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Myths and facts about IVF treatments

IVF treatment or In Vitro Fertilization contains fertilizing the sperm and egg in the laboratory, and it introducing the initial embryo to the uterus. The biologist Bob Edwards, as well as gynecologist Patrick Steptoe, assisted in the conception of the very first test-tube baby Louise Brown through IVF treatment in 1978. This method has helped over six million children to be born through IVF treatment.

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Myths and facts about IVF treatments

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  1. Myths and facts about IVF treatments Andal’s fertility clinic

  2. INTRODUCTION • IVF treatment or In Vitro Fertilization contains fertilizing the sperm and egg in the laboratory, and it introducing the initial embryo to the uterus. The biologist Bob Edwards, as well as gynecologist Patrick Steptoe, assisted in the conception of the very first test-tube baby Louise Brown through IVF treatment in 1978. This method has helped over six million children to be born through IVF treatment. However, being a new technique, there’s a lot of information and some common myths out there about fertility treatments.

  3. Sometimes, you may have misled with information from friends, family, and colleagues. Even though they have a good concern but, still they are not experts on fertility treatment and challenges. In this case, other information can be untrue or outmoded. To avoid the myths about IVF treatment, arranging an appointment with a fertility specialist is the best choice to know more about the fact of IVF.

  4. IVF Treatment Help You to Have Twins and Triplets: (False) • The goal line for a successful cycle of In Vitro Fertilization treatment is for every couple to achieve a singleton pregnancy at the end of treatment with a healthy baby. • Through the advanced IVF technology, the best quality of embryos being created and mainly only one embryo will be transferred. • At the same time, when compared with normal pregnancy, the IVF has more chances to have multiple births but isn’t guaranteed. • Only in some rare cases, an embryo will divide after the transfer and produce multiple births (twins or triplets, for instance).

  5. Your Diet Influences the Chances of IVF Treatment Is to Succeed:(True) • Your diet plays a major role in your overall healthiness, strength, and wellbeing. • If you are overweight or obese, you have a chance to have low egg levels and low usable embryos. • So, avoiding junk food and eating healthy food does help you to get pregnant through natural or using IVF. • Though the miracle diet will not guarantee 100% successful IVF, it is advisable for both men and women. • Women have more chances to conceive when they take folic acid supplements daily and men to take Selenium, Zinc, and Vitamin E to progress their sperm quality.

  6. The Hormones for IVF Treatment Make You Moody and Unstable: (Sometimes) • The hormones can influence your mood, but don’t make you crazy. • The effects are very individual and your lifestyle and work stress also can add pressure. • If you have mood swings for shifting hormones in your natural menstrual cycle, it may cause sorrow and irritability. • On the other hand, the fertility drugs which you're suggested to boost your egg production can affect your estrogen levels. • The low estrogen levels can lead to feelings of irritability, unhappiness, sadness, and anxiety. However, only a few women do feel the impact as a result of the hormones used.

  7. IVF Treatment Can Only Work with Young Couples: (False) • In IVF treatment, one of the main that can determine fertility is age group. This method is often as efficient in women of all ages. • When a woman age above 35, the IVF treatment has a lower success rate. However, if they have eggs frozen when they were younger, their chances of getting pregnant are far better, though it is not guaranteed. • It does not only work with a young couple but also a good option for women over 35 but isn’t guaranteed.

  8. Children Produced by IVF Are Not Different from Other Kids: (True) • IVF children are just like normal babies, and they are not born with birth problems or any malformations. • Children produced by IVF are not different from other kids who born without IVF treatment, and IVF doesn't seem to affect them in any substantial way. • May be IVF babies conceived after the embryo transfer are born a little smaller than naturally conceived babies, but the threat of giving birth to an IVF child with abnormalities is very low. • If you're born an IVF baby, you may get a little effect on your future health, but these differences do not appear to have significant long-term consequences. • The happy news is many IVF children are now healthy parents of naturally conceived children.

  9. IVF Pregnancy Leads to High-Risk and Cesarean Births: (False) • If you get conceive with IVF, you’ll have a high-risk pregnancy is a false rumor spreading among people. • Women who conceive with IVF have healthy and normal pregnancies. Many pregnancies may go for cesarean birth due to the couples may have attempted to have a baby for countless years. • On the other hand, if a woman conceived in their 40’s through IVF, due to her age, she may face age-related risks in pregnancy.

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