Is IVF healthy? What harm does IVF have on pregnant women?

The laughter of children is a very important part of a family, but some families cannot have a child due to various health reasons, so they will resort to some medical means to realize their wish of becoming parents. Everyone has heard of the method of test tube babies, but is test tube babies healthy? Will test tube babies harm pregnant women?

What are the differences between test-tube babies and normal babies?

Is there any difference between test-tube babies and normal babies? Will there be any impact on the physical health and intelligence of test-tube babies? Let's take a look at the differences between the two.

Conception method is different

Natural pregnancy is when the sperm and egg of the couple meet and fertilize in the female reproductive tract, and then implant in the uterus and grow and give birth;

The process of in vitro fertilization is to collect sperm and eggs to naturally fertilize in a culture dish outside the body, or after artificial fertilization, the embryo formed by the fertilized egg is transplanted into the mother's uterine cavity.

Old research report: No difference between the two

A follow-up survey report released by the European Union in 2003 showed that test-tube babies are as healthy as normally born children, with normal physical, intellectual, psychological development and social skills.

New research report says: Test-tube babies have genetic mutations

A recent publication in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that an average of 42% of eggs obtained during in vitro fertilization carry genetic mutations that make it difficult for the created fetus to develop normally. This is due to the drugs used to stimulate ovulation or other factors related to the artificial insemination process, such as embryo freezing and thawing, which may cause the baby to be born with defects.

According to statistics, test-tube babies are twice as likely to be born with severe physical defects and be underweight as ordinary babies, and they will have symptoms of long-term developmental problems; test-tube babies created through artificial insemination are three times more likely to suffer from cerebral palsy at birth than babies conceived through natural fertilization.

Infertility problems in parents are easily passed on to their offspring

Men or women who are infertile due to genetic defects have offspring through in vitro fertilization, and these offspring are also likely to inherit the same defects and diseases as their parents.

Abuse of IVF leads to an increase in the number of consanguineous marriages

With the increase in infertility cases, in vitro fertilization technology has been repeatedly abused, and some sperm and egg markets are also relatively chaotic. It is common for sperm and eggs of close relatives to combine. In addition, when children grow up, they inadvertently marry women or men with close blood relations, leading to defects in their offspring.

At this point, I can't help but think of Darwin's theory of "survival of the fittest". Nature allows healthy men and women to conceive naturally, give birth to healthy offspring, and make humans stronger and stronger. Artificial insemination is undoubtedly against the laws of nature. Children born by such means have more or less defects, and when these defective children grow up and give birth to healthy people, their offspring will also have defects. Over time, will it lead to the extinction of mankind? This is also what scientists are worried about!

What are the hazards of IVF to pregnant women?

In order to increase the pregnancy rate of in vitro fertilization, many female friends need to undergo ovulation induction treatment. Generally speaking, women only ovulate one egg per month, and this treatment requires women to ovulate many eggs at a time, which can easily cause endocrine disorders or even menstrual disorders in women.

The biggest side effect of using ovulation-stimulating hormones is that it accelerates the aging of the ovaries. Many women will develop dark spots and wrinkles on their faces after using them, and it may even induce the risk of uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, etc.

Due to the need for treatment, the multiple birth rate of IVF is relatively high. Many women will be pregnant with multiple babies at once, which increases the burden of production, and during pregnancy, women will also suffer much more than normal pregnancy.