Male infertility is on the rise. Semen quality and sperm counts are falling. The only male is now responsible for 40%. This is an increase from 25% earlier. The falling sperm counts have been blamed on lifestyle factors like poor diet, stress, lack of exercise, alcohol, smoking and cell phones. Besides this men could suffer […]
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Intrauterine insemination (IUI) involves a laboratory procedure to separate fast moving sperm from more sluggish or non-moving sperm. The fast moving sperms are then placed into the woman’s womb close to the time of ovulation when the egg is released from the ovary in the middle of the monthly cycle. IUI is indicated in patients
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Risk Factors of Infertility Age – a woman’s fertility starts to drop after she is about 32 years old, and continues doing so. Smoking – smoking significantly increases the risk of infertility in both men and women. Smoking may also undermine the effects of fertility treatment. Alcohol consumption – a woman’s pregnancy can be seriously affected by any
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More couples than ever are turning to ‘In Vitro Fertilization’ to help build families. In 2012, more than 61,000 babies were conceived with the help of IVF, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. That means IVF babies made up 1.5 percent of the 3.9 million births in the U.S. And it makes 2012 the year
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IVF helps infertile couples to conceive. This advanced science depends on precise conditions and hence the success rate of IVF also varies depending on how well these conditions are supplied. Factors Affecting IVF Success Rate The age of the woman – Older women have poor results. The status of the uterus – whether it is
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Dr Surveen Ghumman Sindhu
Senior Consultant, IVF & Reproductive Medicine, MAX Hospital, Panchsheel.
The first reference to the test tube baby as an answer for infertility goes back to the time of Mahabharata…
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Dr Surveen Ghumman Sindhu Senior Consultant IVF & Reproductive Medicine MAX Multispeciality Centre, Panchsheel
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Dr Surveen Ghumman Sindhu MD (Obst & Gyne), FICOG DirectorMAX IVF & Reproductive Medicine, Department of GynecologyMAX Superspeciality Hospitals, Panchsheel, Saket, Vaishali & Patparganjlhi Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous collection of signs and symptoms which form a spectrum of mild to severe disturbance of reproductive, endocrine and metabolic functions. Normal menstrual cycles occur
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Globally there are 60 to 80 million couples who are infertile. India bears a large part of the global load of infertility. With the rising incidence, there is a trend to a greater proportion of male factor being responsible for infertility. Earlier female infertility accounted for 50- 60% cases and male infertility was 25%.
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