It has been reported that the latest fertility solutions clinic has opened in Kenya ressurecting hope for those struggling to obtain the expressionless joy of holding one’s little one in hands for the first time or even second.
The Fertility Point, an IVF (In-Vitro fertilisation) State-Of-The-Art Centre affiliated to NMC Healthcare, the largest private healthcare company in the United Arab Emirates, that has 42 fertility centres worldwide, has become a reference point for many couples with reproductive issues since it was opened in Nairobi about five months ago.
“In a population like Kenya, infertility among couples runs to about 20 percent, which is the global average for developing countries. Many factors contribute to infertility in males and females, which include lifestyles, like smoking and alcohol, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, stress levels, genetic predisposition, infections, age, and others. Technology is now available to handle nearly all of them, even the most hopeless cases now stand a chance.”, Dr. Sarita Sukhija, the Senior IVF Consultant and Fertility Specialist at the clinic.
Another of the latest technologies employed at the clinic is Laser Hatching. Dr. Sukhija explains the method is used when an artificially inseminated embryo, already implanted on the wall of the uterus, fails to hatch. A laser is guided to prick the thick layer of the embryo to make it hatch and start growing.
We have already done it Kenya to about 10 couples with great success,” says Dr Sukhija.
Also done for the first time in Kenya to enhance chances of assisted conception modern technology known as Time Lapse or Embryo-Scope.
Another service is genetic screening of both male and female reproductive cells and removal of material that can cause harm to the growing embryo.
The clinic also offers freezing of reproductive cells – sperm, ova or embryo – for various reasons as a couple may desire.