Potential risks of IVF
With the development of medical technology, IVF has become one of the important ways for infertile couples to achieve fertility. However, compared with natural pregnancy, IVF has some potential risks in some aspects. Before accepting IVF technology, couples need to understand and consider these risks. The following will elaborate on the potential risks of IVF from four aspects: genetic problems, multiple pregnancy, low weight infants and psychological stress.
Genetic problems
IVF technology can avoid the transmission of some genetic diseases by controlling the genes of embryos, but it cannot eliminate the risk of genetic problems. First of all, due to manual operation, chromosome abnormalities may occur in IVF embryos, such as Down's syndrome. Secondly, due to factors such as the location and timing of embryo transfer, the chromosome structure of the embryo may be abnormal, which may lead to genetic problems. In addition, IVF technology cannot avoid and solve all genetic problems, and some gene mutations and rare diseases may still be passed on to future generations.
In addition, the selection of candidate embryos in IVF also brings some potential risks. When genetic testing and screening of embryos are carried out, problems such as embryo development stagnation, embryo damage or embryo abortion may occur.
Multiple pregnancy
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is usually used to transfer multiple embryos into women's uterus after IVF to increase the success rate. However, it also increases the risk of multiple pregnancy. Multiple pregnancy may bring a series of complications and health problems. First of all, multiple pregnancy has a heavy burden on women's body, which is easy to cause pregnancy hypertension, macrosomia, placental abruption and other complications. Secondly, multiple pregnancy also has certain risks to the fetus, which can easily lead to premature delivery, low weight infants and other problems. In addition, taking care of multiple babies also brings great pressure to the family.
Low birth weight infants
The birth weight of IVF is generally lower than that of naturally conceived infants. This is mainly due to the hormone therapy used by IVF technology and the influence of external environment. Hormone therapy may lead to maternal weight gain, edema and other side effects, which may have a negative impact on embryonic development. In addition, IVF babies usually need to be born early, which also easily leads to the birth of low weight babies.
Low weight infants are associated with a range of health problems, including dyspnea, increased risk of infection, slow weight gain, and neurodevelopmental problems. Therefore, the parents of IVF need to make relevant preparations and care to ensure that the baby can get the best medical care and care.
Psychological pressure
The process of infertility couples giving birth through IVF technology is often accompanied by huge psychological pressure. This pressure mainly comes from the worry about the technical success rate, the increase of economic burden, the long-term nature and uncertainty of the treatment cycle, etc. The treatment process of IVF requires couples to face a series of examinations, operations and drug treatments, which may cause physical discomfort and emotional fluctuations. In addition, once treatment fails, couples often need to bear the pressure and criticism from society and family.
Therefore, in terms of genetic problems, multiple pregnancy, low weight infants and psychological pressure, IVF technology does have some potential risks. For infertile couples, they need to make full psychological preparation after identifying these risks, and communicate and consult with doctors to make the most suitable decisions.
Summary
The potential risks of IVF mainly involve genetic problems, multiple pregnancy, low weight infants and psychological stress. Manual operation may lead to chromosome abnormalities and structural abnormalities of embryos, thus increasing the risk of genetic problems. Multiple pregnancy may lead to a series of complications and health problems, including increased physical burden on mother and fetus, premature delivery and low weight. The birth weight of IVF infants is generally lower than that of naturally conceived infants, which may lead to health problems associated with low birth weight infants. During the process of infertility couples giving birth through IVF technology, there is often a huge psychological pressure. Therefore, before deciding to carry out IVF, couples should fully understand and consider these potential risks, and actively communicate and consult with doctors to make wise decisions.
