At present, one out of every six couples are suffering from infertility. As most of the families in our society is blessed with lots of siblings and cousins, therefore thinking of infertility experience can be a tough thing for a couple. But think about the people going through this trauma, and how would they deal with this situation. Although IVF is a common term in medical sciences but still a topic of concern and myth when it comes to a lay man.
The in vitro fertilization is right now a household term, but few years back it was pretty mysterious procedure to treat infertility. Basically IVF involves combining eggs and sperm outside the body in a laboratory. Once an embryo or embryos form, they are then placed in the uterus. However, since its introduction, IVF and other similar techniques have resulted in the birth of numerous babies around the world.
People going for IVF are often pondering over the success rate of the clinics, but very few information is disclosed. Unfortunately, the age of a woman is directly proportional to the health and success of the IVF. However, there are few more things that one should keep in their mind before going for the IVF.
1. You can have IVF done with donated sperms and eggs. The use of donor eggs and sperms are increasing day by day to avoid any unforeseen complication that might have stressed the couple going for IVF. Thousands of babies are born each year with this process.
2. Frozen embryos are equally successful to that of fresh embryos. It is being often said that freezing can weaken the eggs and falter their performance level. The real fact is that before a woman reaches the age bar of 35 the rate of IVF success, it matters to ensure good chance of success.
3. It is not always on the women but also the low sperm count is one of the major reasons and they need intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection. In this case sperm donor might be the only alternative, if the male partner is having severe infertility issues.
4. Budget clinic can also have an effect on the success rate. It is true that IVF is expensive, but one should not go for the clinics that are termed as “cheap and nasty” because lot of intricate health issues are related to it. These low budget clinics generally use low dose-hormone stimulation mechanism but the outcome is low if the patient is not young enough. Therefore, even if the pricing is low and sounds pretty cheap but the work might not be satisfactory.
5. Lab standards is really important issue that one should also consider. IVF is more than just biology, it is highly sensitive process that takes temperature change and also oxygen level under considerations. These are the two basic measures that needs to be tightly monitored or else it can be catastrophic.
One thing everyone should keep in mind that to go for IVF, one has to be mentally, emotionally, and financially prepared. So plan it well beforehand. For more of information one should consult their doctors and diagnose the issues properly.