Test tube baby: how to improve the success rate
IVF is an assisted reproductive technology that helps couples who cannot conceive naturally due to infertility or other reproductive health problems to achieve their reproductive aspirations through in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. With the continuous progress of technology, the success rate of IVF is also increasing year by year. This article will elaborate on how to improve the success rate of IVF from the following four aspects.
1. Appropriate patient screening and individualized treatment plan
It is the key to improve the success rate to actively screen patients and find a group of patients suitable for IVF. Because the IVF technology is not applicable to all infertile patients, it may not be effective for those patients with serious structural abnormalities of the reproductive system, immune system abnormalities, chromosome aberration and other problems. Choosing the right patients can help doctors develop individualized treatment plans, thus improving the success rate.
Individualized treatment plans include drug treatment plans, embryo culture conditions, embryo transfer time, etc. according to the specific conditions of patients. For example, older women may need higher doses of ovulation promoting drugs to increase the probability of ovarian response; For male patients with poor sperm quality, sperm selection technology can be used to improve sperm quality; For patients with chromosomal abnormalities, embryo gene screening can be carried out to screen embryos without chromosomal abnormalities for transplantation, so as to reduce the risk of abortion and deformity.
In addition, patients who fail repeatedly should be further examined and evaluated to find out potential problem factors, such as immune factors, endometrial abnormalities, etc. In this way, the treatment plan can be adjusted to improve the success rate.
2. Optimize in vitro fertilization and embryo culture technology
In vitro fertilization and embryo culture are the key to the success of IVF. Hospitals can improve the success rate by optimizing these technologies.
First, doctors can use auxiliary technologies, such as ovarian luteal function monitoring, ultrasound guided egg retrieval, etc., to improve the quality and quantity of eggs. Secondly, in the process of in vitro fertilization, careful operation can reduce the damage of eggs and sperm. In addition, hospitals can adopt more advanced embryo culture technologies, such as carrier culture system and continuous culture system, to provide a more stable and suitable embryo culture environment.
In addition, for some special cases, embryo gene screening may be required to screen healthy embryos for transplantation before transplantation, so as to reduce the risk of abortion and deformity.
3. Pay attention to auxiliary technology and comprehensive treatment
In addition to the traditional IVF technology, auxiliary technology and comprehensive treatment can also improve the success rate.
For example, hysteroscopic surgery is performed before the test tube baby cycle to remove polyps, adhesions and other abnormalities in the uterine cavity, and repair the endometrium, so as to improve the probability of embryo implantation.
In addition, for female patients, frozen eggs in assisted reproductive technology can be considered. The frozen egg technology can first take out and freeze the eggs, and then thaw the eggs according to the needs of patients for in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. This can reduce the amount of stimulants used by patients in a single cycle, reduce the impact of hormones on the body, and improve the success rate.
4. Psychological support and healthy lifestyle
The pressure of IVF often brings psychological burden to couples. In order to improve the success rate, hospitals can provide psychological support for patients to help them cope with emotional fluctuations, anxiety and stress.
In addition, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is also crucial to improving the success rate of IVF. The living habits such as reasonable diet, moderate exercise, smoking cessation and alcohol restriction will help to improve the physical condition and improve the ability to conceive.
summary
The success rate of IVF depends on many factors. Appropriate patient screening and individualized treatment scheme, optimization of in vitro fertilization and embryo culture technology, attention to auxiliary technology and comprehensive treatment, provision of psychological support and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle are the keys to improve the success rate. With the continuous development of medical technology, it is believed that the success rate of IVF will be greatly improved in the future.
