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Considering Ivf But Don't Want Multiples.
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I am thinking of having IVF, but I only want to have one baby. I know that the implant more than 1 embryo to increase your chance of success, but I don't know that I could hand 2 or more babies at once. Should I just forget the idea of IVF altogether?
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Wednesday 31st of March 2010 12:03:43 PM
The chances of having multiples with IVF is pretty high, but there are options to ensure a single birth. If you have the money and are able to handle the process multiple times, you can request that only one embryo be implanted at a time; the chances of failure increase, but success means only one baby. There is also the option of embryo selection, where they may be able to remove additional embryos that implant. If you are comfortable with this, talk to your doctor to see of it is an option in your area.
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Monday 15th of March 2010 07:36:39 AM
If you want a safety way to garantee you that just one baby will be the result so yes you must forget about ivf, ivf is not something that will bring you the results in the first try, second the chances that be pregnant of more than one is complelty high, so You can concept twins or more picking up the ivf choice. So if you are sure that you can not handle more than 1 baby at time, choose the natural way to get pregnant.
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Wednesday 24th of March 2010 05:42:09 AM
International IVF authority reports that:
With the evolution of new and advanced techniques of in vitro fertilization, resulting in improved embryo implantation and birth rates, there has come about a substantial increase in the rate of multiple births. Largely as a result of this, obstetrical outcomes are poorer following IVF than following spontaneous pregnancy. In fact, multiple births are responsible for a markedly higher risk of prematurity with low or very low birth weight, as well as perinatal death and more frequent lingering neurologic complications as well as an increased risk of malformations.
Consider the fact that when comparing singleton with triplet pregnancies:
• Twins have 3-times, and triplets, a 6-times greater perinatal mortality rate
• Twins have 6-times, and triplets, an 11-times greater likelihood of developing cerebral palsy
• Twins are 50%, and triplets 80% more likely to be born prematurely
• Mothers of twins are 3-times, and mothers of triplets, 7-times more likely to experience serious pregnancy-induced complications.
The anguish of losing one or more of your children at birth or watching them endure a life-long disability is a situation no parent would wish to face, yet it is a frequent consequence of multiple births. So why then do so many IVF practitioners still insist on transferring multiple embryos at a time? The following are the main reasons for this:
On the positive side is the fact that the last decade has seen a slight but significant decline in the IVF twin pregnancy rate from about 25% to about 22%, as well as a decline in the incidence of triplets from 5% to about 3%. Still, IVF multiple birth rates are about ten times higher than those associated with natural conception. Clearly, multiple pregnancy (especially high-order multiples) represents a complex problem that can no longer be justified as an acceptable outcome following IVF treatment.
Numerous studies have demonstrated that the cumulative birth rate after single embryo transfer (SET), followed by subsequent transfers of individually thawed left-over embryos, is as effective in achieving pregnancy as implanting multiple embryos at one time. And by this approach the risk of multiple births can be virtually eliminated. Moreover, using the SET approach, more than 80% of women When we use the term “competent” embryo, we mean one which, upon being transferred to a “receptive” or “hospitable” uterus, will in most cases propagate a viable gestation. By far the single most important determinant of embryo “competency” is its karyotype (the number of chromosomes present). Aneuploid embryos (those with too many or too few chromosomes) are uniformly “incompetent” while “euploid” embryos (those with the correct number) are by and large “competent”. An incompetent embryo will not result in a normal pregnancy. In most cases it will either fail to implant or will miscarry early on. It follows that the ability to efficiently identify competent embryos for selective individual transfer would likely represent a “game changer” in the IVF arena.
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