Eminent gynecologists of the city participated in a workshop organised by the Dehradun Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, here on Friday.The Director of SCI healthcare New Delhi, Dr Shivani Gour was the invited speaker on the occasion. In her address she said that there are many misconceptions in the society about surrogacy. She said that almost 5 percent of total infertility cases in India can be treated by surrogacy- child birth by implanting the fertilized egg in the womb of surrogate mother-. She said that at present there are no Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) banks and Agencies which recruit surrogate mothers in Dehradun. While in Delhi which gets surrogacy patients from all over the country and also a sizeable number of international childless couples who have failed fertility treatment in their own country, there are many ART banks which assist the childless couple in finding women who offer their wombs.
The President of the society and head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mahant Indresh Hospital, Dr Vinita Gupta said that majority of cases of infertility in Dehradun are attributed to infections like tuberculosis which damage the womb or medical conditions which make pregnancy unsafe in the couple. She said the purpose of the workshop was to keep our society abreast of the latest developments in the field of infertility and also to clarify some misconceptions around surrogacy.