Right now in Lagos, Dr Abayomi Ajayi is somebody who everyone is going to as regards the conception of the fruit of the womb. He is making waves in Nigeria based on what he is doing. Over the years, he has brought succor and hope to reproductively challenged couples. And because of that, people gravitate towards him.
His fertility centre known as Nordica Centre has become one of Nigeria’s leading centers for world class assisted reproductive services. His core competence is infertility management. Their services are world class, as they have direct access to research findings from The Institute of Human Reproduction, Sybion, Fruebjerguel, Denmark and also with doctors and technicians at The Fertility Unit of Herlev University of Copenhagen. This keeps them abreast of the latest development in the field of Assisted Reproduction.
One will be amazed how people come from far and near to his fertility clinic in Yaba and Victoria Island both based in Lagos for assistance. Last year, he also opened another branch in Asaba to attend to couples in that jurisdiction. He has the passion of making the facility readily available to everyone, which was actually why he opened the Asaba centre last year November. All his 3 centers offer a comprehensive list of assisted conception therapy amongst which is comprehensive gynecological assessment, timed intercourse, ovulation induction and cycle monitoring, artificial insemination, including donor insemination, amongst others.
And with the increasing cases of infertility amongst married couples in Nigeria and its capacity to disrupt domestic harmony, the Nordica Fertility Centre could not have come at a better time.
According to Dr Ajayi, statistics reveals that one in every four or five married couples are infertile, adding that in Nigeria over 40-45% of all consultations in gynecological clinics are infertility related. And IVF has provided succor for couples who have lost hope of conception. It is a solution for a lot of couples that have lost hope of getting children. Some even now go home with twins and triplets.
According to him, “IVF is a solution to many infertility problem or challenges. For the fact that the success rate is not 100 per cent does not mean it does not work. It works. The percentage is between 25 and 30 percent. And I think that’s a good one because what does nature even offer us? Nature gives us about 18-20 per cent. So if nature gives you 18-20 percent and IVF gives you 25-30 per cent that means it is a good one. And it has put smiles on the faces of so many couples; it has brought joy to many homes.
IVF has come a long way in Nigeria. And it is getting better by the day.And what makes the story interesting is the fact that more Nigerians are beginning to embrace this conception technique despite the high cost that it entails. The price ranges between N650, 000 to N2, 000,000. This is because of the compensation to be made for either the sperm or egg donor, the medical bills and all the other expenses. But a lot of people don’t even mind these days as some see it as a better alternative to adoption since the baby is going to still have their gene.
According to what was gathered, most people who undergo this procedure are always very rich because of its cost implication. A lot of comfortable and average couples are also not losing out, most of the time, what they do is to actually take up a saving plan for a couple of years to enable them actualize their dream.
And for Dr Ajayi, it has been a success story in just 5 years as people are really getting the results. The clinic has produced over 400 babies. Couple of months back, he even had a birthday ceremony for the first baby ever from the centre to prove to the world that it’s not just about the noise or the glamour but what they do at the centre is real. The boy, Julian marked his 5th year birthday in the company of his parents, Nordica team and family. Also a lot of couples, who have benefited from the IVF procedures through the centre, were present for the celebration with their babies. No doubt, Dr Ajayi has become a remarkable force in that terrain.
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