18 Jun 2026
Beta hCG (pregnancy test) window
21 Jun – 2 Jul 2026
Phase by phase
Phase 1 · 8–28 days before Day 0
Pre-cycle workup
1 May – 11 Jun 2026
Baseline tests confirm you're ready: AMH, FSH, LH, TSH, prolactin, vitamin D, a transvaginal ultrasound to check antral follicle count, and infectious-disease screening for both partners. Your doctor finalises the stimulation protocol based on these.
Appointments
- • Initial consult + AMH/FSH/TSH bloods
- • Day 2/3 baseline scan (antral follicle count)
- • HIV / Hep B / Hep C screening (both partners)
- • Semen analysis (partner)
Plan for
- • Two clinic visits over 1–3 weeks
- • Half-day off work for the AFC scan (early morning slot)
- • Sign consent forms — bring photo ID and marriage certificate (most Indian clinics require it under ART Act 2021)
Variability: Adds 2–4 weeks if hysteroscopy, ERA, or thyroid optimisation is needed first.
Phase 2 · Day 0–13
Ovarian stimulation
29 May – 11 Jun 2026
Daily injections (FSH ± LH) grow multiple follicles instead of the usual one. You'll feel bloated and emotional toward the end as your ovaries get heavier. Antagonist injections start around day 5–6 to stop premature ovulation.
Appointments
- • Monitoring scan + estradiol blood test on day 5
- • Repeat scan + bloods on day 7 or 8
- • Repeat scan + bloods on day 9 or 10
- • Trigger shot decision (typically day 9–12)
Plan for
- • 3–5 morning clinic visits — most Indian IVF clinics scan between 7–10 AM only
- • Inform your manager you'll be late on scan mornings
- • Avoid heavy workouts, long flights, and tight clothing in week 2
- • Trigger shot must be given at an exact time — set 2 alarms
Variability: Poor responders may go 14 days; high responders trigger as early as day 8. Cycle can be cancelled if response is too low or too high (OHSS risk).
Phase 3 · Day 9–11
Trigger + egg retrieval
7 Jun – 14 Jun 2026
Trigger shot (hCG or GnRH agonist) finishes egg maturation. Retrieval happens 34–36 hours later under short anaesthesia — usually 20–30 minutes in OT, 2–3 hours in recovery. Your partner gives a sperm sample the same morning.
Appointments
- • Trigger shot at clinic or self-administered (exact time)
- • Egg retrieval under sedation (~36 hrs after trigger)
- • Same-day fertilisation in lab
- • Day-1 fertilisation report (next morning)
Plan for
- • Take 2 days off — retrieval day and the day after
- • Arrange a ride home; you cannot drive after sedation
- • Have a home companion for the first 24 hours
- • Light meals, no spicy food, avoid stairs for 24 hours
- • Mild cramping and spotting for 2–3 days is normal
Variability: If OHSS risk is high, fresh transfer is cancelled and embryos are frozen for a later FET (adds 4–8 weeks).
Phase 4 · Day 11–16
Embryo culture
9 Jun – 20 Jun 2026
Embryos grow in the lab. You'll get short daily updates: how many fertilised, how many are growing well, which day they reach blastocyst (day 5–6). This wait is harder than people expect — there's nothing to do and updates can be brief.
Appointments
- • Daily lab update by phone or app
- • Day 3 grading update
- • Day 5 blastocyst grading + transfer plan
Plan for
- • Ask the clinic when you'll get daily updates so you're not refreshing your phone
- • Plan a quiet week — emotional ups and downs are universal
- • If freezing all embryos (freeze-all), the fresh transfer is skipped
Variability: Some embryos arrest by day 3. Day-5 transfer is the modern standard but day-3 transfer is still used in low-embryo-count cases.
Phase 5 · Day 14
Embryo transfer
12 Jun – 18 Jun 2026
A 10–15 minute outpatient procedure with a full bladder, no anaesthesia. The embryologist loads 1–2 embryos into a thin catheter; the doctor places them in your uterus under ultrasound guidance. You rest for 30 minutes and go home.
Appointments
- • Pre-transfer scan (lining check)
- • Embryo transfer (outpatient, ~30 min total)
- • Progesterone supplementation begins (injections, vaginal pessaries, or oral)
Plan for
- • Transfer day + next day off work
- • Drink 500–700 ml water 1 hour before transfer (full bladder needed)
- • Wear loose clothing
- • No bedrest required — light activity is fine and may help blood flow
Variability: Cancelled if endometrial lining is <7 mm — converts to freeze-all and FET later (adds 4–8 weeks).
Phase 6 · Day 15–28
Two-week wait
13 Jun – 2 Jul 2026
Beta hCG blood test is done 9–14 days after transfer (clinic protocol varies — usually day 12–14). Continue all medications. This is the hardest stretch emotionally — almost every body sensation gets misread as a sign.
Appointments
- • Continue progesterone + estrogen support
- • Beta hCG blood test (day 9–14 post-transfer)
- • Repeat beta hCG 48 hours later (to confirm doubling)
Plan for
- • Plan light social commitments only — you'll want to cancel things
- • Avoid home pregnancy tests — they're often misleading after IVF (trigger residue)
- • Have a friend or counsellor to call if results are negative
- • If positive, dating scan at 6–7 weeks; first OB visit by 8 weeks
Variability: Very early bleeding can mean implantation, period, or chemical pregnancy — only the beta hCG result is reliable.
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