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Shah Rukh Khan sex determination controversy: BMC gives actor clean chit

June 19, 2013
Mumbai, June 19: The sex determination controversy that was hovering over Bollywood biggie Shah Rukh Khan has been cleared with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) giving the actor a clean chit after they investigated …

Has Shah Rukh Khan broken the law by pre-determining the sex of his third child through surrogacy?

June 19, 2013
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is in trouble with the Indian Radiological and Imaging Associations who’ve raised questions about the actor’s knowledge of sex of the unborn child that SRK and Gauri are set to welcome in …

Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan: All your questions about IVF and surrogacy answered

June 17, 2013
Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan is all set to become a father for the third time. But before you start looking for pictures of a pregnant Gauri Khan, here is the big news – the power couple are actually having a baby via …

Turkey – the promised land for the infertile?

June 4, 2013
Turkey has become the preferred destination for couples from the Middle East, Eastern Europe and even the US who seek in vitro fertilization so they can have babies. The secret of success: a cutting-edge technology comparable to …

Reproductive medicine witnesses a paradigm shift

April 30, 2013
Thousands of men and women in India are now resorting to fertility treatment to become parents. Figures by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal that approximately 13-19 million couples in India are infertile. In every 100 …

Why India’s illegal surrogate industry needs to be regulated

April 12, 2013
Sir Robert Edwards – the father of the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) – who passed away two days ago, would never have imagined the worldwide repercussions of his invention. While IVF has given children to thousands who never …

Father of IVF Robert Edwards passes away

April 11, 2013
British scientist Robert Edwards, known as ‘father’ of world's first test-tube baby breathed his last on Wednesday, the Cambridge University announced. The 87-year-old died following prolonged illness. Edwards, who was …

Working women opting for frozen eggs to preserve fertility

February 25, 2013
Deepika Gupta, 35, a lawyer in a Delhi court, has been into a few relationships but has not been able to narrow down to Mr Right. With her biological clock ticking fast and her wish to have her own children in the near future, …

World’s first cloned buffalo gives birth to female calf

January 26, 2013
A cloned buffalo, probably the first of its kind in the world, on Friday became a happy mother at the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. The newborn was christened Mahima. In 2009, researchers at the NDRI reportedly …

No Indian surrogate if you’re gay, unmarried or single

January 25, 2013
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 …

Woman gives birth to twins ‘frozen’ 12 years ago

November 19, 2012
In an astonishing development, a woman gave birth to a pair of twins from eggs that had been frozen 12 years ago. This news is bound to give hope to cancer survivors and others who aren’t capable of giving birth …

Risk of birth defect increased in IVF

October 22, 2012
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 …

IVF gaining popularity among villagers in West Bengal

September 19, 2012
With a success rate of nearly 40 percent, in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has been steadily gaining popularity among rural couples suffering from infertility, an expert said. "On an average, one out of every 14 couples suffers from …

Coming soon via IVF – a child with three parents!

September 18, 2012
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 …