If you are a gay couple or a single man/woman looking for a surrogate then India’s no longer the place for you. A new Home Ministry directive has sought to put in place stringent rules regarding medical visas given to …
There is a significant increase in birth defects, particularly of the eye, heart, reproductive organs and urinary systems in infants born after in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Management of birth defects comprises a large part of …
Imagine a child with three parents! That’s what is on the cards with a new IVF method which would give rise to an offspring with genes from a mother, a father and a female donor. The treatment which is still at a research stage …
Britain-based Bourn Hall Clinic, responsible for the world's first test-tube baby in 1978, Friday opened its second hi-tech infertility treatment facility in India and announced that it will open 20 such centres in the country by …
The Embryoscope, an advanced incubator which records the growth of the embryo fertilised outside the mother’s womb and helps docs select the best embryo to implant in the womb could help couples who seek fertility treatments …
It was 34 years ago on this very day that Louise Brown, the world’s first test tube baby was born by a process called In-vitro fertilisation (IVF). Since then IVF has given the world about five million new people and is a boon …
While one-year-old Chirag takes small steps in the courtyard, his mother Savita Bhati lies still with swollen legs on a cot at her sprawling residence in west Delhi. Bedridden due to chronic osteoporosis, Savita gave birth after …
The fertility industry is a major part of India’s medical tourism industry thanks to the low costs and lack of regulations. According to some reports India’s fertility industry is worth a whopping Rs 13,033 cr (1.5 billion …
Rs 13,033 cr (1.5 billion pounds / 2.4 billion dollars) - that’s what experts say India’s illegal surrogacy industry is worth. Considered the surrogacy capital of the world, our biggest clients are the British. According to …
In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is an assisted reproduction technique that’s often used when other methods of artificial reproduction technique have failed. In-vitro literally means in glass and babies born by this method are …
Several IVF centres have come under the government scanners for allegedly conducting illegal prenatal sex determination tests. In Vitro fertilisation is a procedure that has allowed many couples to conceive, people who'd …
