Risk of IVF
Test tube baby is an important technology of modern medicine, which provides a way for couples who cannot conceive naturally to achieve their fertility aspirations. However, like any medical technology, IVF also has certain risks. The following details the risks of IVF from four aspects: mother's physical risk, infant health risk, psychological pressure and economic burden.
Mother's physical risk
In the process of IVF, mothers need to receive treatment of assisted reproductive technology, including hormone therapy, egg retrieval surgery, etc. These treatments may bring some side effects and risks. First of all, hormone therapy may lead to mother's emotional fluctuations, breast pain, nausea and other uncomfortable symptoms. Secondly, the egg retrieval operation may lead to complications such as abdominal pain, bleeding, infection and so on. In addition, hormone therapy and ovum retrieval surgery may cause some pressure on the mother's ovary and uterus, which may increase the risk of gynecological diseases, such as premature ovarian failure and endometriosis.
In addition, IVF also increases the risk of pregnancy complications for mothers. Because IVF is usually carried out by elderly or infertile couples, these factors themselves will increase the risk of pregnancy complications, such as premature delivery, pregnancy induced hypertension, pregnancy induced diabetes, etc.
Infant health risks
In vitro babies may have chromosomal abnormalities during fertilization, which may lead to abnormal embryonic development, abortion or congenital diseases. The risk of chromosomal abnormalities is relatively high in IVF, and it is much higher in pregnant women over 35 years old than in natural pregnancy. In addition, IVF babies may also have multiple pregnancies, increasing the risk of premature delivery, low birth weight and other complications.
In addition, IVF and other risks in the reproductive process are related to embryo culture. In the process of IVF, embryos will be cultured in the laboratory, which may lead to abnormal embryonic development, implantation failure, embryo death, etc. Therefore, the success rate of IVF is relatively low.
Psychological pressure
The treatment of IVF is often accompanied by great psychological pressure. For some couples, IVF is the only way to achieve their reproductive aspirations, so the whole process is full of expectations and anxiety. If many attempts fail, couples can easily feel frustrated and hopeless. In addition, IVF involves important reproductive choices, and couples need to face the pressure of embryo selection and moral dilemma.
financial burden
IVF is an expensive medical technology, and many people face the problem of financial burden. The expenses of IVF include medical expenses, drug expenses and follow-up postpartum care expenses. For some ordinary families, bearing such economic pressure may cause burden. In addition, the success rate of IVF is relatively low, which may require multiple attempts, further increasing the economic burden.
To sum up, although IVF provides an opportunity for couples who cannot conceive naturally to realize their reproductive aspirations, it also has certain risks. From the four aspects of mother's physical risk, baby's health risk, psychological pressure and economic burden, couples need to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of IVF and make a wise choice.
