What are the pros and cons of IVF?

Nowadays, women are under great pressure in life and work, and due to some reasons such as diet and air, the number of women with infertility is increasing. Therefore, such women often go for in vitro fertilization. In vitro fertilization is a relatively new technology, and its cost is relatively high. In vitro fertilization may also have certain disadvantages when the babies grow up. Its physiological defects are much higher than those of natural conception.

Disadvantages of IVF

Even if the possibility of multiple births caused by artificial insemination is ruled out, there is a high risk that single IVF babies will be born with low birth weight or defects. Because during artificial insemination, the egg needs to be temporarily removed from the female body and then placed in a test tube and mixed with sperm to make them combine, or the sperm is directly injected into the egg. External factors will affect the combination of sperm and egg.

Babies conceived through artificial insemination, a reproductive method, are twice as likely to be diagnosed with a major physical defect within one year of birth as babies conceived naturally.

But some people also say that there will not be any problem, but it may be more tiring in the process of taking care of them, especially since both of them are test-tube babies. Special attention should be paid to them before they are 12 years old. Test-tube babies generally do not have very good health before the age of 12, especially their resistance, which is not as good as that of naturally conceived children. They must not be allowed to catch a cold, and should be covered with a towel when sweating. If they wet their pants, remember to change their pants or diapers quickly.

Is the success rate of in vitro fertilization high? Currently, the success rate of in vitro fertilization in China is generally 30-60%. "Test-tube baby" is the common name for "in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer" technology. "Test-tube baby" is not a baby that actually grows in a test tube. Rather, it is a process in which eggs are removed from the woman's ovaries, combined with the man's sperm in vitro to form an embryo, and then the embryo is transplanted back into the uterus to develop into a fetus. Specifically, it includes technologies such as superovulation, egg retrieval, semen processing, in vitro fertilization, embryo culture and embryo transplantation.

From the ovaries' response to drugs, egg quality, sperm quantity and quality, fertilization status, to the speed of embryo development, embryo quality, endometrial receptivity, and hormone fluctuations, abnormalities in any link can lead to the failure of "test tube babies".

How much does IVF cost?

Many people have a misunderstanding about IVF, thinking that it is a baby that grows in a test tube. In fact, in vitro fertilization technology is a surgical method, which involves taking several eggs from the ovaries, combining them with the man's sperm in the laboratory to form embryos, and then transferring the embryos to the uterus, allowing the embryos to implant in the mother's uterus and causing pregnancy. The cost of IVF generally consists of two parts.

1. The cost of ovulation-inducing drugs .

Due to the difference between using imported and domestic drugs, the costs can vary greatly, ranging from 3,000 to 20,000 yuan, and generally cost around 5,000 to 10,000 yuan. In addition, the older you are, the more medication you take and the higher the cost.

2. Surgical and laboratory operation costs.

The cost of this part varies depending on the treatment. It is usually around 10,000 yuan. The total cost ranges from more than 10,000 yuan to more than 30,000 yuan.