The Department of Reproductive Medicine & Surgery (RMS), previously known as Manipal Assisted Reproduction Center (MARC) has been offering a wide range of treatment programs for subfertile couples seeking assisted conception. It is backed by the experience of expert doctors and scientists who have taken specialized training abroad and have been working with subfertility problems since 1990. The pioneering technological improvements make the department one of the most advanced centers for the treatment of infertility in India.

The centre has a fully equipped andrology laboratory for male subfertility evaluation and semen banking for short-term and long-term storage. Embryology laboratory with all modern facilities including micromanipulation and laser hatching is another highlight of the center. Advanced techniques like oocyte pickup, ovarian cryopreservation, laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgeries is done. 

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·        Induction of Ovulation

·        Ultrasound & Doppler

·        Transvaginal Sonographic Procedures

·        Intra Uterine Insemination

·        In Vitro Fertilization with Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET)

·        Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

·        Laser assisted hatching

·        Vasal, Epididymal & Testicular Sperm Extraction (MESA/TESA)

·        Embryo and Semen Banking

·        Computer Aided Sperm Analysis (CASA)

·        Sperm DNA damage evaluation

·        Oncofertility

·        Laparoscopic & Hysteroscopic procedures

·        Comprehensive Male Infertility Evaluation and Treatment

·        Male Reproductive Laboratory

·        Donor Egg, Donor Sperm & Surrogacy

·        Blastocyst culture

·        Intracytoplasmic Morphologically Selected Sperm Injection (IMSI)

·        Time lapse imaging of embryos

·        Fertility preservation (ovarian & testicular tissue cryopreservation)

Assisted Reproductive Techniques

Intrauterine insemination

Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a simple, less invasive technique in which the husband or donor sperm is placed in the womb using a catheter. IUI is indicated for the treatment of low sperm count or unexplained infertility.

In vitro fertilization with Embryo Transfer

In Vitro Fertilisation with Embryo Transfer (IVF) is a procedure that involves retrieving the eggs from the wife after sufficient medication to stimulate the ovaries to develop many follicles. The eggs are fertilized in the dish using husband’s sperm.

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is used to treat couples who previously had failure in achieving conception due to the male partner’s extremely low number of normal sperm or with unexplained infertility.

Third party reproduction - Donor Eggs, Donor Sperm and Surrogacy

For women experiencing failure of their ovarian function and women over age of 40 with poor quality eggs, the use of donated eggs from another woman may be the best option to achieve conception. Our semen bank provides donor sperm for use in IUI and IVF when the husband has no sperm or if he has any genetic disorders.

Laser Assisted Hatching

It is a process to assist the embryos to break the zona pellucida (ZP) using laser in order to attach to the womb to increase the chance of pregnancy. 

The department focusses on research programmes for improving the quality of management of sub-fertile couples. Research works on animal models are being carried out and this is one of the IVF centers in the country associated with a university medical college.

List of ongoing projects:

List of completed projects:

1. Shaiesta Amreen, Pratap Kumar, Priyanka Gupta, Pragna Rao. Evaluation of oxidative stress and severity of endometriosis. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. January – March 2019 ;12(1);40-46.

2. Shubhashree Uppangala, Gail Fernandes, Sujith Raj Salian, Pratap Kumar, Riccardo Talevi, Guruprasad Kalthur, Satish Kumar Adiga. Reduced ovarian response to controlled ovarian stimulation is associated with increased oxidative stress in the follicular environment. Reproductive Biology; 20(3);September 2020:402-407.

3. Ansha Patel, PSVN Sharma, Pratap Kumar. “Application of Mindfulness-Based Psychological interventions in Infertility”. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. January-March 2020;13(1);1-21.

4. Spoorthy Venkatesh, Anjali M, Akhila Vasudeva, Pratap Kumar. “Sliding sign and gel sonovaginography: A sneak peek prior to laparoscopy in patients with endometriosis”.  Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. May 2020;13(1);26-30.

5. Ansha Patel, PSVN Sharma, Pratap Kumar. Psychiatric disorders in Women seeking fertility treatments: A clinical investigation in India. International Journal of Fertility and Sterility. April - June 2020;14(1);68-71.

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Email: rms.kmc@manipal.edu

Phone number: +91 (0)820-2922162 / 2922027