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Gandhi Hospital Reports First Free IVF Baby as Telangana Scales Public Fertility Care

The case highlights a state program offering no-cost or subsidized infertility care that has logged 190 positive outcomes through January.

Overview

  • A 30-year-old woman delivered a baby girl by C-section on February 7 after IVF at Gandhi Hospital, with both mother and newborn doing well following brief NICU monitoring.
  • The patient, Shruthi from Alwal, sought care at the hospital in February 2025 after multiple failed IUIs in private clinics, and IVF was initiated on May 2, 2025.
  • Hospital doctors said the entire IVF cycle was provided free of cost, whereas private clinics typically charge about Rs 6 lakh per cycle.
  • Since late 2024, Gandhi Hospital and MGMH Petlaburj have recorded 27,372 outpatient visits and achieved 190 positive infertility outcomes across ovulation induction, IUI and IVF.
  • Through January 2026, the two centres conducted 97 IVF stimulation cycles leading to 100 ovum pickups, 48 embryo transfers and 12 IVF-positive cases.