Ritu IVF

Sleep apnoea is one of the most common and most frequently undiagnosed conditions in adults of reproductive age. Characterised by repeated episodes of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep, it produces intermittent oxygen desaturation and sleep fragmentation that has consequences extending far beyond the tiredness and snoring most people associate with it. For couples preparing for IVF, the connection between sleep apnoea and reproductive health is a clinical relationship that is insufficiently recognised yet genuinely significant. The hormonal disruptions produced by sleep apnoea directly impair several of the physiological processes that fertility treatment depends on, and its identification and treatment before an IVF cycle represents a potentially meaningful opportunity to improve outcomes in the patients it affects. What Sleep Apnoea Is and How It Affects Sleep Biology Sleep apnoea is defined by repeated episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep, causi...