The Influence of IVF on Social Psychology
The emergence of IVF technology has brought fertility hope to many infertile couples. However, IVF has also caused a series of social and psychological problems. This article will elaborate on the influence of IVF on social psychology from four aspects.
Family psychological influence
The birth of IVF has a profound impact on family psychology. First, the birth of IVF may make the relationship between husband and wife more tense. Due to the existence of infertility, couples may experience long-term pressure and frustration, resulting in emotional tension and quarrels. Although it is good news after the birth of IVF, due to the cost and hard work of the operation, couples may have to bear more economic and physical pressure, which may cause tension in family relations.
Secondly, the birth of IVF may cause anxiety in parent-child relationship. From a biological point of view, the relationship between IVF and parents has not been established in a natural way, which may cause couples to doubt and worry about the parent-child relationship of their children. Couples may worry about whether they can establish a real parent-child relationship with their children, which may have a negative impact on the stability of the family.
Finally, the birth of IVF babies will also have an impact on family expectations. Due to the long-term infertility treatment and IVF process, couples often place too high expectations on their children. However, when a child is born, it may be found that reality does not match expectations, and couples may feel lost and disappointed, which has a certain impact on the family's mental health.
Changes in social morality
The emergence of IVF has had a certain impact and change on the social morality. First of all, IVF may lead to disputes over reproductive rights. Some people believe that IVF technology violates the laws of nature, because it creates life through artificial means. This has triggered disputes on reproductive rights, the origin of life, medical ethics and other issues, and further affected the social morality.
Secondly, the birth of test tube babies also triggered thinking about social equality. Due to the high cost of IVF technology, only families with certain economic ability can accept the technology. This has led to the gap between the rich and the poor in society and the differentiation of social classes, further exacerbating social inequality. For those couples who cannot afford IVF, they may feel marginalized and unfairly treated, which has a certain impact on social psychology.
Finally, the birth of IVF also triggered social thinking about human fertility. The emergence of IVF technology has challenged the traditional concept of natural fertility, and society has begun to think about the diversification of fertility methods and ethical issues of technology. This has a certain impact and reflection on the social moral concept.
Medical Behavior and Psychological Coping
The process of IVF involves a large number of medical behaviors and treatments, which have an impact on the psychology of patients and medical staff. First, the IVF treatment process may bring psychological pressure to patients. The cost of surgery is expensive, and the process of surgery may require repeated attempts, which will bring huge economic and psychological burden to patients and their families.
Secondly, the success rate of IVF is not high, and patients may need to go through multiple treatments to become pregnant successfully. Such repeated attempts may make patients doubt and disappointed about the effect of treatment, and may even lead to psychological problems. In addition, because the treatment process requires repeated visits to the hospital, patients may need to cope with the hospital environment, medical staff communication and other problems, which has a certain impact on their psychology.
Finally, the success of IVF will also have an impact on patients' psychology. If patients successfully conceive and successfully give birth to IVF babies, they may feel great joy and satisfaction, while patients who fail may have negative emotions such as depression and self blame. These emotions have an impact on the mental health of patients.
Summary and induction of social psychology
IVF has a variety of social and psychological effects. From the family level, the birth of IVF may have a negative impact on family relations, parent-child relations and expectations. From a social perspective, the emergence of IVF has triggered controversy and reflection on reproductive rights, social equality and human fertility. From the perspective of medical behavior and psychological coping, the IVF treatment process may bring psychological pressure and distress to patients. To sum up, the impact of IVF on social psychology is multifaceted and multi-level.
