March 10, 2010, 10:42 am
 

The Rotunda-Virk Overseas IVF Patient (RVOIP) Program

Our pregnancy rates are very high, because we can transfer more embryos in difficult patients ( unlike clinics in UK and Australia, where the number of embryos which can be transferred is limited by law). While transferring more embryos does increase the risk of high-order multiple pregnancies, this risk is negligible in difficult patients ( for example, the older women or women with previous failed IVF cycles). In our clinic, we customize the number of embryos we transfer for each patient we treat, rather than just blindly follow a guideline ( which has been laid down for the general population, without considering each individual's specific problem).

Coming to Jalandhar (Punjab) for IVF is extremely easy. Jalandhar is 1hour drive from Amritsar which have a major international air port at Rajasansi. Jalandhar is a 2 hour drive from Chandigarh air port which is linked by air with Delhi. Jalandhar is also linked with Delhi by Rail(5 hours) and road. Your husband can accompany you, or you can hand-carry his frozen sperm in a dry shipper (which you will need to borrow from your local infertility clinic).The clinic is in Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, one of the most posh locality of Jalandhar.

IVF treatment is done on a day-care basis, so you do not need hospitalization at all. We have tied up with a ground logistics company whose team of professional managers works round the clock to make your stay comfortable, facilitating a 'home away from home' experience. Be it receiving you at the airport, overseeing your hospital stay arrangements, hotel bookings, local transport, ticketing and visa support, sightseeing, or just helping you pick a last minute gift for your family back home.You can contact our Travel Manager, Aman Sareen at amansareen@hotmail.com. You only need to make 4 - 6 visits to the clinic during the entire cycle, and after the embryo transfer, you can fly back home. Over 40% our patients come to us from out of Jalandhar; and a 40% of all our patients come from overseas, so we are very experienced in meeting your special needs. To make the process as easy as possible for you, we have developed protocols that allow you to interact easily with us by email at email id
We now have patient referees in all parts of the world and their list is put up at Our patients have been surprised and pleased at the convenience that our system offers them. In fact, many feel that it is easier to be treated at Rotunda-Virk Jalandhar, than to take treatment in their own home city. In addition, taking off 10 to 14 days in a relaxed setting, where you can bond with your partner and with us can only help promote an optimal outcome.

An IVF/ICSI cycle in our clinic costs Rs 50,000-60,000 (cycle fees - inclusive of fees for Ovum pick-up, embryo transfer) follicular monitoring, laboratory works costs another Rs 20,000 plus cost of injections approx. Rs 40,000-60,000 depending on doses required. Laparoscopy and Hystereoscopy costs Rs 25-35 thousand. A Donor Egg cycle costs Rs 170,000 (including payment for the egg donor).

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Why is IVF so much less expensive in India as compared to the US, even though we use exactly the same technology and the same equipment and culture medium as labs in the US do?
The answer is simple -- Indian doctors charge much less than doctors in the US -- and this is why IVF treatment is such a bargain in our clinic. Thus, the cost for a consultation at our clinic is only Rs 500 ( US $ 15) - a fraction of what doctors in the West charge ! Indian doctors, like Indian computer professionals , have proven they are as good as anyone in the world, but because India is still a developing country, they charge much less than their colleagues in the West. There is also much less administrative paperwork, keeping overheads low, allowing us to offer cost-effective services to our patients.

We offer comprehensive services, in a plush locality in a four story state-of-the art building dedicated for Infertility services.

These include:

  • Consultation
  • Diagnostic Workup
  • Diagnostic Laparoscopy
  • Diagnostic Hysteroscopy
  • Semen banking
  • Embryo Cryopreservation
  • Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation
  • IVF
  • Egg and embryo donation
  • ICSI, including PESA and TESA