Doctors who are entrepreneurs and have their own IVF clinics can earn more than Rs 2 lakh a month. A superspecialist in a government hospital can earn upwards of Rs 50,000 a month; and someone in a private hospital can earn upwards of Rs 1 lakh a month .

9am: Walk into office, check appointments, check on staff
10am: Receptionist buzzes in first patient. 
2.30pm: See patients again, do some counselling
5.30pm: Finish managerial work, which includes supervising
6pm: Supervise the work of the embryologist in the IVF lab
7pm: Leave office

• Good at handling IVF, other procedures, able to carefully manage egg-collection and preservation techniques
• A desire to keep yourself updated with the latest advancements related to fertility treatment
• Great communication skills to help the couple understand everything about the treatment
• Good counselling skills as breaking the news to a woman that she can’t have children can be one of the toughest of tasks
• Ability to put in long working hours. At times, you work without any breaks for hours together

• You create life
• You bring hope and happiness to people who can’t have children
• Often, breaking the news a woman can’t get pregnant can be difficult
• If you are running a clinic, you get to make a lot of money
• Long working hours
• The joy you bring to people’s life can never be compared to anything else
• You need to keep yourself abreast of the latest advancements in the field

You have to take up science in Class 12 and then take the medical entrance conducted by CBSE, or entrance exams of other colleges/universities. Then, you need a postgraduate MD degree in obstetrics and gynaecology and a specialisation in infertility treatment. To work in this field an in-depth knowledge of the subject along with training in specialised techniques is required. Along with the theoretical and practical knowledge working as a fertility specialist requires immense patience and dedication.

You can do a training programme from:

•  UK (Oxford University) 
•  USA (Jones Institute)
•  Australia (Melbourne University and Monash University )