Volume : 5, Issue : 12, December - 2016

Invitro Fertilization: Management for Infertility

Kavita J. Gomase

Abstract :

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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Background:<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">  Infertility is the major problem faced by reproductive age people throughout the world. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 8-10% of couples experience some form of infertility problems. On a worldwide scale, this means that 50-80 million people suffer from infertility. Since the birth of the first IVF (in vitro fertilized) Baby in 1978, the possibility of pregnancy and having a child through Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) was provided for many infertile couples.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> Invitrofertilization has been a major advancement in infertility treatment over the last couple of decades. The procedure demands sophisticated technological equipment plus a high level of skill on the part of medical operators. The success rate of pregnancy associated with this treatment ranges between 15-30%.  <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">The world’s first IVF baby, Louise Brown, was born in 1978 in England as a result of the pioneering efforts of Edwards and Steptoe. The case of Subhas Mukerji in Calcutta is well known. He reportedly produced India’s first and the world’s second test tube that born in 1978 October, just a few months after Louise Brown was born.