Indian surrogacy brings twin delights to Oz couple

They cannot speak or hear and yet, their desire for a child made a couple fly all the way from Australia - to be rewarded with, not one, but two baby girls through surrogacy in India.

It took them a nine-month wait and then a 13-hour flight to see their dream come alive. For Ronald Gregory, 51, and Vicky Nadya, 41, a hearing- and speech-impaired couple from Queensland, the dream of having a baby seemed far when doctors told them surrogacy was the only way to have a child.

"It seemed distant to us," Vicky told a news agency by writing on a piece of paper, the way she has been communicating with people here.

Vicky said the eight years of wait for a child was a phase of disappointment for them, but nothing matters now.

"A week ago, we saw and felt the two tiny babies for the first time in our arms. I am very happy. When we got to know that we have had twins, we were surprised and glad. They are beautiful," wrote an excited and contented Vicky.

"In the past five years, we made several attempts to conceive through an IVF treatment," she said.

IVF (in vitro fertilisation) is a process in which egg cells from a woman are fertilised with sperms outside her body and later injected into the ovaries. However, in Vicky's case, none of the attempts was successful due to her age and weak eggs.

Her doctors in Australia advised her to opt for surrogacy. Since surrogacy is not legal there, she could either go to the US or India for it. Finally, the couple chose India.

"Some couples from Australia have already come to us for surrogacy. Ronald and Vicky were confident that it was possible here," said Shivani Sachdev Gour, a doctor at ISIS Hospital in the Indian capital.

ISIS hopsital conducts IVF as well as surrogacy programmes under the parent organisation Surrogacy Centre India (SCI).

According to Gour, so far about 250 babies have been born under SCI Healthcare's Surrogacy Programme and handed over to their families.

For this case, the doctor chose the Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) with surrogacy, a technique where a sperm cell is injected directly into the ovum.

About nine months ago, Ronald and Vicky visited India to donate the sperm and begin the process. The surrogate mother of their children is from Delhi.

The babies were born under Gour's supervision.

Even with their physical impairment, the couple says they did not face any problem in India.

"India is a good place. People here are nice, friendly and easy to talk to. When we don't understand what they want to say, they write it down on paper for us," explained Ronald.

The husband and wife are very excited to become 'dad and mum' in the first attempt at ISIS. They have even sought names for them and decided upon, Isabella and Tamara.

"The babies are healthy, though three weeks premature. They are under supervision. The couple can take them to Australia after three weeks once all the formalities are undertaken," said Gour.

IANS

IVF Success Rate in India

Women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment stand a chance of higher pregnancy rate through the mind/body therapies, according to a new study.

These therapies enable women taking infertility treatment to beat stress and anxiety effectively.

"The intersection of stress and fertility is a controversial one, but we do know that stress can reduce the probability of conception," said Alice Domar, principal investigator, OB/GYN, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Executive Director of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF.

Infertility affects 10 to 15% of population

Owing to late marriages, women’s focus on career or deciding to start a family well into their 30s, fertility-related problems have become an issue, with in-vitro fertilisation emerging as a solution to the problem. Keeping pace with the trend of assisted reproduction, Baptist Hospital on Wednesday announced that a Reproductive Medicine (IVF) Unit would be inaugurated in the hospital on Saturday.

Dr George Korula, head of department of reproductive medicine and IVF unit, said infertility affects about 10%-15% of the population and since it is not a life-threatening issue, the public health facilities in this field are limited. He said the social stigma and psychological issues associated with infertility are something couples find difficult to bear.

Recognising the implications of infertility and the emotional turmoil that patients undergo, counselling services would be available at the centre, he said.

The Reproductive Medicine Unit (RMU) at Bangalore Baptist Hospital aims at providing comprehensive infertility care.
The hospital authorities claimed they would be offering low-cost solution to infertility problems.

Dr KK Talwar, chairman, Medical Council of India, will inaugurate the IVF unit in the presence of SV Ranganath, chief secretary, government of Karnataka, and Dr Suranjan Bhattacharji, chairman, governing board of Baptist Hospital.

Test Tube Baby Centre In Delhi

There is a cause to cheer for childless couples as delhi now has its own test tube baby centre. The first IVF centre in Delhi has been set up at the Engineer's Enclave in PitamPura by Dr. Shobha Gupta and Dr.Kuldeep Raj.

Mother's lap IVF center is developed very wisely where you can get all facilities starting from investigation, testing to medicines and completion of treatment. you can get all facility under the one roof.

