Which is better, IVF or nature?
With the rapid development and application of IVF technology, many infertile couples can realize their dream of having children. However, compared with the natural breeding of children, IVF has caused a series of ethical and moral problems, and there are certain risks. This article will compare IVF and natural pregnancy from four aspects, and analyze which way is better.
Physical health
First, IVF technology has certain risks to physiological health. During IVF, women need to experience the stimulation of assisted reproductive technology and egg retrieval, which may lead to dramatic changes in hormone levels, thus increasing the risk of pregnancy related complications. In contrast, naturally conceived children are more in line with the natural physiological laws of the human body, and have lower health risks to women and fetuses.
In addition, the culture and selection of embryos during IVF may also affect physiological health. Test tube baby technology usually selects the healthiest embryo for transfer and discards the unhealthy embryo. However, such selective transplantation may lead to the inheritance of specific genes and increase the risk of some genetic diseases. While the natural breeding of children is through the natural reproductive process, which does not involve artificial selection and intervention, and the genetic risk is low.
In conclusion, from the perspective of physical health, it is safer and more reliable to conceive children naturally.
Psychological influence
There are also psychological differences between IVF and naturally conceived children. IVF technology often requires couples to go through a series of medical examinations and treatment processes, which will have a certain impact on the psychological pressure and emotional relationship between couples. In most cases, the natural breeding of children is a natural choice and experience, and the emotional relationship between husband and wife is closer.
In addition, the success rate of IVF is relatively low, and every cycle of IVF process may face the risk of failure, which also challenges the psychological endurance of couples. Although the process of natural pregnancy may fail, most healthy couples can conceive and bear naturally, so it is easier to accept psychologically.
In general, the psychological impact of naturally conceived children on couples is more positive and healthy.
Ethical and moral issues
IVF technology has caused a series of ethical and moral problems. The first is the problem of embryo selection and abandonment. In IVF technology, healthy embryos are often selected for transplantation, while unhealthy embryos are abandoned. This involves the choice and determination of life, which leads people to think about the origin of life and ethics.
The second is the commercialization of IVF technology. The promotion and application of IVF technology are mostly related to commercial interests, making some bad businesses and institutions stir up trouble, and even involving the illegal sale of embryos. This has seriously violated the rights and interests of embryos and the bottom line of human ethics.
To sum up, IVF technology has a series of ethical and moral problems, and naturally conceived children are more in line with ethical and moral norms.
Medical resources and expenses
IVF technology usually needs the support of medical equipment and professional doctors, so it needs to consume a lot of medical resources. The promotion and use of IVF technology may lead to problems such as uneven distribution of medical resources and hospital queuing, affecting the medical rights of other patients.
In contrast, the natural pregnancy of children does not require additional medical resources and costs, which reduces the burden of the medical system and enables medical resources to better serve other patients.
summary
In conclusion, IVF and naturally conceived children have some advantages and disadvantages respectively. From the aspects of physical health, psychological impact, ethical and moral issues, medical resources and costs, it is more advantageous and desirable to conceive children naturally. However, the situation of each husband and wife is different, and the most suitable way should be decided by both husband and wife according to the actual situation and the doctor's advice.
