Shark Tank India’s Namita Thapar Opens About Her 2 IVF Failures And Taboo Related To Infertility
Here's what she said!
It is often or less that we know some hidden details about a popular personality’s struggles. And opening up about her personal journey to pregnancy, Shark Tank Season 2 fame–Namita Thapar, recalled her second attempt at conceiving a child, and how many failed attempts led her to take the IVF route.
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During a recent episode, Sharks welcomed pitchers Vikram Rajput, Chandan Prasad, and Sohan Sahu from Subhag HealthTech. The product in conversation was an interesting IUI home kit, that allows infertile couples to take the test at home. While the product was built to make the procedure much easier, the three entrepreneurs also openly spoke about the taboo attached to infertility and the unwanted shame that couples go through. This conversation, instantly reminded Namita of her personal journey with IVF, as she gathered the courage to open up about it.
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Narrating her personal struggles, Thapar mentioned that she gave birth to her first child at the age of 28, however after a few years, while conceiving her second child, she faced a lot of troubles. Followed by this, she sought help from IVF and went through an elaborate procedure, wherein she was given 25 injections. She also expressed how the 2 failed IVF procedures took a toll on her physical and emotional health. She later made peace with it, since she already had a child, but would always wonder about parents who find their last hope in such treatments.
Talking about her journey, Thapar admitted to keeping the struggles to herself, due to the taboo attached to it, where in people suggest you to “keep your legs up or cross them.” Soon after 10 years, she courageously spoke about this experience in her book and now during a Shark Tank episode. Although the IVF treatments did not help, Namita was able to conceive naturally.
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Being open about the journey, she also instantly gave an offer to the pitchers, alongside her fellow Shark–Vineeta. The entrepreneurs said yes to Namita, and took home her deal of Rs 20 crores for 1% equity and Rs 30 lakhs debt at 10% equity.
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