Asia's IVF boom
, June 13, 2013
A nurse works on a micromanipulator machine (used for fertilization) at Fortis Bloom Fertility and IVF Centre inside the Fortis hospital at Mohali in the northern Indian state of Punjab on June 13. A looming crisis in Asia as women delay giving birth, leading to low fertility rates that have dire implications for economic growth, is opening huge opportunities for the fast-growing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) industry. India is currently dominated by Fortis Bloom Fertility and IVF Centre, part of the country's No.2 hospital chain Fortis Healthcare. - Reuters/Ajay Verma