Simplifying IVF, Egg Freezing & Surrogacy with Dr. Manika Khanna | Karishma Mehta | Ep 55

“It was the middle of the night when my phone rang — ‘We need you at the hospital.’ It is said that life and death situations often become turning points. For me it was just life — watching the mother I was treating plead, ‘I’ve waited a long time to become a mother… please help me,’ I found my purpose. There were so many women who couldn’t become mothers naturally; I wanted to help them. That’s how I decided to get trained as an IVF specialist. It was the beginning of a whole new chapter. As a gynecologist, I had brought many babies into this world. But as an IVF doctor, I got to hold the hands of nervous parents, watch them jump excitedly seeing that positive pregnancy test, and help 25000+ women become mothers. But most importantly, I got to ensure that motherhood is not a privilege for a select few… but a miracle that it’s supposed to be.” Dr. Manika, the founder of Gaudium IVF clinics… lovingly called, ‘mother of miracles’ graced our show to shed light on all things IVF, egg-freezing, infertility and its causes, and stigma around assisted reproduction. So if you are considering egg-freezing, don’t know how egg freezing works, or just want to understand IVF, this episode is just for you. We also spoke about: . Infertility and its causes . Process of IVF . Egg freezing . Right time to freeze eggs . Process of egg freezing . Surrogacy . Bursting myths #ivf #eggfreezing #surrogacy TIMESTAMPS: 00:00- Precap 02:06- Introducing Dr. Manika Khanna 02:34- Welcoming Dr. Manika 03:36- An overview on rising infertility 05:16- Causes of infertility in men and women 06:58- External factors that cause infertility 11:04- Egg-freezing 12:58- Ideal time to freeze eggs 14:20- IVF Cycles 17:56- The process of IVF 19:18- How many injections are needed for IVF? 22:40- What does the success rate of IVF depend on? 24:47- The process of IVF 25:51- Ovaries size before and after injection 26:30- What women must take care of during the process 28:10- Basic checkers before going in for blood work 29:06- When is a second IVF cycle recommended? 30:24- How much does IVF cost? 32:10- The process of fertilizing the egg 35:02- How much time does implantation take? 35:21- How much does implantation cost? 35:46- Does IVF only result in multiple pregnancies? 38:34- Surrogacy 41:16- Do all Bollywood actresses opt for surrogacy? 42:36- What happens to the remainder eggs? 44:07- How are remainder eggs destroyed? 44:32- A miraculous IVF case 50:17: AskTheExpert 54:39: Busting myths 58:59- Advice to couples planning a baby 59:49- Thank you 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥!