Confusion.

- I have been married for 8 years, but I am still deprived of child happiness. A medical examination revealed that my husband did not have sperm in his semen, which made me unable to conceive.

Question: I have been married for 3 years. It has been 3 years since my marriage, but I am still deprived of children. A medical examination revealed that my husband did not have sperm in his semen, which made me unable to conceive. The doctor advised us to adopt the baby or adopt the test tube baby method.

My husband wants to adopt the test tube baby method, but I have many doubts. Is it true that a baby born with a test tube baby method is at risk of mental and physical disorders? I have heard that after 2-3 years the mental and physical development of such children stops. Their bones become weak and crooked. Give the right advice.

A Woman (Mumbai)

Answer: The fact is that if your ability to conceive is normal, then you do not need to take the help of test tube baby method. If your husband does not have sperm in his semen and you have the necessary qualities to become a mother. It is advisable to consult a specialist in a good infertility center for further treatment.

In this situation, if the husband and wife agree, artificial insemination of a woman can be done in the laboratory with the semen of a stranger. Technically this is called artificial donor insemination but both of you need to have psychological counseling before choosing this option. Take this step only when you both agree and understand each side of the technique.

The abnormalities you have discussed with the baby are genetic disorders, of course, but have nothing to do with the test tube baby system. The risk of developing it is only when the disease is genetically hidden in the mother's ovaries or in the father's sperm.

If you adopt a method with positive thinking and stay under the supervision of a doctor from the beginning, there is no reason why your child will not be born healthy and normal. You can both consider me free on the proposal of adopting a child.

Question: I am 6 years old. My uterus has moved downwards, which the doctor has described as prolapse of the uterus. His advice is that I should have a hysterectomy, but I have heard that a woman becomes weak after a hysterectomy. Secondly, I am also afraid that my husband will not know how to take me after this operation. What is your advice?

A woman (Ahmedabad)

Answer: If you have completed your family and in your case prolapse of the uterus has reached the degree that surgery is required to cure it, then hysterectomy is the best solution.

This operation will affect you so much that you will stop menstruating. It will not have any adverse effect on your health, nor will it cause any physical problem or hindrance.

Problems like impotence are on a psychological level, it has nothing to do with removal of the uterus.

The removal of the uterus does not have any adverse effect on the sex-life and the domestic life remains the same as before. Yes, the ability to be a mother must end.

Question: Is packaged baby food more powerful than breast milk? My Nand has only recently become a mother. He always has a dream that if his son eats packed baby food, he will become stronger. As far as I know there is nothing better than breast milk for a newborn baby. Give the right advice?

Single mother (Valsad)

Answer: Your information is absolutely correct. Breast milk is a million times better than baby food. It is a clean and complete diet. It contains all the essential nutrients, which is nature's best boon. It is full of immunity.

Drinking it protects the child from many infectious diseases. Breast-fed babies have a much lower-than-average rate of developing allergies, diabetes, lymphoma, bronchial asthma, and certain heart diseases.

Breastfeeding also increases the child's sense of psychological security. It has psychological benefits for both the baby and the mother. You tell your Nand about all this and help him choose the right way to get rid of the lure of packaged baby food.

-Anita