Myomectomy Surgery in India is fast emerging as a viable option for women from across the world held by the exorbitant cost of surgery and the long waiting periods in their native countries.

According to NIH Health Disparities Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2004-2008 Volume II, uterine fibroids affect 20-40 percent of women in the child bearing age. Uterine fibroids occur two to three times more recurrently in African-American women than in Caucasians. However, the presence of fibroids indicates removal only if there is pain, pressure, abnormal bleeding, or any interference with reproduction.

India offers a unique combination of state-of-the-art hospitals, well qualified surgeon, caring nursing staff and all amenities to make the stay as pleasant as possible. Myomectomy surgery in India costs a fraction of its value in the first world countries.

As per estimates of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), medical tourism industry in India is expected to reach $ 2 billion by 2012.

What is Myomectomy?

Myomectomy refers to the surgical removal of uterine fibroids such that the uterus remains intact and the woman retains her reproductive potential. Larger fibroids require an abdominal incision while smaller ones can be removed by laparoscopy alone.

Procedure

• The procedure is carried out under general anesthesia though sometimes spinal or epidural anesthesia may be used.
• In laparoscopic myomectomy, the surgeon makes a tiny incision under the naval through which a laparoscope and the requisite instruments are inserted.
• As the size of the incision is small, the recovery time and consequent hospital stay is also shortened.
• Infection, bleeding, and weakening of the uterine wall are some of the risks involved with the surgery.
• According to a study by Yoshino, Nishii, Osuga, Asada, Okuda, Orisaka, Hori, Fujiwara, Hayashi published in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology on November 8, 2011, myomectomy helps increase pregnancy rates and diminish aberrant uterine peristalsis.

Myomectomy in India – Highlights

• Dcotors in India undergo years of rigorous training and specialization before they can perform surgery.
• Many of the surgeons are affiliated to a number of national and international organizations and keep their knowledge completely up to date.
• Also, the country has over 10 JCI accredited and over 70 NABH accredited hospitals spread across the major cities of the country.
• Accreditation from renowned bodies ensures a high standard of medical care, that too at reduced cost.
• Cost effective Laparoscopic Myomectomy in India results in savings of as much as 60-70 percent even after the accommodation and airfare have been taking into consideration.
• The large number of operating rooms and surgeons ensures that there is negligible waiting period for scheduling any surgery in India.

Cost of Myomectomy in India – Fill in the quote form on the right for further information.

Traveling in India

Medical tourists heading to India for myomectomy surgery must keep the following points in mind:

• The advent of the low cost airlines has made traveling to India both easy and convenient.
• International airports are present in all the major cities in the country like Delhi, Bombay, Chennai, etc.
• The Indian currency is the “Rupee” available in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000. It is prudent to carry a certain amount of money in small denominations with oneself.
• Hindi is one of the most widely spoken languages in the country. A few common phrases and their translation is given below :
“Namaste” – Hello
“Mera naam hai” – My name is
“Kitne paise hue” – How much money do I owe you?
“Khana” – Food
“Pani” – Water

Myomectomy Surgery in India – Some Tips

Myomectomy in India is a relatively simple procedure, yet medical tourists must take the following precautions to ensure that their trip is pleasant and uneventful:

• Medical tourists must keep their belongings carefully especially while visiting crowded areas like markets, bus stops.
• It is prudent to keep away from street food and to only drink bottled water during the stay.
• One must carry a mosquito repellent cream at all times as a precaution.
• Tourists must avoid venturing out by themselves at night and always rent taxis from a reliable and traceable source.
Myomectomy surgery in India is an option worth pondering over by those looking for low cost alternatives outside their home countries and Medical Tourism Corporation helps iron out all the little details and ensures that patients have a detailed itinerary chalked out prior to their arrival in the country.

The human female is born with about a million eggs and this number does not increase. With age, there is a dip in female fertility.

Egg donation or oocyte donation makes it possible for those women to get pregnant who cannot do so with their own eggs. Older women most often opt for this method of fertility treatment. Attempts to conceive with donor egg IVF have a high rate of success.

What Exactly is Donor Egg IVF?
Donor egg IVF is a fertility treatment or Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) in which the egg from a donor is subjected to IVF. That is, the egg from the donor is mixed with the sperm from the biological father in the laboratory. If embryos are produced, they are grown in a lab dish and then transferred to the recipient’s uterus. If this results in a pregnancy, the baby thus born will have genetic linkage to the donor of the egg.

