What is the hardest part of IVF?

What is the hardest part of IVF?

Emotional Impact People we talked to often said that the most difficult part of the cycle of fertility treatment – be it IUI, IVF or ICSI – was the waiting.

Is IVF worth the risk?

While the research is very telling, our immediate reaction is: IVF is still worth the risk. Take, for instance, the number of children involved in the study. There was only a 7-child difference in the number of delays found in IVF babies versus children who were conceived naturally.

Is there a higher risk of autism with IVF?

WEDNESDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) — Children whose mothers took fertility drugs were almost twice as likely to have autism as other children, new research finds. Being conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) or born prematurely also seemed to up the risk of autism, according to another study.

Is IVF babies are more intelligent?

Researchers at the Free University in Brussels found that children who were conceived using IVF treatment with ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) on average have a higher IQ than naturally conceived children.

Is there anything wrong with IVF babies?

Do IVF babies have more birth problems? The answer is yes, but it’s complicated. Most of the children born from IVF appear healthy. We have noticed a small increase in health problems, such as low birth weight, premature birth and congenital birth defects.

Are IVF babies hyperactive?

But in their study, Oehninger and his colleagues found that young adults born via IVF were generally “healthy and well adjusted.” However, their rates of certain psychological conditions, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression and binge-drinking, were elevated.

Can IVF cause mental illness?

Summary: Children born to women with fertility problems have a higher risk of psychiatric disorders than naturally conceived children, Danish research suggests. The increase in risk was described as ‘modest’ by researchers, but was found to persist throughout childhood and into young adulthood.

Is IVF unethical?

Although the use of IVF may harm but not wrong the infertile couple or their offspring, the aggregate effect of IVF is an increase in harm compared with the effects of coital pregnancy.