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ADVANCES IN science have come as a saviour, especially in the field of obstetrics. Infertility is no more incurable.Dr. Nandita P. Palshetkar, gynaecologist and co-founder of the Babies and Us Fertility, IVF and ICSI Centre at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, was in Chennai recently The simplest treatment is the IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination). This therapy has a success rate of 15-20 per cent. It requires no anaesthesia and can be performed by a gynaecologist. It is important that women should not be menopausal when they opt for this treatment. The next treatment is the IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) or test tube baby, wherein the success rate is around 25-35 per cent. This treatment is given to women with blocked fallopian tubes, men with sub-fertility, patients with multiple failed IUI cycles and TB-infected women. And the third treatment is the Micromanipulation or ICSI (Intra Cystoplasmic Sperm Injection). With this therapy most of the infertile men can beget children, who are genetically their own and the success rate is 25-35 per cent. Among the advanced treatments are Laser Assisted Hatching, introduced in India at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, and Blastocyst Culture. Both have a good success rate and the former can be suggested for women over 35 years. For more information, visit www.1to9months.com/www.infertility.com
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