Ashish TanwarOverview Operative hysteroscopy is used to correct the abnormality found in diagnostic hysteroscopy. If an abnormality is detected in diagnostic hysteroscopy, an operative hysteroscopy is performed at the same time. There is no need of second surgery. To perform the operative hysteroscopy, small surgical instruments are inserted via hysteroscope to correct the present abnormality. It … Read more
For a kidney transplant, a kidney is transferred from either a living or a deceased donor to an individual suffering from end-stage renal disease. Tremendous time and effort are spent in matching the donor kidney with the patient’s tissue group to avoid complications and organ rejection post-surgery. As a new (foreign) organ is introduced into the … Read more
During another hectic day in the OPD at Sunrise Hospital, a lady with a visibly protruding belly walked in. At first, she appeared to be pregnant and due for delivery soon. She was breathing with great difficulty, and any effort made it worse, due to her protruding belly. As she got comfortable in the chair, … Read more
ICSI is one of the newly developed successful techniques to treat male infertility. ICSI or Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection is an artificial fertilisation procedure used during In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment to help a woman conceive. The procedure In ICSI, one, healthy sperm is selected and is directly injected into a healthy, female egg. The embryo (fertilised egg) … Read more
Overview Infertility is a growing concern affecting almost 1 in every 6 couples. Infertility includes both the inability to conceive or get pregnant, and/or to carry a pregnancy to term. Surrogacy is a legal alternative to pregnancy. What is Surrogacy? Surrogacy is a type of assisted reproductive technique (ART) wherein a woman offers to carry … Read more
Studies have found that there are numerous health benefits associated with gastric bypass surgery. Most patients report considerable weight loss, which helps patients to have an improved quality of life and control or resolution of various obesity-associated problems like diabetes, blood pressure, and sleeps apnea. However, it is very important for the patient to follow … Read more
Gall bladder stone formation is a serious condition that most of us are usually unaware of because of its lack of symptoms in the early stages. Most of us realise that a gall bladder stone exists only when there are symptoms like severe abdominal colic, nausea, vomiting, etc. The function of the gallbladder is to store bile for … Read more
Embryo donation is a variant of advanced fertility therapies which enable infertile couples to conceive. Frozen embryos have been thawed and used for many years to achieve successful pregnancies. In fact, often donor embryos have been more successful than donor sperms and eggs in a mature pregnancy. Embryo donation is performed under strict guidelines and … Read more
Gastric bypass surgery When all measures fail; diets, exercise, and prayers, gastric bypass surgery is the ultimate measure that is used to control weight. There are two main ways that the stomach is surgically operated upon to reduce the amount of food you can eat and absorb- Surgically limiting the total size of the stomach … Read more
In vitro fertilisation enables women who cannot produce a healthy ovum (egg) and male couples to enjoy parenthood. The eggs can be obtained from a willing donor. The donated eggs are used at a later date for various in vitro fertilisation (IVF) techniques. The Egg donor cycle is a process during egg donation wherein the … Read more