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Couple celebrates 'precious' arrival of twins after 17 years of infertility

Dubai - Dr Zakwan Khrait, reproductive medicine and infertility specialist at MCFC, said he pinned hopes for the couple as he had handled a similar case at his clinic in Syria a while ago.

Correct diagnosis, sufficient and right information, followed by best treatment led a 41-year-old dejected woman, M.M, to get a pair of twins after struggling with infertility for almost 17 years.
She visited Medcare Fertility Clinic (MCFC) after having failed to get pregnant naturally. The couple had even tried Intrauterine insemination (IUI) - a fertility treatment that involves placing sperm inside a woman's uterus to facilitate fertilisation - several times but to no avail. After years of struggling at various IVF clinics, she was supported by the Medcare management to undergo treatment at MCFC under the care of Dr Zakwan Khrait.
Dr Zakwan Khrait, reproductive medicine and infertility specialist at MCFC, said: "The couple approached me with low expectations because they had been trying to conceive naturally for 17 years and had even tried several IUIs in the past, but were unsuccessful. Yet, they had hopes that IVF may work."
The patient was diagnosed with primary infertility due to mixed factors (male and female). They had over 17 years of infertility with advanced maternal age. However, Dr Khrait said he pinned hopes for the couple as he had handled a similar case at his clinic in Syria a while ago. "Though that patient was younger, I was hopeful because I believed that given the proper stimulation protocol, I felt there were chances she could get pregnant, though the success rate will be low due to age."
She could not get pregnant with the simple assisted reproductive technology (ART) techniques due to both female and male factors and advanced maternal age. She was advised to go through only IVF, but for personal financial reasons, she could not do it. Fortunately, being a staff in Medcare, she was given support from the management to do it.
"I was told I needed to act quickly and should not waste time but the high cost of this procedure was the only hindrance for us. The Medcare management took care of my expenses and supported me," said M.M.
The procedure she went through was IVF/ICSI, which took about a month and M.M responded well to the stimulation medications. Her first try of IVF treatment at Medcare was successful and upon her request, three embryos were transferred, which resulted in a twin pregnancy. She has recently delivered a beautiful set of twins - a baby boy (Yehia) and a girl (Aliya) - at MCFC.
"With the amazing support from Dr Zakwan and the whole team, my decision to go to Medcare Fertility clinic has been totally rewarded. I particularly appreciate the fact that the doctor gave sufficient information and did not give me any false hopes. I was informed of how difficult my treatment will be and how low success rate I have. But with God's will and with all the support and positive attitude of the people in MCFC, I am now starting a new life with my two beautiful angels," M.M told Khaleej Times. 
"The doctors and nurses made the IVF, which could have been a stressful process, easy and smooth. Both the doctors and nurses were always available to answer all my queries and doubts," she added. 
Dr Khrait, on the other hand, said he considered the case a miracle as MM was able to conceive with her very first IVF cycle at MCFC after long infertility period together with the advanced maternal age.
saman@khaleejtimes.com