45% males in India suffer from infertility, say docs Mohammed Baleegh

Ahead of the World IVF Day, city-based doctors have said that 45% males in India suffer from infertility.
Sedentary lifestyle and increased screen-time are among the major causes of infertility. Speaking of infertility and the IVF procedure, Dr Jyoti C Budi, Medical Director at Ferty9 said, “Compared to earlier the male infertility has increased from 20 % to 45 %. I attribute this to a sedentary lifestyle due to the availability of gadgets. Nowadays sitting is like smoking if people sit at a place for 7-8 hours somewhere it will lead to obesity and decrease in sperm count. “
She further said, “Many a times the reasons for low sperm count may be alcohol and smoking. If they stop smoking there could be a reversal,  the process of spermatogenesis takes 84 days for sperms to form and in a couple of months the sperm count would increase. In case of infections, there is specific course of tablets. “
Speaking of the success rate of the IVF procedure and reasons for infertility in women, Dr Parinaz Parhar, Regional Medical Head of Oasis Fertility said, “The average success rate of the IVF procedure is around 50-60 % it is also dependent on the age of the female and the type of treatment they are opting for. The causes for infertility in women are varied, some women may suffer from infertility due to ovulation which means they have issues releasing eggs every month and this is most commonly due to a hormonal imbalance or Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD). “
Shedding light on the side effects of IVF, the doctor said, “As per the Assistive Reproductive Technology (ART) Act in India, the legal age for going through ART is 50 years for women and 55 years for men. It was drafted considering the health of the future child, since the couple should be in a position to take care of the child. There are different types of IVF, in the first case the couple would use their own egg and sperm. In case the quality of egg or the sperm is poor they opt for donor egg or sperm. In other cases, both the egg and the sperm are of a third party hence it is an adopted embryo. If the female wants to use her own egg, she should be less than 40 years, the embryos must be screened before transfer.”