Infertility Treatments in Chennai

Infertility in today’s day and age is an ever increasing problem with the changes happening in our society such as later age of marriage and child bearing after settling in career, unhealthy eating habits, obesity, smoking to name just a few.

Infertility is also largely a societal problem in a country like India where the whole family, relatives and family friends get involved and in most cases instead of giving support, confuse the couple with their experience based advice on treatment which all ends up only adding to the mental stress which they are already going through.

We have to remember that each couple is unique and try to understand the root cause behind the delay in getting pregnant by first and foremost getting a detailed history and doing a proper examination. Only after this step does the part of investigating them with relevant tests have a role.

Once we reach a likely diagnosis we have to formulate a plan of management in accordance with the couple's wishes which gives them a sense of control and hope which is very essential to get faster results. Infertility should not be approached by a doctor in a hurry, by just giving empirical prescriptions as this is seldom satisfying to the couple.

At kanna we practice what we preach and each couple who walks is first assessed with an exhaustive history, review of previous investigations and treatment records before they even see the consultant.

Fertility Program

Data from studies suggests that fertility in women peaks between the ages of 20 and 24; decreases relatively little till approximately age 30 to 32 and then declines progressively, more rapidly after age 40.

This in part perhaps explains the curiosity that despite our nation well on the way to being the world’s most populous one, the rates of infertility also have shown a consistent rise over the past decade or so.

Indian women also, in line with the global trend seem to be getting married at later and later ages and also postpone the start of their families as they do not want to put their careers on hold, there has been boom in the infertility sector of late and we see infertility centres mushrooming all over the country.

Infertility or sub fertility as I prefer to call it is a social evil in our country where women are supposed to get pregnant immediately after marriage and in most cases where there is a delay the woman is inevitably blamed, she is ostracised and there is gradual erosion in her self-esteem, self-respect and hope.

Our USP lies in looking at each couple in a wholesome manner knowing that each may have uniquely different problems, requirements and support.

We do not prescribe to the motto one size fits all, most of these couples have been going from one doctor to the other with gradually diminishing hope and it is essential to talk to them, make them understand their problems in a manner which they can understand, give them realistic success rates for various procedures and last but not the least bolster their spirits by outlining the positives also.