Infertility

“Yes, there is an actual rise in A consultant at Lilavati Hospital, Dr Pai’s caseload has grown manifold in the past decade.

“Late marriages are an important reason,” he said.

“After 35, the woman’s fertility reduces.

Tuberculosis is on the rise and this is also leading to Due to work pressures, couples do not find enough time for sex, adding to the problem.” He said the number of women opting for fertility treatment has shot up.

Despite high costs, couples from all strata of society are seeking help for assisted pregnancy.

IVF and intra-cystoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have emerged as the most sought-after methods.

Even state-run hospitals are getting queries from women, particularly from the rural belt and lower income strata, for IVF.

Dr Ashok Anand, associate professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, confirmed that “A majority of women prefer to take contraceptive pills,” he said.

“As age advances it is difficult to conceive normally when pills are stopped.

Stress is a silent predator that attacks fertility.

Due to increased literacy women postpone pregnancies and are then not fertile enough to conceive.” Studies indicate that stress and...

"If I can help one or two children have a better life than they would otherwise, I find that very emotionally rewarding."One friend from her single moms group adopted a little girl from Ethiopia in December.

Another was artificially inseminated and had twins, which Nachreiner said scares her to death."I know that with adoption I would end up with one," she said.Cristie Hansen, 27, of Sun Prairie and her husband Mike, 33, have been married three years.

They found out through fertility testing that they are unable to have children biologically.She initially favored adopting a child from Russia, Cristie said, but after attending an informational meeting held by of Sunshine Adoption Inc.

last week, she left considering Guatemala more strongly.Cristie, a bank supervisor, and her husband, a manager at Menards, plan to start the foreign adoption process later this year after more research.

Cristie said she was pleased with Jick and Sunshine because there was no hard sell."It was an open discussion.

I didn't feel a strong sales pitch," she said.Randa and Mike...

1 cause of Results also revealed that, on average, Asian women had a significantly longer duration of Dr Kan said most Asian women in the study were first-generation immigrants, and many might be attempting Chinese medicine before Western treatments.

"A woman's wellbeing is very important and many patients will continue acupuncture and reflexology during IVF treatment," he said.

"However, any herbal therapies need to be put on hold to ensure there is no interaction with the hormone treatments used during IVF." Dr Kan will host a free fertility seminar at Parramatta tomorrow at 6.30pm.

Phone 1800 111 483 to make a reservation.

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