What is the impact of three generations of IVF on the health of couples?
With the development of modern medical technology, more and more couples choose to realize their reproductive dreams through three generations of IVF technology. The third generation of IVF refers to combining the eggs and sperm of infertile couples with the third generation of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip, screening the embryos with a small number of gene defects through bioinformatics, and then transplanting these embryos into the female uterus for further development. Although the third-generation IVF technology has achieved success in solving the problem of infertility, it has also had some impact on the health of couples.
1、 Psychological pressure and mood fluctuation
In the process of IVF, couples often face enormous psychological pressure and emotional fluctuations. They are going through a long process of treatment, and need to endure disappointment and frustration again and again. Unsuccessful attempts can lead to negative emotions such as depression, anxiety, stress and even depression. These emotional problems will not only have a negative impact on the couple's mental health, but also may have a certain impact on their physical health.
Psychological pressure and emotional fluctuations may lead to the disorder of the immune system, reduce the immune function, and make couples vulnerable to colds, fatigue and other physiological diseases. In addition, some studies have found that emotional problems can also affect the function of the reproductive system through the neuroendocrine system and autonomic nervous system, thus indirectly affecting the fertility of couples.
2、 Side effects of reproductive system
The third-generation IVF technology requires hormone therapy to promote ovulation and increase ovarian responsiveness. The use of these hormones may lead to some side effects, such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and endometriosis.
OHSS is a serious side effect, which may cause ovarian swelling, abdominal distention, nausea and vomiting. This symptom may require hospital treatment, rest and drug control. Endometriosis is the growth of endometrial cells outside the uterus, often causing pelvic pain and abnormal menstruation, which needs to be treated through surgery.
In addition, hormone therapy may also lead to emotional fluctuations, headache, breast pain and other uncomfortable symptoms, which will also have a certain impact on the health of couples.
3、 Surgical risk
In the process of three generations of IVF, egg retrieval and embryo transfer are required. These operations have certain risks. Ovarian infection, uterine infection and internal bleeding may be caused by ovum retrieval, while embryo transfer may lead to endometrial damage, infection and abdominal infection.
Although these hospitals with rich experience in surgery usually adopt strict preoperative preparation and postoperative nursing measures to reduce risks, the surgery itself still has certain risks. For some couples with other chronic diseases, the risk of surgery may be higher.
4、 Potential genetic risk
The third generation IVF technology is to ensure the health of infants by screening embryos with a small number of genetic defects. However, every human genome is unique, and science has not yet been able to completely predict and screen out every kind of gene defect.
Therefore, three generations of IVF cannot completely eliminate genetic risk. As we all know, there are many potential gene variations in the human genome, which may lead to some genetic diseases or potential health problems. Therefore, even though the babies born through the three generation IVF technology are healthy in some aspects, they may still carry some genetic risks.
summary
Although the third-generation IVF technology has achieved success in solving the problem of infertility, it has also had a certain impact on the health of couples. Couples may face psychological pressure and mood fluctuations. Hormone therapy may lead to side effects. There are certain risks in surgery and potential genetic risks cannot be completely eliminated. Therefore, when choosing the third-generation IVF technology, couples need to fully understand these risks and make decisions under the guidance of doctors.
