Adopt healthy lifestyle choices to boost fertility, say medical experts
Sharing his views on 'The Evolution of Infertility Treatment', Gopinath, Director, Reproductive Medicine, Kauvery Hospital, Vadapalani, said: 'It affects one in six couples and the selection of patient with proper indication is crucial.' He spoke about how and why 3-parenting baby is picking up, under which the cytoplasm from donor eggs is transferred to the mother's oocyte and fertilised by the father. 'It is helpful in mitochondrial dysfunctions,' he said, and highlighted fertility preservation done in unmarried women or women who want to postpone childbirth and in those diagnosed with cancer in reproductive age group.
K. Shanmugavadivu Venkatesan, Senior Obstetrician and Gynaec Endoscopic Surgeon, and Reproductive Medicine Consultant, Kauvery Hospital, Salem, spoke on 'Subfertility in Women' to remind that it is not the inability to conceive but but a delay due to reduced ability'. Women with ovulation disorders, PCOS, abnormalities in shape and size of uterus have the possibility of conceiving with medical intervention, she added.
S. Divya, Consultant, Fertility Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, explained in detail how the procedure of IVF is carried out which has an average success rate of 30% to 40% depending on the patient's profile.
Ramya Praveen Chander, Consultant, Reproductive Medicine and IVF Specialist, Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, said: 'Women with unexplained infertility and mild endometriosis and men with sexual dysfunction and retrograde ejaculation require Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI). According to her around 80% pregnancies occur in first three IUI cycles and younger women in their 20s have higher success rate. Beyond that, advanced treatment like IVF is needed, she said delineating the risks and benefits of IUI.
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