It’s hardly surprising that poor IVF patients get poor medical care because they often cannot afford to go to a doctor who can provide them with good quality care . They are forced to compromise because of financial reasons, to go to the nearest clinic, or the cheapest one, which is why they often end up being trapped by poor quality clinics which exploit their gullibility, desperation and ignorance , by providing poor quality care . However, beggars can’t be choosers, and poor patients learn to put up with this stoically because they don’t have any other options.
The real tragedy is that even rich IVF patients end up getting extremely poor quality care , even though pay an arm a lag for this privilege ! The reason for this is that many VIPs think of IVF doctors as professionals whose services can be purchased . They depend on their “trusted” family doctor to refer them to the best IVF specialist in India. This often means they end up going to the specialist with the most active PR machinery , or the one who gives the biggest cuts to the referring doctor . The family doctor send these VIP patients to a particular clinic , not because it’s the best , but because it’s got the biggest brand , because they have bought this by spending the most money . These doctors usually have a great bedside manner , a skill they have honed by dealing with very rich patients , because they specialize in making them feel special !
These patients feel very comfortable and comforted that they are in the right hands, while the reality is that often these doctors are so busy investing in public relations and maximizing their revenue , that they often don’t have time to actually provide any hands on care to their patients. They will often cut corners , because their patients don’t know any better ! The tragedy is that rich patients will often take pride in their ignorance , even though they are highly educated, because they feel that once they are taking treatment from “ the best doctor in the country “ and paying him whatever fees he demands, they don’t need to worry about the medical nitty-gritty, because that’s the doctor’s job, and they are paying him to do it well !
They feel they don’t need to worry about what the doctor is going to do , and are happy to blindly follow the medical advice dispensed to them. They feel the doctor will automatically do his best for me , because he is the best doctor , and since I am a VIP .
Unfortunately, the bitter truth is that the interests of doctors and patients is not always aligned, and many doctors use these patients as guinea pigs, to do unproven tests and treatments, because these are the “latest “ ( and also the most expensive !)
Many doctors take shortcuts in order to maximize their success rates ( such as using donor eggs, or advising surrogacy to patients who don’t need it). The treatment their offer many not be medically appropriate , but most of these rich patients never get to know any better , because they have never bothered to invest any time or energy in finding out the truth for themselves , because they are happy to pay money to getting things done for them !
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