BANGKOK, Dec 19 (TNA) — Thailand’s first baby born with in vitro fertilization three decades ago has become a father and his child was naturally born and is healthy.
Staff of Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital announced the complete success with the country’s first man born with IVF. Pawornwit Sisahaburi, 31, who is now an engineer already has his own child born by natural means and the newborn is healthy.
The Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University had monitored the health and education of Mr Pawornwit in the past 31 years. He had a master’s degree in engineering and is considered as a valuable human resource of the country.
About 20,000 children were born with fertility treatment in Thailand. Relevant technologies are considered as essential for the nation because its fertility rate has dropped to 1.5 children per woman. The World Health Organization sets the minimal rate at 2.1 children per woman; otherwise, a country will fast enter into an aging society. Some countries include fertility-related technologies in their incentives for their citizens to have babies.
However, a child protection committee is authorized to approve the application of such technologies as couples with childlessness problems should first change their behaviors. After the changes prove to be fruitless, artificial insemination can be applied.
Today human sperms, eggs and even ovarian tissue can be stored to wait for couples to be ready to have babies. Frozen ovarian tissue can help realize cancer patients’ dream to have biological children. (TNA)
