Risks and side effects of test tube babies in the United States
IVF technology is a very common assisted reproductive technology in the United States. It is a valuable choice for couples who cannot conceive naturally. However, there are some noticeable risks and side effects during IVF. This article will elaborate on it from four aspects: physical risk, psychological pressure, economic burden and ethical issues.
physical risk
In the process of IVF, women need to receive a series of hormone injections and surgical procedures to promote the development and collection of eggs. These hormone injections may cause some side effects, such as abdominal distension, headache, mood fluctuations, etc. In addition, there are some potential risks in the operation, such as infection and bleeding. Although these risks are usually low, they still need attention.
In addition, embryo transfer in the process of IVF also has certain risks. It may lead to multiple pregnancy and increase the health risks of both mother and baby. Multiple pregnancy causes stress on the body of pregnant women and increases the risk of complications such as premature delivery and low birth weight. At the same time, for babies with multiple births, they may face higher growth and development problems.
In addition, there are certain risks in cryopreservation of embryos during IVF. Long term embryo freezing may lead to a decline in the quality of frozen embryos, thus affecting the implantation ability of embryos. In addition, transplant failures are common, and women may need to try many times to get pregnant successfully.
Psychological pressure
IVF not only has certain risks to health, but also brings certain psychological burdens to couples. The IVF process requires couples to go through a series of examinations, operations and hormone therapy, which may affect the couple's mood and increase anxiety and tension. If they fail repeatedly in the process of trying, the couple may feel frustrated, depressed and inferiority complex. Therefore, psychological support and counseling are very important in IVF.
financial burden
The process of IVF not only has certain risks to physical and mental health, but also brings huge economic burden. The whole process includes examination, treatment and surgery, and the cost is relatively high. According to different hospitals and regions in the United States, the cost of IVF may range from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Moreover, due to the limited probability of IVF success, couples may need to experience multiple attempts to further increase the financial burden.
In addition, in the United States, the insurance coverage of IVF is limited, and many expenses need to be borne by patients themselves. This makes IVF only the choice of a few economically capable couples. For low - and middle-income families, the economic burden may become one of the biggest challenges they face.
ethical issues
The development of IVF technology has triggered a series of ethical discussions. On the one hand, some people worry about the moral and religious contradictions between the IVF process and the natural way of pregnancy. On the other hand, the ethical problems caused by multiple pregnancy have also attracted much attention, such as the moral and legal issues of selective fetal reduction and multiple pregnancy management.
In addition, the technological progress of IVF also led to the discussion of designing babies. Some people worry about whether the embryo gene screening and gene editing technology in the process of IVF will cause a series of ethical problems, including selective breeding, human cloning, etc.
Summary
Test tube baby is an advanced assisted reproductive technology in the United States, but it also has certain risks and side effects. Physical risks include the risk of hormone injection and surgical procedures, as well as the risk of multiple pregnancy caused by embryo transfer. Psychological pressure mainly comes from anxiety and tension during examination, operation and treatment. The economic burden includes high expenses and the limitation of insurance reimbursement scope. Ethical issues involve moral and religious contradictions, multiple pregnancy management and the design of infants. When deciding to carry out IVF, couples need to consider these risks and side effects comprehensively and make a wise choice.
