Physical development of IVF after growing up
IVF is an infant obtained through artificial assisted reproduction technology, which has been intervened and monitored to varying degrees in the embryonic development stage. Therefore, many people worry that IVF babies may face some health problems when they grow up. In fact, research shows that there is no significant difference between IVF and naturally conceived children in terms of physical health. This article will elaborate on the health of IVF grown up from four aspects: genetic impact, infant health, growth and development, and adult health.
Genetic impact
Because IVF is achieved through artificial pregnancy, some people have doubts about whether its genetic genes are normal. However, studies have shown that there is no difference between the genetic genes of IVF and those of naturally conceived children. In fact, the genetic gene of IVF comes from its parents, who usually carry out gene screening and genetic counseling before IVF to ensure the health of the embryo. Therefore, from the perspective of genetics, the health of IVF grown up is similar to that of naturally conceived children.
In addition, in some rare cases of genetic diseases, fertility hospitals will also carry out embryonic genetic diagnosis and screening to avoid the transmission of genetic diseases. Therefore, the birth of IVF babies does not necessarily mean that they will have more risks of genetic diseases.
In general, there is no significant difference in the genetic impact between IVF and naturally conceived children.
Infant health
The health status of IVF in infancy is similar to that of naturally conceived children. They need to accept routine child health care, vaccination, nutrition supplement and other measures during their growth. Fertility hospitals usually carry out regular physical examination and development assessment on IVF babies to ensure their growth and development are in normal range.
Research shows that there is no significant difference in birth weight, height and intellectual development between IVF and naturally conceived children. They can also grow up healthily and participate in normal children's activities.
Therefore, in terms of infant health, there is no significant difference between IVF and naturally conceived children.
Growth and development
The growth and development of IVF is usually similar to that of naturally conceived children. They will experience normal growth stages in childhood, such as tooth growth, height growth and sexual characteristics development.
Although some studies suggest that IVF infants have slight differences in body posture control and motor development in childhood, these differences usually do not have a significant impact on their life function and motor ability. Unless there are specific diseases or genetic problems, IVF can reach the normal growth and development milestone.
In general, in terms of growth and development, IVF babies have similar physical health performance with naturally conceived children after growing up.
Adult health
The health status of IVF infants after they grow up to adulthood is also worthy of attention. Research shows that there is no significant difference between the health of IVF in adulthood and that of naturally conceived children. Their height, BMI and reproductive capacity are similar to those of naturally conceived children.
However, it is worth noting that the adult health status of IVF still needs long-term research to evaluate. With the continuous development of colonization technology, people can better understand the reproductive outcomes and long-term health effects of IVF after growing up.
summary
To sum up, there is little difference between the health of IVF and that of naturally conceived children. From genetic influence, infant health, growth and development to adult health, the health status of IVF is similar to that of naturally conceived children. However, due to the relatively novel IVF technology, long-term research is still needed to better understand their growth and long-term impact.
