In Vitro Fertilization: the ray of hope

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Male infertility contributes to around 40% of the infertility problems.
In IVF method ova or eggs extracted from women's ovaries are fused with the sperms taken from the male counterparts artificially in a lab environment. Children conceived and born by IVF method are as normal as by the natural process.

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, that’s what we have been doing for so many years about how ladies who can not bear a child has been looked down upon. The society makes the division; if a woman can not conceive, she is not considered complete and the woman gets tortured (either physically or mentally).

But now the times have changed as a result of rapid scientific progress and the invention of IVF technology, infertility is no longer a stigma and can be addressed by this technology.

Although the cases of infertility has increased in the India during the past decade. According to Dr Manika Khanna, Director, IVF, Gaudium IVF & Gynae Clinic, New Delhi, “Late marriages, late decision to start a family, indiscriminate use of birth control pills for a long period of time are some of the issues that one should think seriously. Add to this, life style disease like diabetes, hypertension is widely prevalent in young couples.”

Male infertility contributes to around 40% of the infertility problems. Semen quality is deteriorating due to stress and other lifestyle issues.”

The Indian society is accepting the people who are resorting to this technology, in fact the families are showing support to couples going for IVF.

In IVF method ova or eggs extracted from women's ovaries are fused with the sperms taken from the male counterparts artificially in a lab environment. The fertilized egg/s is then transferred to the woman's womb.

Children conceived and born by IVF method are as normal as by the natural process. The cost of IVF technology in India is also lower than that of its western counterparts and there is no dearth of able practitioners in our country.