Gestational Surrogacy- Putting an end to your infertility woes

Gone are the days, when infertility was a social stigma and infertile couples were devoid of the joys of parenthood. Now, gestational surrogacy has come to their rescue. These progressive surrogacy programs are combining the advancements from the world of medical science and technology to give a new glimmer of hope to prospective parents.

Gestational surrogacy uses In Vitro fertilization to place the donor’s sperm and eggs inside the womb of the surrogate mother. The surrogate mother has no other biological relation with the yet-to-be-born child, apart from the fact that she carries the fetus inside her womb till the term of the pregnancy. These types of surrogacy programs are especially helpful for couples, who can otherwise produce healthy eggs and sperm cells but cannot carry out the entire term of the pregnancy due to physical constraints.

Evaluating your options – Tubal Reversal Vs IVF

A case of tubal ligation may choose between tubal reversal and IVF to become pregnant again. Here is a comparative study:

Success rate

In vitro fertilization (IVF) witnesses variable rates of success, ranging between 10%and 50%. The rate of success of IVF further declines if the age of the patient crosses 35 years.

Tubal ligation reversal cases enjoys success rate between 69% and 76%, depending upon the nature of tubal ligation reversed in each individual case.

Cost

The cost of one IVF cycle can range between 9000 to 20000 USD and a patient may require undergoing minimum three cycles to try to become a parent. The cost of tubal ligation can be 5400 USD to 25000 USD.

Risk Involved

Tubal ligation reversal is a very safe procedure, unless the patient is extremely obese or suffers from some heart/ lung or other vascular disease.

A patient undergoing IVF runs risk of suffering from mild to severe Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome (OHSS) at the rate of 33% to 8-9% respectively.

Endometriosis Treatment – Helping You in your Fight against Infertility

Endometriosis is the growth of cells in a location outside the uterus. The Endometriosis cells attach themselves to the tissues outside the uterus and are responsible for the swelling and bleeding sometimes into the body cavity. Although there are no permanent cure for Endometriosis, endometriosis treatment can help the patient minimize pain and fight against infertility. In many cases, it has been seen that people suffering from endometriosis, have major chance of becoming infertile if the disease is not treated in its initial stages.

Most of the infertility clinics now examine a patient for endometriosis symptoms if she fails to conceive. Women are affected with this problem in their reproductive years, hence, it needs to be taken proper care under the guidance of a certified doctor. Endometriosis is normally found in women aged between 25 and 49. It’s very rare in women under the age of 20. Gynecologist can give you enough information about the disease and its symptoms.

Three fun ways to predict the gender of your baby

Like it or not, people like to predict what would be the gender of the baby in your womb. They like to indulge in gender prediction on the basis of how your belly looks or what kind of experiences you are having. There are several popular myths that correspond to baby’s gender selection. Here, we would discuss three most popular of the lot.

1.If the heart rate of your baby is less than 140 beats per minute, it’s a boy!

2.If you are carrying the foetus down-low and out-front, it’s a boy. It is said that boys need more independence so they are carried thus. On the other hand, female foetus needs more protection and therefore, carried higher in the abdomen showing lesser outside.

3.If you experience less of morning sickness, it’s a boy and vice-versa.

However, if you are really interested to know the gender of your baby without these midwifery theories, stick to science. Scientific gender prediction methods are your answer.