Test Tube Baby Centre In Delhi
MOTHER'S LAP IVF CENTRE
28, Engineer's Enclave
PitamPura
Delhi-110034

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Phone:
91-9910516999, 91-9560512999, 011-47354889 (for taking appointments)

Dr. Shobha Gupta:
91-9811415928 (contact only in case of emergency)

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Intrauterine insemination

'Washed sperm', that is, spermatozoa which have been removed from most other components of the seminal fluids, can be injected directly into a woman's uterus in a process called intrauterine insemination (IUI). If the semen is not washed it may elicit uterine cramping, expelling the semen and causing pain, due to content of prostaglandins. (Prostaglandins are also the compounds responsible for causing the myometrium to contract and expel the menses from the uterus, during menstruation.) The woman should rest on the table for 15 minutes after an IUI to optimize the pregnancy rate.[4]

To have optimal chances with IUI, the female should be under 30 years of age, and the man should have a TMS of more than 5 million per ml.[5] In practice, donor sperm will satisfy these criteria. A promising cycle is one that offers two follicles measuring more than 16 mm, and estrogen of more than 500 pg/mL on the day of hCG administration.[5] A short period of ejaculatory abstinence before intrauterine insemination is associated with higher pregnancy rates.[6] However, GnRH agonist administration at the time of implantation does not improve pregnancy outcome in intrauterine insemination cycles according to a randomized controlled trial.[7]

It can be used in conjunction with ovarian hyperstimulation. Still, advanced maternal age causes decreased success rates; Women aged 38–39 years appear to have reasonable success during the first two cycles of ovarian hyperstimulation and IUI. However, for women aged ≥40 years, there appears to be no benefit after a single cycle of COH/IUI.[8] It is therefore recommended to consider in vitro fertilization after one failed COH/IUI cycle for women aged ≥40 years.[8]


Source: -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_insemination#Intrauterine_insemination

IVF Clinic India

IVF is very ultimate treatment in infertility when other methods of assisted reproduction have failed. It is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperms outside the womb by artificial means. The resultant embryo is then put into the womb for further maturation. The term in vitro is used to refer to any biological procedure that is performed outside the organism. The first successful IVF procedure was carried out in England way back in 1976 which resulted in a child birth in 1978. Now the technology is used as an effective clinical treatment for providing infertile couples a gateway to parenthood.

Infertility Treatment India

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperms outside the body: in vitro. IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed. Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a person to contribute to conception.

Infertility may also refer to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term. One of the front-runners in the treatment of infertility is IVF (In-vitro fertilisation).Medical case studies; anecdotal evidence as well as the rising number of infertility clinics in urban areas of the country is pointing to the fact that infertility is becoming a health challenge in the country. Infertility cases are rising at an alarming pace in the country.

Infertility issues and treatment:

Infertility can cause a major setback to the patient due to the inability to conceive. However, modern sciences have come up with spectacular IVF techniques to fulfil their wish. Starting IVF treatment can be an exciting but nerve wracking experience. Usually, IVF treatment is pursued once other treatments have failed, following months of trying to get pregnant unsuccessfully.
There exist a plethora of Infertility Treatment India all around the city, attempting to curb this malaise. However, the proficiency and resourcefulness required for such a treatment is not found everywhere. IVF India has been established with the sole aim of helping couples, suffering from infertility. IVF Clinic India is a Delhi based infertility specialist, guiding patients from all over India and the world to ensure the success of female infertility treatment.
Infertility Treatment India  has been established with the sole aim of providing moral, emotional, ethical and advanced technical support to couples trying to find a solution to the maze of infertility. Well equipped with the latest and the most innovative of technologies as well as a team of internationally trained and experienced staff, it serves as a one-stop shop for all queries and ailments related to infertility. With state-of the- art diagnostic and therapeutic laboratories within the hospitals, it definitely serves as an elixir for all infertility woes.



Effective cure by modern technologies:

In today's fast paced world, fertility is becoming an issue for many young parents to be. To address this need, a Reproductive Medicine and IVF program needs to be introduced and effectively run. The assistance of the best gynaecologists is required for successful occurrence of the treatment as it involves complex procedures and techniques. With the recent advancements in the management of infertility, the couple can realize their dream more reliably and that too at a fraction of what it costs to seek a similar treatment abroad.

With advances in technology, the success rate of artificial reproductive technology has steadily increased in the past few years; today the success rate with all of these are around 35 to 40 percent. Not every couple, however, can afford these treatments. IVF India provides world class amenities catering to the problem of infertility at an affordable price.