India's first sperm bank has completed eight years. And during this time, 500 children have been born by what is known as Therapeutic Insemination by Donor (TID). Some of the couple have come back for their second baby. This shows that the initial inhibitions about TID......

The Independent, Ranjna Majumdar/ Mumbai For 56-year-old S Singh from village Barddi near Patna it was a tough decision. Doctors declared that his sperm count was too low to impregnate his wife, while social pressures decreed that he and his wife produce a child soon.......

Embryo transfer is the final and most crucial step in IVF. Sometimes, however, the embryo transfer can be technically difficult. This article describes what we do to help tackle this problemThe Ideal Embryo Transfer catheterEmbryo transfer is the final and most crucial......

                                     Male-like face and body hair in women is called Hirsutism and may signal the presence of a hormone imbalance or a hormone-producing tumor. Its cause could be Genetic, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Adrenal Disorders or Ovarian......

                              How does the embryologist prevent your eggs and sperm from being mixed up with someone else's in the IVF lab ? What do we do to prevent Lab Mix-ups. Dr. Sai, Head Embryologist, Malpani Infertility Clinic Pvt. Ltd. The biggest worry in e......

                                     Many women are petrified that if they do something wrong after their embryos transfer (during the two-week wait), they will end up harming their embryos and damaging them. This is why some of them will take leave from work and stay......

We deal with a number of difficult patients who have failed multiple IVF cycles elsewhere. Many of these are poor ovarian responders and a common question is - How many follicles do you need to go ahead with the treatment ? Is there a number in your clinic below which......

The famous English translation of Dnyaneshwari, the commentary on the Gita, by Dr. Thatte I have always been impressed by doctors who do not limit themselves to practicing medicine and look for new horizons to conquer. Being a doctor gives you insights into life which......

                                                          Be careful if your doctor advises you to have Hysteroscopic Metroplasty. It is an unnecessary surgical procedure that does not improve fertility - it can actually reduce it. We are now seeing a virtual epidemic......

Can the level of HCG in the blood tell me whether my pregnancy is a healthy one or not? Yes - but only to a certain extent. The HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) hormone is a remarkable molecule which is very unusual because it is produced only by the cells that will......