Swati Deshpande | The Times of India | 13 July 2012 The law governing assisted, or third-party, reproduction in India needs a vital shot in the arm. Experts say the time for a comprehensive new law has come, given that there are about 500 fertility treatment clinics across the country,… Continue reading
Sudha Umashankar | The Hindu | 16 October 2011 We all started off as embryos in our mothers’ wombs. But, for the young ones of hundreds of sub-fertile couples taking the ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies) route to parenthood, life begins in a petri dish, under the watchful eyes of an… Continue reading
The Times of India | 8 December 2008 In 1954, Bala Ram, a resident of Alewa village in Jind district of Haryana, brought home a bride. After 10 years of a childless marriage, Ram married his wife’s younger sister in the hope of having kids. However, the joys of parenthood… Continue reading
Denise Grady | The New York Times | 17 November 2008 Infants conceived with techniques commonly used in fertility clinics are two to four times more likely to have certain birth defects than are infants conceived naturally, a new study has found. The findings applied to single births only, not… Continue reading
Jaya Shroff Bhalla | Hindustan Times, New Delhi | 11 Nov 2008 In A first for a government hospital in the Capital, a set of twins was born through the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) method on Monday. The girl and the boy were born at 8:30 a.m. in the paediatrics ward… Continue reading
C. H. Unnikrishnan | Live Mint | 24 September 2008 Mumbai: After months of delay, legislation designed to regulate the growing number of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics and protect childless couples from exploitation by unscrupulous operators is set to be introduced in Parliament. The Assisted Reproductive Technologies, or ART, (Regulation) Bill… Continue reading
The Times of India | PTI | 21 Apr 2008 Melbourne: Researchers in Australia have developed a new technique which they claim could double pregnancy rates for couples undertaking certain types of fertility treatments. In fact, the research team at the University of Adelaide has devised a new formula to significantly… Continue reading
Special Correspondent | The Hindu | 23 November 2007 CHENNAI: Social Welfare Minister Poongothai Aladi Aruna has appealed to doctors to adhere to the guidelines of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) while treating patients with infertility problems. Unveiling a plaque to mark the inauguration of the Lifeline Institute… Continue reading
