Risks and side effects of IVF
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a method of combining sperm and egg, cultivating fertilized eggs in the laboratory, and transplanting healthy embryos into women's uterus. Although IVF technology provides a promising way for infertile couples, it also has some potential risks and side effects.
1. Physical and psychological risks
Drug treatment used in IVF may cause dramatic fluctuations in female hormone levels, resulting in emotional fluctuations, anxiety, depression and other psychological problems. In addition, IVF may increase the risk of pregnancy complications such as premature delivery, low birth weight and multiple pregnancy. Multiple pregnancy brings additional risks to the health of both infants and mothers, including premature delivery, developmental problems, etc. Moreover, embryo transfer during IVF may also lead to abortion.
Test tube babies also bring a certain amount of pressure to the relationship between husband and wife. The long and troublesome treatment process may increase the communication and emotional burden between couples, and even lead to an increased risk of marital breakdown.
2. Risk of in vitro fertilization
In vitro fertilization (IVF) in IVF may lead to some complications. For example, the process of egg retrieval may cause abdominal pain, internal bleeding, infection and other problems. At the same time, the ectopic cyst used during egg retrieval may cause ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), vomiting, abdominal distention, palpitations and other symptoms, which may endanger life in serious cases.
In addition, there are risks in IVF process that depend on medical technology and operating experience. Improper operation may lead to problems such as decreased fertilization rate, embryo damage or omission, and affect the success rate of the results.
3. Risk of genetic information
IVF technology may bring some risks related to genetic information. First of all, embryo screening and genetic diagnosis in the process of IVF may cause ethical and moral disputes. Secondly, IVF may be related to genetic diseases of reproductive material donors, such as carrier status of genetic diseases or chromosome abnormalities.
In addition, chromosome abnormalities, gene mutations and other problems may occur during the culture of artificially manipulated embryos, increasing the risk of genetic diseases after birth. Although the current technology is quite mature and the risk of genetic diseases can be reduced through embryo screening, there are still potential risks that cannot be ignored.
4. Economic and social pressure
IVF technology often requires huge economic investment for infertile couples, including medical costs, drug costs, auxiliary technology costs, etc. Among them, additional costs such as insulin resistance treatment and embryo cryopreservation make IVF technology an unbearable burden for many infertile couples.
In addition, IVF babies need to go to the hospital constantly for treatment, which has a great impact on the work and social life of couples. Periodic hormone injections, frequent examinations and operations will lead to a decline in the quality of life and increase the pressure on couples in work and social life.
summary
Although IVF technology has played a positive role in solving the problem of infertility, we cannot ignore some risks and side effects. IVF may face physiological and psychological risks, risks of IVF, risks of genetic information, and economic and social pressures. For couples preparing for IVF, it is necessary to fully understand and assess these risks under the guidance of doctors, and make psychological and economic preparations.
