Injury of IVF to the body
IVF is a kind of assisted reproductive technology, which enables couples who cannot conceive in a natural way to achieve their reproductive aspirations through in vitro fertilization. Although IVF technology has made great progress in the medical field and helped many couples to successfully welcome the newborn, there are also some potential health risks and physical injuries.
1. Physical and psychological pressure
In the process of IVF, women need to receive a series of hormone treatments, including ovulation and endometrial thickening, to promote the production of multiple eggs in the ovary. These hormone treatments can lead to physical discomfort, mood swings, and sleep problems. In addition, the process of obtaining eggs by surgery and embryo implantation also brings physical discomfort and pain. These physical and psychological pressures may have a negative impact on the physical and mental health of couples.
In addition, for couples who have experienced multiple failures in IVF, they may face persistent disappointment and depression, doubt their own fertility, and may fall into anxiety and depression. These psychological pressures may have a long-term impact on their personal and family life.
2. Risk of multiple pregnancy
In order to increase the success rate of IVF transplantation, doctors usually implant multiple embryos into the mother. However, multiple pregnancy will bring a series of health risks. For example, multiple pregnancies may increase the risk of premature delivery, low birth weight, and childbirth. At the same time, the implantation of multiple embryos will also increase the possibility of pregnant women suffering from complications such as gestational diabetes and hypertension.
In addition, multiple pregnancy also poses challenges to the health and development of individual embryos. Multiple embryos share the maternal nutrition and oxygen resources, which is likely to lead to unbalanced fetal development, and the growth of one or more embryos is limited.
3. Gene abnormalities and congenital defects
Although IVF technology can help couples with reproductive problems to have a successful birth, compared with natural pregnancy, the genetic risk of IVF is slightly increased. Due to the possibility of artificial manipulation, gene abnormalities may occur during embryo transfer. In addition, babies born by couples with abnormal genes or genetic diseases through IVF technology are also at risk of suffering from the same genetic diseases.
In addition, some studies have shown that IVF may be more prone to congenital defects than naturally conceived infants. Although these findings are inconsistent, we should be aware of the association between IVF and congenital defects.
4. Long term health impact
Although there are not enough long-term studies to determine the long-term health impact of IVF on individuals, some preliminary studies indicate that IVF may face some risks of chronic diseases. For example, studies have found that test tube babies are more likely to suffer from health problems such as asthma, obesity and hypertension.
In addition, IVF infants may be more prone to cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome and other diseases related to weight and lifestyle. The reasons for these long-term health effects are not completely clear, which may be related to hormonal treatment during IVF, embryo transfer environment and other factors.
summary
The development of IVF technology provides hope for couples who cannot conceive naturally, but it is also accompanied by some potential health risks and physical injuries. Physiological and psychological pressure, risk of multiple pregnancy, genetic abnormalities and congenital defects, and long-term health effects are all problems that IVF may face. However, for those couples who aspire to become parents but cannot conceive naturally, they usually choose to accept this assisted reproductive technology. Although there are some risks, they hope to realize their reproductive dreams.
