THE FIRST
EMBRYOSCOPE BABY
Mrs. Geetha (Name changed) aged 31 years, had
been married for 6 years and had been unable to conceive since. There had been
mounting pressure from parents, in-laws and other family members to have their
first child. This was putting a lot of strain on Geetha (Name changed) and her husband and
they were getting desperate to have a baby.
That was when they came to the
Gunasheela In-Vitro Fertility Center / Gunasheela Surgical & Maternity
Hospital, a part of Gunasheela Hospital.
The couple was investigated
thoroughly and it was seen that there were problems in both the partners. They opted
for IVF / ICSI technique (Invitro fertilization / Intracytoplasmic Sperm
Injection) technique; but were unsuccessful in the first attempt. Then Dr. Devika Gunasheela, Managing Director of Gunasheela Hospitals, decided to use
the Embryoscope.
The Embryoscope is an advanced
incubator with a time-lapse system. This is a brand new advancement in the
world of IVF and is presently available in IVF clinics in 18 countries. It is
cleared for clinical use in Europe and in the USA
This incubator allows the
embryo to be observed minute by minute with from the point when in-vitro
fertilization takes place to the moment when it is transferred into the uterus.
It is based on conventional incubators used presently in embryology labs. However
it has an image–capture system that allows an enormous amount of information to
be obtained for every embryo. This information until now could not be recorded.
The information is obtained in a non-invasive manner as it avoids taking out
the embryo out of the incubator environment. Continuous image capture of every
embryo is recorded as a video, allowing embryos to be monitored fully. All
details that emerge during development are obtained. It is especially in
couples who had recurrent IVF failures.
Geetha (Name changed) and her husband readily
agreed as this technique increases the chances of conception by about 8- 12%.
Conception happened in May 2012
and the pregnancy course was uneventful. All parameters were regularly
monitored, and the Doppler Scan and Anomaly scan were normal. The Embryoscope provided a record in pictures
and videos of the very beginning of the future baby’s life. This gave the
doctors and parents reassurance of the embryo’s health. This technique allowed
embryo cell division to be viewed on a monitor in real time, capturing moments
from the beginning of life. The entire process was free from any complications
and stress.
Presently Geetha (Name changed) has reached
term and has now delivered healthy twin babies – a boy and a girl, weighing 2.6
& 2.3kgs respectively on 1st of February 2013, at 9.33 &
9.34 am. The mother and babies are in
the pink of health, and we, at Gunasheela Hospitals, wish them a bright future
and happy future.
As far as our knowledge goes,
these are the “First Embryoscope Babies
in South India”.
For more information, contact:
GUNASHEELA : Basavangudi (Bangalore):
No. 1, Dewan Madhava Road, Opp. M. N. Krishna Rao Park, Basavanagudi, Bangalore - 560 004
GUNASHEELA : Koramangala (Bangalore):
No.365, Sulochana Building, 1st Cross Rd, 3rd Block, Sarjapura Main Road, Koamangala, Bangalore - 560 034
GUNASHEELA : Assisted Reproduction Centre Pvt Ltd., (Mysore)
No 440, Vishwamanava Double Road, A & B Block, Kuvempunagar, Mysore - 570 023
+91 70222 71000
+91 80 4646 2626
ask@gunasheela.com
www.gunasheela.co.in
