Punjab registers 28�cline in fertility: Dr Manika Khanna

Ludhiana, March 28, 2014: Infertility problems have been a major concern in India lately especially after the recent report by World Bank which had reported 17 percent decline in fertility rates in India from the year 2000.  Although the decline in fertility rate has been quite high worldwide in the last 10 years but the maximum decline of 28 percent has been noticed in the state of Punjab in India. Experts attribute environmental factors and lifestyle changes for increasing problem of infertility. This was disclosed by Dr Manika Khanna, Director, Gaudium IVF Ludhiana, here today.
To better serve the women who are trying to conceive in Punjab, Gaudium IVF, the leading infertility centre of Delhi announced the launch of its state of art facility in Ludhiana. The centre equipped with most comprehensive and cutting edge fertility services is the first most modern IVF centre available in Punjab.
Dr Manika Khanna said, “We have been serving couples from across the country including Punjab and always felt the need to extend the services to the neighbourhood of our visiting patients. Till now Gaudium has delivered more than 3000 babies from various parts of the country and it is our social responsibility to make such facilities available in cities like Ludhiana.”  
36.9 lakh is the estimated population of Punjab which is infertile and that needs proper attention and medical intervention so as to prevent life crisis with invisible losses and other consequences pertaining to psychological and social aspects of the people.
Earlier it was only urban areas which were most affected with infertility but recent reports highlight the rising trend of infertility in smaller cities and rural areas. People today are widely exposed to chemicals and environmental pollutants which affect the sperm quality and quantity both. The sperm quality in males has drastically decreased in last decade which can be blamed to environmental factors, changes in life and work style like exposure to temperature, pollution etc. Smoking, drinking, stress and late marriage are other factors which lead to decline in fertility.
Gaudium IVF is the name of trust, experience, advance techniques and success. It is now the most successful and advanced IVF institute of Delhi NCR. The Founder of Gaudium IVF, Dr Manika Khanna is been awarded with ‘Delhi Ratan’ Award given by the President of India, Mrs Pratibha Patil in 2009. Gaudium has achieved more than 4000 pregnancies in last 4 years.
Gaudium IVF has branches in South Delhi, East Delhi, North Delhi and Srinagar. Gaudium has been recognized as the Best IVF Institute of India 2012 by the IVF India Magazine. It was also awarded the Best brand in IVF Surrogacy by the Brands Academy 2012. Gaudium specialises in IVF, IUI, ICSI, Embryo Freezing, Egg Freezing, Egg Donation, Donor Insemination, PESA/TESA and Surrogacy.