Is IVF harmful to women?

For those infertile couples, the emergence of IVF is undoubtedly a great blessing. Some people take this opportunity to complete their "baby-making plan", while others see the success of others and join in with confidence. So, if you choose to do IVF, what kind of harm will it easily cause to a woman's body?

Is IVF harmful to women?

1. Damages from early inspection. Before preparing for the test tube, women need to undergo B-ultrasound examination, cervical examination, chromosome examination, sex hormone examination, etc. The steps are relatively complicated, especially when doing cervical examination, the invasion of the hysteroscope often makes women's body extremely uncomfortable.

2. Harm caused by oral or injected ovulation-stimulating drugs. The number of perfect eggs in a woman's body is limited, about 300 to 400, and only one is released at a time, and this one may not be successfully fertilized. Therefore, when doing in vitro fertilization, it is necessary to take ovulation-stimulating drugs or ovulation injections in advance to obtain multiple eggs in reserve. Most of these drugs contain growth hormones, which may cause serious side effects in some women, such as dizziness, loss of appetite, and may even cause ovarian cysts and premature ovarian failure.

3. Harm caused by puncture for egg retrieval for in vitro fertilization. During the process of puncture IVF egg retrieval, sometimes several liposuctions are required to find the eggs. Especially for women with a large number of eggs and poor ovarian position, the IVF egg retrieval time will be longer. Repeated punctures will cause pain and even bleeding and infection, affecting health.

4. Damage caused by test tube transplantation. After the test tube embryo is placed in the uterus, the sperm and egg combination will move around in the uterus, and it will take about 3 days for the embryo to successfully implant. During this period, some sperm and egg combinations may not be able to successfully implant the embryo, resulting in surgical failure. Some may cause the embryo to implant and develop in both fallopian tubes, resulting in ectopic pregnancy.

5. Harm to fetal health after pregnancy. In the early stages of IVF, the corpus luteum function of a woman's body will be seriously affected, estrogen secretion will decrease, and the development of the fetus will be affected. At this time, pregnant mothers must take progesterone injections or take progesterone capsules to maintain the fetus, which is also harmful to the body of pregnant mothers.

6. Damage to psychological state. Compared with the physiological damage mentioned above, the psychological damage is greater. First of all, facing a series of tests and injections during preparation will fill women's hearts with fear. Secondly, for those infertile women who have been eager to have children for many years, IVF is the last straw. If it fails, it will have a devastating blow to their psychology. Although the probability of success may be achieved by trying again, many infertile couples choose to give up.