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Making fertilisation affordable
It was an evening out for both of us at The Park hotel. The spectacle of the attractive looking very young woman took me by surprise. Dr Nandita did not resemble in any way those bookish academic sort of spectacled, stethoscope-wearing doctors. She sat in perfect poise exuding charm like an actress out of the tinsel world. We started with the not so successful genre of infertility treatment. "Our society usually puts the blame on the women-folk. But medical science tells us that in 30 per cent of cases, the problem is with women, in an equally 30 per cent of cases, the problem is with men, in another 30 percent of the cases, both men and women are responsible and well, the rest 10 percent - unexplainable," Dr Nandita says. Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI), InVitro Fertilisation (IVF/Test tube baby), Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm injection (ICSI) are the common techniques for those who 'ache' for a baby. Laser Assisted Hatching (LAH), which is a breakthrough, was introduced in India by Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, where Dr Nandita works as a consultant. Blastocyst Culture, where the embryo grows outside for five days, is another advanced technique with a success rate of 45 to 50 percent. For those who are dejected due to the high cost factor involved (Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh), there is an option out. The cost of treatment is minimised for those women patients who are willing to donate their ovum. "Asian eggs are in great demand in foreign countries, especially in the UK where childless couples have to register and wait for three years to get an ovum." The donated ovum is fertilised with the sperm and the woman can have the satisfaction of giving birth to her husband's child. By donating the ovum, a woman is helping other women also to conceive. Dr Nandita is planning to set up infertility clinics in the B class cities to bring the concept into the middle class set up. Many of Dr Nandita's patients are NRIs. The feather in her cap is a 60-year old Indian woman who has successfully conceived. If you feel awkward about aspects of donating your ovum or having your child somewhere in the world being brought up by strangers, be ready to pay the big packet and be free of moral scruples. Or just go in for adoption. Reena Salil Visit: http://www.infertilityindia.com Published on 2nd September, 2002
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My otherwise dormant love for medicine sprang up the other day when my hubby invited me for an interview with one of the leading gynecologists and infertility specialists in the country. I could detect the axe behind the benevolent call - his aversion to the technical jargon usually called for by specialists.
