Turning dreams of a baby into reality

Many couples experience fertility problems. Sometimes, having a child does not always happen as easily as expected. Unfortunately for many people, conceiving can be difficult.

Samitivej Sriracha Hospital in collaboration with Superior Assisted Reproduction Technology (A.R.T) from Sydney, Australia offers excellence in clinical expertise and state-of-the-art technology for fertility treatments to couples who are having fertility problems.

Since the first IVF baby over 29 years ago, assisted reproductive technology has been greatly enhanced, leading to better outcomes for couples desiring children. Present technology includes IVF or in vitro fertilization, a method of assisted reproduction where fertilization of a woman’s eggs is done outside of her body. The sperm provided by the male partner is afterwards mixed with eggs that have been aspirated from the woman’s ovaries. After a few days, one or more fertilized eggs are then transferred to the woman’s uterus (womb), with the hope that pregnancy will occur. This procedure has helped hundreds of couples to conceive and have healthy babies.

In addition to this, embryo testing for diagnosis of any genetic disorders before putting it back into the womb is also possible. This technique is called PGD or Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis. This involves the genetic testing of embryos created through IVF for harmful, heritable genetic conditions known to be present in the family of the couple seeking treatment. It allows couples previously at risk of producing a child with a genetic disorder to select the best quality embryo without a genetic disease for transfer.

Through the use of superior facilities and techniques Samitivej Sriracha Hospital offers fertility treatments that are customized to fit the individual patient and maximize her chances of pregnancy. These are treatments that help infertile couples not only conceive, but also help those who carry a mutation for single gene disorders such as beta thalassemia to have a healthy baby. Couples, who have an existing child with a variety of disorders, can select an embryo which is a HLA (Human leukocyte antigen) match to the child with the disorder. After the birth of the new baby, cord blood can be donated for stem-cell extraction to aid in the treatment of the baby’s elder sister or brother.

At Samitivej Hospital in Sriracha, one hour South of Bangkok, patients are treated with compassion and understanding as we work with couples to fulfill their dreams of building a family. These treatments will benefit not only couples with infertility problems but also couples requiring gender selection for medical reasons. These would also greatly benefit patients who have experienced repeated miscarriages or couples carrying a genetic disorder. Samitivej has now enabled couples to choose from a wide range of state-of-the art fertility techniques that would help patients turn their dreams of a baby into reality.