GOWRI MANICKAVASAGAM
AHMEDABAD, MAY 17
The wealth of children is more precious than the materialistic wealth for a couple. Poet-saint Thirvalluvar in his ‘Thirukkural’ explains the predicament of childless couples as
‘The pipe is sweet,’ ‘the lute is sweet,’ by them’t will be averred,
Who music of their infants’ lisping lips have never heard.
An Ahmedabad-based women’s hospital has successfully adopted medical and technological advancements in IVF paving the way forward to treat difficult cases of infertility with couple’s own gametes – sperms and eggs – even in advanced maternal age. In the last six months, the hospital has achieved the rare feat of over 80 percent success rate, says a top official of the hospital.
Speaking with navjeevanexpress.com, Dr Jayesh Amin, Clinical Director, WINGS IVF Group, Gujarat Chapter President for Indian Fertility Society, (IFS), said, “Naturally, motherhood is such an experience that every woman yearns for. And for conception, some women take the help of ‘Assisted Reproductive Technology’ (ART). Generally, it is ideal for couples to have their first child within three years of active married life as they are very young. Since age plays a vital role in conceiving those who could not have child should consult an IVF expert and get efficacious remedy. At WINGS, we observe the international standards for the fertility treatment by deploying the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to achieve best possible results. The old couples may not have the liberty of time like their younger counterparts and it is wise to start their treatment at earliest. The procedures are performed after through risk assessment in a hygienic environment and couple must not delay starting IVF treatment.”
- A child is the reflection of both father and mother. Couples bear a child to look themselves in him/her. Seeing the child to grow and having your features is a joy which parents look forward to. Hence, at WINGS we know why getting pregnant with your own gametes is important to you: Dr Girish Patel
To a query on treatment cost, duration of treatment and insurance coverage, Dr Amin said, “The cost of treatment is in the range of Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh depends upon the needs of the couple. The duration of the IVF treatment is one month to three months. It is neither covered under any insurance scheme nor any healthcare schemes of the government.”
Throwing light on the advantages of having one’s own gametes, Dr Amin said, “The egg can be fertilized from your own body or a donor’s body. In cases, when a woman is unable to produce healthy eggs, donor eggs are fertilized with her partner’s sperm. The problem, however, lies in the genetic makeup. The donor eggs are screened for genetic abnormalities before starting the process. The child, however, is not genetically similar to the mother. Hence, couples are a little doubtful about the procedure. At WINGS, we give preference to own gametes as it gives more joy to parents in seeing their children inheriting their genetics.”
Dr Girish Patel explained that “A child is the reflection of both father and mother. Couples bear a child to look themselves in him/her. Seeing the child to grow and having your features is a joy which parents look forward to. Hence, at WINGS we know why getting pregnant with your own gametes is important to you.”
“Donor eggs are certainly an excellent option for women who are unable to produce healthy eggs. We, however, keep it as a last resort and try our level best to avoid it. We focus more on your gametes and the resulting pregnancy, Dr Patel added.
Dwelling at length on own egg pregnancy, Shriraj Raval, Chief Operating Officer of the hospital said, “At WINGS IVF Hospital, we believe in own egg pregnancy. Hence, our expert infertility specialists, gynaecologists, obstetricians, and advanced set-up provide couples with an opportunity to conceive with their OWN gametes. We ensure to evaluate both partners, their gametes, and the quality and quantity of gametes before starting our treatments. Our treatment is designed in a way to utilize your best gametes for a successful pregnancy. With over 80 percent success rate, our hospital has been adjuded as one among the top three IVF hospitals in the country.”
Advocating the own egg pregnancy, Dr Virag Shah, GM Branding of the hospital said, “To become a mother is the most divine experience in life. We, at WINGS IVF Hospital, provide unique solutions to infertility with our most advanced technologies along with our 17 years of experience and 20,000 live births through IVF experience. Our numbers put us in the elite category of care providers focusing on reducing the time to pregnancy. With our pioneering technologies like, Freeze more, day 5 transfer for all, PGT, ERA, AI etc. we are industry leaders with humongous success rates. We specialize in cases having a history of multiple IVF failures. WINGS IVF Group is a referral Centre for own eggs pregnancy across India. WINGS IVF hospital provides all infertility related treatments across 8 geographic locations in India and is expanding its wings to bring clinical excellence in the field of infertility treatments.”
Sharing his joy of fatherhood, Nimit Raval, a bank officer, said, “I am 42-years-old and my wife is 37-years-old. We are married for 13 years now. Since we could not conceive naturally, we have consulted various hospitals in Ahmedabad before coming to WINGS Women’s Hospital. Using their proven expertise in IVF treatment with our own gametes, they gave us the joy of parenthood. Our angel is just three-months-old. My wife and myself have desperately thought of going for adoption. Fortunately, we are blessed. To undertake this treatment, I have given up my promotional transfer.”
The Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction estimates that 10-14% of the Indian population is suffering from infertility. Furthermore, the rates are much higher in the urban areas where 1 out of 6 couples are impacted. If we roughly look at the data, nearly 27.5 million Indian couples are actively trying to conceive because of infertility.
