IVF IS A BLESSING

By Dr. Shobha Gupta

IVF has proved as a Blessing for modern day woman. In past few days trend of IVF and Surrogacy has seen an upliftment especially after actors Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan openly admits about having their baby through IVF. Production of sperm or eggs, with the Fallopian tubes or the uterus, endometriosis, frequent miscarriage, as well as hormonal and autoimmune (antibody) disorders in both men and women are the causes of infertility which pushes them back from being parents.

Women have lower pregnancy chances after 30. The fertility of a woman starts declining after she crosses 30 and men fertility too starts dropping after 35. The chances of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or chromosomal abnormality go up as you come of age in such couples. In such cases IVF support is very high.

DINK couple

With the approach of the twentieth century the world has witnessed a series of upheaval. The growth of the Dink’s (Double Income No Kids), reflecting the lives of those millions of couple who choose to be childless, have set a trend of modernity amongst the ambitious
adults of today. IVF has given them a moment of happiness.

In most metro cities couples are DINK. They believe in earning well rather than starting a family and by the time they think of it they usually cross their puberty age. But thanks to IVF couples can enjoy late parenthood too after successfully getting settle in their respective careers.

Late Marriages

After the age of 45, a woman’s body is not ready to accept the changes that pregnancy brings about. All the medical practioners insist that after the age of 45 it is very risky to conceive and deliver in Asian women. But still sometimes somewhere we do read about the unusual cases of child birth after the age of 60 or 65.

There are several other reasons why a woman may experience fertility problems, such as premature ovarian failure and uterine factors. Ovulatory dysfunctions, cervical hostility to sperm ascent and anti sperm antibodies are also common causes. In India genital tuberculosis is a very common cause of infertility. Age of the female, which determines the Egg quality, also plays in role in infertility in many women and conception beyond 38 yrs may be difficult.

The female reproductive system is a very delicate structure that is easily affected by even the slightest change.   

IVF involves retrieval of one or more eggs from the ovaries prior to release. Most IVF clinics usually recommend that the woman takes drugs, which cause the ovaries to mature several eggs in one cycle. This procedure is called controlled ovarian stimulation. It increases the chances of producing several embryos. The eggs are collected or retrieved under anesthesia with the help of ultrasound. After collection, the eggs are fertilized with the man’s sperm and placed in an incubator to produce one or more embryos. These embryos are then replaced in the woman’s womb. If one or more embryo implants, a pregnancy begins. A pregnancy rate of 35- 40% per treatment cycle is expected.                                                        

IVF using donated eggs, sperm or embryos: IVF treatment may be available using donated sperm if the male partner is infertile or using donated eggs if, for example, the woman has no eggs or responds poorly to ovarian stimulation. Donation might also be used if one of the couple is at risk of passing on a serious inherited disease.

Thanks to IVF, women around the world have experienced the joy of being mother. Every woman can now enjoy the freedom of motherhood.

About the MOTHERS LAP IVF CENTRE

The Mothers Lap is a world class advanced fertility, IVF and Surrogacy centre based in Pitampura, New Delhi. This Center is the brightest ray of hope for all those couples who have been trying for years to conceive. The clinic provides the treatment to childless couples, also provides treatment for male and female infertility, diagnosis, counseling and many more under one roof. Mothers Lap gets all the investigations done; provide 4D Doppler studies, as well as all the drugs and injections are provided.

Dr. Shobha Gupta is the managing director of Mothers Lap IVF centre (MBBS (LHMC) DGO (MAMC), MD in OBS & Gynae, Trained in ART under Justus Leibig University (Germany), Member of FOGSI, AOGD, IFS, IMA).  Mother's lap IVF center is dedicated to every aspect of infertility treatment to help the patients to achieve pregnancy in the shortest possible time. 

Contact Mothers Lap IVF Centre for Surrogacy, Infertility treatments, Egg donation, Test Tube baby, IUI, ICSI and Freezing embryos.