Problems caused by IVF to patients
As an important means of assisted reproductive medicine, IVF technology has brought fertility hope to many infertile patients. However, there are also some problems and challenges in the process of IVF, which will be described in detail from four aspects below.
Physical and psychological stress
In the process of IVF, patients need to receive a series of assisted reproductive technology operations and drug treatment, including egg retrieval, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. The drug treatment may cause hormone changes, resulting in mood fluctuations, headache, breast pain and other discomfort; A longer treatment process will increase the psychological pressure of patients, and anxiety and worry will also affect the emotional state and quality of life of patients.
In addition, physical examination, blood collection, egg retrieval and other operations during IVF may cause some physical discomfort to patients, such as abdominal pain, abdominal distension, muscle soreness, etc. For some patients, these physiological troubles will also increase their burden and pressure.
financial burden
The implementation of IVF technology requires a lot of medical resources and high costs. Patients need to pay a series of medical expenses, including hospital diagnosis and assisted reproductive technology operation costs, drug costs, laboratory examination costs, etc. For patients with weak economic ability, such economic burden may increase their psychological pressure and distress.
At the same time, IVF technology is not a one-time treatment can be successful, patients may need to try many times to be successful in pregnancy. This further increases the economic burden of patients. If many attempts fail to achieve results, patients may have to face economic and physiological difficulties.
Pressure on marriage and family relations
The problem of infertility has caused certain pressure on the marriage and family relationship of couples. The implementation of IVF technology may require a series of treatment and examination by both the husband and wife, and this process may extend the time and increase the burden between the husband and wife. The discomfort and side effects of drug treatment and surgical operation may also make the relationship between husband and wife become tense and discordant.
In addition, the failure of IVF technology may also have a negative impact on the relationship between husband and wife. Couples may accuse each other, resulting in conflicts. For long-term infertile couples, their relationship may be further tested after many failed attempts.
Moral and social pressure
In society, IVF technology has also caused disputes and doubts on morality and ethics. Some people worry that the intervention of IVF technology in human reproductive process may lead to a series of moral and social problems. Patients face criticism and doubt from their families, relatives and friends and the society, which makes them more troubled.
In addition, the success rate of IVF technology is not high, especially for older patients or patients with other health problems. This will also have a further impact on the psychological and social pressure of patients, who may feel unable to realize their desire to have children, resulting in feelings of inferiority and loss.
Summary
As an assisted reproductive technology, IVF has brought some problems to patients. From the four aspects of physical and psychological pressure, economic burden, marriage and family relationship pressure, as well as moral and social pressure, the troubles in IVF process are mainly reflected in the psychological and physiological pressure, the increase of economic burden, the tension between husband and wife, and social doubts. In order to alleviate the problems of patients, hospitals and society should strengthen psychological and economic support for patients, provide better medical services and assisted reproductive technology operations, and strengthen the norms of relevant laws and ethics to create a better reproductive environment for patients.
