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Hi friends.
I have been under treatment for Unexplained infertility. I am now going to Dr. Geetha HariPriya of Prashant Hospital in Chennai.
I conceived in my 4th cycle with her treatment (naturally), but unfortunately has an ectopic pregnancy, so miscarried it. Am now again going to her. Am very happy with her treatment. I have heard lot of IVF success stories in the hospital. Though the place is crowded, results seem to be good. Just wanted to recommend this place to people who dont know. You need to have lots of patience as the waiting time is huge. But for this, it is a good place.
All the best.

Thanks for your comment so which doctor you will suggest in Chennai? How long you stayed? How much you spend? please advice.

Hi! Sakthi
Can you let me kno if not Dr Kamala selvaraj then whoelse is reliable in chennai.

Having tried all the self positioned / self proclaimed reputed IVF clinics in Chennai ...and as a result of all my research and information gathering, i would like to conclude with my strong recommendation towards Apollo Hospital.

While looking for info on IVF clinics online I came across GG Hospital and Prashant Hospital . I wasted weeks in these clinics which also resulted in a lot of stress until I was referred to Dr Sarath at Apollo Chennai.

I am writing all of this in detail only to ensure that none of you go through what i have been through and endure the stress due to the incompetent and unprofessional approach meted out by many prior to the consultation with Apollo chennai.

Dr Sarat and his team were indeed very helpfuland i had a good experience during the ICSI process conducted at Apollo Chennai. I was never made to feel any kind of stress or inconvenience by Dr. Sharat and his able team . The good part is that he consulrts all patients himself thus avoiding unpleasantries dealing with junior staff and different people each day.

Dr. Sarath supervises the patients and their progress personally thus ensuring that each patient is made very comfortable with the ongoing procedure which is not the case with all the other clinics in Chennai rendering similar services.

Prior to Apollo I had visited the GG Hospital and my experience was terrible...it turned out to be worse than any government hospital operated the famous Dr Kamala Ganesan who didnt bear a close resemblance of being an assistant / compounder leave alone being a doctor of such repute...the place was filthy and to add on to your agony, you are also made to wait for 6 hours to just meet her and her juniors .And her charges are quite high compared to the facilities / service provided.Just that the poor uneducated patients from villages may not be aware of the choices available and are exploited accordingly.

I would never recommend anyone to visit this particular place even if this is the last place on this planet. I was standing here for 6 hours scared to sit or touch anything and get some infection. There seems to have no system in place at all given that some patients were made to lie on beds which still carried fresh stains of blood on them.

The next place I visited was Prashant Hospital run by Dr Geetha Haripriya . Her pretence is that she is over worked and still does a favor by seeing patients at 11 pm etc - just an unwanted hype the way you look at it Again you have to wait for atleast 3 hours and then Dr Geetha sees a new patient for less than 5 minutes and seems more interested in the revenues that could be generated by writing a series of tests ,even though you have previous results ..

She was clearly noticed giving her cell number to NRI patients and her staff also forces you to write the profession and annual income etc which is very uncanny and seemingly done with an aim to earn more out of NRI patients.

I also went to MMM to meet Dr Thangam. Again i encountered a weird system and even a simple visit takes a minimum 2 hours and again you are subjected to Junior Doctors. The doctor is very reputed and was indeed very professional and had a very friendly approach but I dont think she does the IVF treatment herself due to her age. There are other doctors who do it and its not comforting to consult one doctor and have the procedures done by other doctors. Also by the time you get past the reception and then the nurses to see the doctor a minimum of 2 hours had passed .

Upon speaking to some patients they also mentioned that after you start treatment also its the same experience. Though I liked Dr Thangam, I did not prefer the hospital system and the confusion it generated.

The whole process of IVF is so mentally stressful that you need a place where you dont have to wait endlessly everyday for a month and then deal with different doctors everyday . Its really important to trust your doctor and be comfortable in the hospital environment .

Also the place has to be clean and hygienic so you are relaxed .

I even went to Bombay and Delhi to meet other doctors in Fertility clinics and found a place in Bombay which was good.

Then as last resort I went to Apollo and confirmed an appointment the same day, there was no waiting period and met Dr Sarath and within 5 minutes I was convinced about his credibility. I am currently undergoing treatment at the Apollo as i pen this mail down.

Hence, i conclude with best wishes to one and all who wish to undergo the IVF treatment and hope the above lines do prove useful in your search.

hi shakthi,
can u tell me ur story where u got it done. because i also had my laproscopic done and all other test done. so i dont want to get it done again as mine is unexplained infertility. so please tell me ur story

Hi Sakthi,
We are planning to go to Chennai for IVF. After reading your comments, me and my wife are having second thoughts about going to G.G.Hospital. If not G.G, where did you go? Can you recommend us one?