Who Qualifies to Receive an Egg?
The criteria for women to qualify to receive eggs are:

• Early menopause
• Abnormal ovarian reserve
• Previous failures to conceive with IVF
• Very low egg quality
• Genetic disease
• Ovaries unresponsive to stimulation
• Over the age of 39

The Egg Donation Process
Couples sometimes choose a known donor. Else, it is an anonymous donor. The donor is screened for any diseases like HIV, chlamydia, hepatitis, toxicology testing and other diseases and also certain genetic predispositions. The donor is usually young, not more than 25 years of age, so that the quality of the eggs is high.

The recipient’s menstrual cycle is synchronized with the donor’s by giving the recipient some hormonal drugs. The male partner of the recipient provides a semen sample on the day eggs are retrieved from the donor. The semen and eggs are then fertilized through the in vitro fertilization process.

Embryo transfer is usually done three days after the eggs were retrieved. Ten days after the embryo transfer, the recipient goes through a blood test to check for pregnancy. (The transfer process involves a speculum which is inserted into the vagina to expose the cervix. The embryo/s is/are suspended in fluid and gently placed through a catheter into the womb. This process is done by monitoring it through ultrasound and is usually painless.)

Advantages of Donor Egg IVF
The advantages of donor egg IVF are simply its high chances of success. In fact, donor egg IVF has  a much higher success rate when compared to IVF with non-donor. It is the age of the egg that seems to matter more than the womb in which it is planted. By receiving the egg, the recipient replicates in her body the donor’s fertility condition.

Risks of Donor Egg IVF
The recipient stands the risk of contracting a transmittable disease. Though the donor is screened for HIV, such testing may not show anything if the donor has contracted HIV very recently.

Also, with donor egg IVF, there is the chance of multiple births if too many embryos are transferred. Twin births often happen in this method.

Donor Egg IVF in India
India has the advanced infrastructure and qualified fertility specialists required for donor egg IVF treatment. It’s the low cost of donor egg IVF in India that has made it a favorite with couples looking to have babies. India’s medical tourism industry is growing by leaps and bounds because of the quality medical care it offers at unbelievable prices.

Please do keep in mind that donor eggs available in India are only of Indian ethnicity. But people from overseas visiting India for surrogacy or egg donor IVF can always bring an egg donor with them from their country of origin.

Donor egg IVF in India has brought sunshine into the homes of many a childless couple. So go ahead and get some sunshine for yourself!

Related links:

• Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
• India Surrogacy

Surrogate mothers in India cost considerably lower (about, a fourth of what they would cost in the United States). The cost of surrogacy in the United States is approximately $50,000 to $100,000.

Surrogacy in India has fewer legal hassles and a Government organization – Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has set national guidelines to regulate it. Unlike many countries where surrogacy is banned or has many restrictions, India’s laws allow the surrogate mother to sign away her rights to the baby as soon as the baby is delivered.

Surrogacy is a God-sent option for women having trouble conceiving. The procedure uses IVF technology, except for the fact that the embryo is planted in the uterus of a surrogate mother, who can successfully carry the pregnancy to term.

Approximate Surrogacy Cycle Cost at a reputed hospital in India is about US $ 22 to 35k. It includes

This does not include the cost of IVF / ICSI. IVF cost in India is about US $ 2,000. ICSI cost in India is about US $ 2,500. FYI, in India even more cheaper surrogacy options are available, but not advisable, due to potential higher medical quality issues.

Additionally, what works in favor of India, unlike some developing countries, is the availability of advanced health care facilities and doctors who speak English. Surrogacy in India is about a half a billion dollar business.

Remuneration is not the only reason for easy availability of Surrogate mothers in India, there is also a heartfelt desire to help others with the joys of parenthood and is an accepted practice in many communities there.

Surrogacy Procedure
The first step is to decide on the best the kind of surrogacy . There two types of surrogacy – genetic and gestational.

In detail, in case of gestational surrogacy, the donor is prepared by administering follicle stimulating (hormonal) medications to stimulate the production of eggs. This procedure takes about 4-6 weeks. These medications cause more than one egg to mature and they will be retrieved before they are released. These retrieved eggs are then fertilized by the sperm in a Petri dish in an incubator.

When the fertilized eggs reach the four to ten cell stage of development; they are called embryos and are ready to be placed in the womb of the surrogate, which is simultaneously prepared to receive the embryo so that it could be carried to term.

Not all eggs which are retrieved get fertilized and not all of the fertilized eggs are used in the current IVF cycle. Some of the embryos are cryopreserved for future IVF procedures.

We at Medical Tourism Corporation will be glad to facilitate your needs related to Surrogate mothers in India. Fill out an estimate request for for more information on your needs related to surrogacy in India.

Surrogacy Resources:

Low Cost Surrogacy in India

Infertility Resources