New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Many health insurance and maternity plans in India now offer IVF coverage as an add-on or under specific conditions, usually requiring a minimum sum insured, a waiting period, sub-limits on IVF expenses and restrictions on the number of treatment cycles

There's been an increase in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment in India due to factors such as rising infertility rates, growing disposable incomes, wider awareness about IVF and progress in IVF technology. Assisted reproductive technology refers to the medical procedures used to treat infertility.

IVF is one of the most common forms of fertility treatment. The process starts with getting eggs from a woman's ovaries, fertilizing them with sperms in a lab and the...