Home/Mumbai/IVF treatment demand shoots up by over 100% in Mumbai By Swapnil Mishra|Aug 24, 2017 08:06 am Mumbai: Blame it on lifestyle or abuse of substance or just plain luck, sperm count among male Mumbaikars has gone down so low that the demand for test tube babies has seen more than 100% rise in the city. According to the civic health department, cases of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment being sought have gone up by more than 100 per cent between 2012 and 2016. In the same period, 32,864 Mumbaikars have approached IVF experts for pregnancy tests. The doctors said on an average, 5,000 children are born every year, through IVF as change in lifestyle has made the sperm count among males decrease drastically due to which couples prefer IVF. Health officials further said more than 60 new IVF centres have been registered in the last three years in the city alone. There has been a consistent increase in the registration of IVF cases in the 17 wards from 2014 to 2016. The change in lifestyle and delay in getting married have increased the number of couples infertility and therefore they rely on IVF, a senior doctor said. Civic officials … Continue reading →

Environmental factors such as airborne pollutants and pesticides in our foods are leading to a decline in the quality and quantity of male sperm, says Lorraine Courtney. THE infertility crisis at the heart of the recently televisedThe Handmaids Taleis the reason why Gileads founders staged a coup, overthrowing democracy and reclaiming fertile women, like Elizabeth Moss character Offred, as state property. Channel 4s dramatisation of Margaret Attwoods dystopian novel got rave reviews and drew large audiences. But new research suggests that by linking infertility to environmental issues, the near-futuristic series may too far-fetched after all. Mens sperm counts have fallen by almost 60% since the 1970s, according to major new research which cautions that our modern world may be prompting a male fertility crisis. Over the past few years, various studies have pointed to declining sperm quality and quantity. This latest research, and the first systematic review of trends, looked at 180 studies over four decades. It concluded that total sperm counts in Western countries have fallen by 59% since 1973, with a 52% fall in sperm concentration, or the concentration of sperm in a mans ejaculate. Decreasing sperm count has been of great concern since it was first reported … Continue reading →

Comments recently published in The Independent have deemed fertility testing unnecessary and even harmful, causing both false reassurance and unnecessary anxiety. I could not disagree more, and believe such statements detract from the very important role "fertility testing" has in reducing the UK's reliance on IVF and assisted conception. Fertility testing is a key tool in changing our focus as a country to prevention, and not just treatment. With 1 out of 6 couples now requiring a fertility doctor to help them achieve a pregnancy, I disagree with the suggestion that women do not need such tests unless they are having trouble conceiving. These tests provide both men and women with crucial information about their chances of conceiving that enables them to make informed decisions before it may be too late. In 20 years of testing men and women for fertility, I have had countless express gratitude for results that have enabled them to take proactive measures to conceive naturally and avoid expensive and stressful IVF treatment. Equally it has provided others with peace of mind that they still have time before they need to consider having children. Such tests are very simple, with the most common being the Anti-Mllerian … Continue reading →

Getting pregnant can be one of the most exciting chapters in life that is, if you want children in the first place. Even if you do, conceiving can be difficult. For some would-be parents, that's where assisted reproductive technology, or fertility treatments that involve both eggs and embryos, comes in. In vitro fertilization (IVF), for example, is a more and more popular technique for having babies: A 2014 report from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology found that IVF led to the births of 1.5 percent of all babies born in the U.S. in 2012, an all-time high. To get the lowdown on how it works, who can benefit from it, and more, Allure spoke with fertility doctors Zaher Merhi, the director of IVF Research and Technology at New Hope Fertility Center, and Joel Batzofin, founder of New York Fertility Services. Ahead, what you should know about this increasingly common treatment. When a patient decides to get IVF, they begin by taking medication that helps stimulate the production of eggs. They're monitored by a doctor with blood tests and ultrasounds to make sure they're healthy during the process and that their eggs are maturing; eventually, the practitioner extracts the eggs … Continue reading →