On July 25, 1978, around 11:30 pm, a crowd gathered outside the Manchester District Hospital in England. In this crowd were doctors and journalists, not patients and their families.
The news came from the labor room that a girl was born. Everyone jumped for joy. The next day, the headlines of newspapers around the world were – ‘Birth of the world’s first test tube baby.
Since then, this day i.e. July 25 is celebrated as World Embryology Day. It was a great achievement in the world of medicine and science. This amazing achievement was done by gynecologist Patrick Steptoe and scientist Robert Edwards. He got this success after 282 failures in 10 years. The girl’s name was Louise Brown.
There was a day and today more than 500,000 test tubes are produced every year. According to the World Health Organization, by 2018, more than 8 million test tube babies have been born in the world. This trend is increasing rapidly.
Science has given countless people the joy of becoming parents, for whom it was not possible due to natural limitations. What is important to note here is that our habits and bad lifestyle are largely responsible for declining fertility rates across the globe.
In recent times, the use of IVF to give birth has increased significantly due to fertility problems. The rapid growth of IVF business is due to our bad lifestyle, poor diet, lack of physical activity and addiction to alcohol and cigarettes. Apart from this, awareness is also a big reason. Earlier, people did not know about the treatment for infertility.
Earlier it was said that giving birth through IVF was against tradition and religion. With time people are becoming more aware and they are coming forward for treatment. There are various causes of infertility in both men and women. If there is a problem of infertility in both men and women, it is not possible to have a child naturally. In such a situation, IVF technology should be resorted to.
According to a report by Allied Market Research, by 2023, the global IVF services market was valued at Rs 2.56 lakh crore. By the year 2033, it is estimated to increase to Rs 6.4 lakh crore.
This means that this business will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.3 percent during this period. The report also mentions several reasons behind the rise in the business of IVF services, due to which infertility is increasing among people.
There are various causes of infertility in both men and women. If there is a problem of infertility in both men and women, it is not possible to have a child naturally. In such cases, IVF technology is resorted to.
Discussion about this post