While conducting daily assisted reproductive counseling, I have come into contact with a variety of couples preparing for pregnancy. Many of them are in good health, but because they believe in some unfounded erroneous information, they spend a lot of time on the road to pregnancy preparation, fall into endless anxiety and internal friction, and even miss the appropriate opportunity to prepare for pregnancy. It is really regrettable.

After years of development, IVF technology has become an extremely mature and reliable method of assisting pregnancy. However, the Internet is full of various false rumors and one-sided opinions, which are like fog, making it difficult for many families who aspire to have children to find the right direction.

Today, I specially sorted out the five most common serious misunderstandings in the process of IVF preparation. According to statistics, more than 90% of novice couples have fallen into them! Next, I will analyze these misunderstandings in detail for you at one time, help you avoid traps, avoid detours, and welcome the arrival of new life with a peaceful attitude.

Myth 1: Test tubes are the last resort when there is no choice. Try not to do them if you can. This

is undoubtedly the most common and harmful misunderstanding among families planning for pregnancy.

Many couples hold the idea of "wait a little longer and try to get pregnant naturally", which lasts for two or three years. Even if faced with fallopian tube blockage, declining ovarian function, and severe sperm weakness in the man, they are still obsessed with conservatively preparing for pregnancy by conditioning their bodies and seeking folk prescriptions.

In the public's inherent belief, test tubes seem to be a "retreat" and "bottom-up strategy" on the road to pregnancy preparation. But in fact, from a medical perspective, test tubes are an efficient scientific method of assisting pregnancy and are by no means a so-called "life-saving straw."

For those who meet the test tube indications, such as fallopian tube problems, advanced pregnancy preparations, repeated fetal arrest, unexplained infertility, etc., blindly insisting on natural pregnancy preparation is undoubtedly a waste of precious golden period of fertility.

Especially in women, ovarian function and egg quality are irreversible. For every month of delay, ovarian reserve function will decrease a little. This is undoubtedly a race against time and a missed opportunity.

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meets the test tube indications, you don't have to blindly adhere to natural conception. Early assessment, timely intervention, and timely transplantation are the most efficient and worry-free way to prepare for pregnancy. They can avoid inner suffering without delaying the opportunity.

Myth 2: Making test tubes must be used to promote ovulation and retrieve eggs, which will damage the ovaries and accelerate aging.

Almost every woman was scared off by this sentence before preparing for pregnancy: "Doing test tubes to promote ovulation will empty the ovaries, and it will be ten years older!" This is one of the most widely circulated rumors.

Many people mistakenly believe that promoting ovulation is to overdraw the body and expel eggs that should be expelled in the future in advance, leading to premature ovarian failure.

But in fact, a woman has a batch of basic follicles that begin to develop at the same time every menstrual cycle. During normal natural preparation for pregnancy, only one dominant follicle in this batch of follicles can continue to develop and be expelled, while the rest of the follicles will gradually shrink, apoptosis, and eventually be absorbed by the body. This is undoubtedly a waste of resources.

The role of promoting excretion in vitro... Relying solely on pharmaceutical means, we can save those basic follicles that might otherwise have been wasted and promote them to develop simultaneously to the mature stage, and this process will not cause any overdraft of future follicular reserves.

In formal medical institutions, professional doctors will tailor a personalized ovulation promotion plan based on each patient's ovarian function, weight status and hormone level to ensure that the drug dose is accurate and controllable.

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follow the standardized IVF process, which will not cause harm to the ovaries, accelerate the aging of the body, and will not cause the body to be "hollowed out". After surgery, the patient's menstrual cycle and ovarian function were restored to normal, and his aging rate was no different from that of ordinary women.

Misunderstanding 3: IVF technology can ensure one-time success, and as long as you invest money, you can get 100% pregnant.

Many couples have unrealistic illusions about IVF technology and believe that one-time implantation and one-time successful pregnancy can be achieved as long as you choose a test tube.

What's more, they regard IVF technology as a "money transaction" and believe that as long as they pay the fee, they will surely succeed.

However, from an objective perspective, IVF technology does not have a 100% success rate, and neither individuals nor hospitals can guarantee one-time success.

The success rate of IVF is affected by many factors, including the woman's age, egg quality, man's sperm quality, embryo level, uterine cavity environment, endocrine status, mentality and work and rest.

For young couples in their twenties, due to their superior physical conditions, the probability of one-time success is higher; for couples over 35 years old, the difficulty of embryo implantation and pregnancy protection will increase accordingly, and it is likely to be necessary to carry out a secondary transplant.

Many families have fallen into collapse and anxiety due to "failing once" and have begun to doubt themselves, doubt doctors, and even give up treatment. This is undoubtedly not worth the gain.

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IVF technology is a probabilistic method of assisted pregnancy rather than an absolute guarantee of success. Patients should maintain a calm mind, accept the reality that multiple transplants may be needed, and actively cooperate with doctors to recuperate their bodies, believing that a good pregnancy will eventually come.

Interpretation of Myth 4: IVF is not as good as naturally conceived babies. They have poor physique and low IQ

. This is a common misunderstanding among the older generation and the main reason why many couples are worried about IVF technology.

There are always warnings from elders around us: "IVF is artificially cultivated and is not as healthy as naturally conceived children. It is prone to weakness, illness, and mental retardation."

However, this is not the case. There is essentially no difference between test-tube babies and naturally conceived babies.

During natural conception, neutrons and eggs are combined, fertilized and implanted in a woman's body; while IVF technology uses sperm and eggs to be combined and fertilized in a sterile environment in the laboratory, cultivated into high-quality embryos, and then transplanted back to the mother's uterus. Continue to develop. In short: test-tube technology only changes the place where sperm and eggs combine, and the entire gestation process still lasts from the mother's hard pregnancy for ten months until full-term delivery.

A child's genetic characteristics, intellectual level and physical fitness are entirely determined by the parents 'genetics, careful care during pregnancy and careful training, and have nothing to do with the method of conception.

Over the years, continuous follow-up research on numerous medical data has clearly shown that babies born through test-tube technology are no different from naturally conceived babies in terms of physical fitness, intellectual development and mental health, and there is no difference.

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IVF babies are also healthy and intelligent, and do not need to worry about birth defects or physical problems. They are no different from ordinary children.

Myth 5: After tube transplantation, you must stay in bed strictly, and even eat, drink, and carry out laziness while lying down. This

is an ineffective and arduous misunderstanding that countless women preparing for pregnancy have fallen into!

Almost every woman who receives a transplant for the first time strictly follows the so-called "secret of bed rest": lie on her back without moving, dare not turn over, walk, or even raise her hand, for fear that the embryo will slip off if she moves.

However, lying in bed all day with anxiety and imagination will disrupt endocrine and cause uterine contraction, which greatly reduces the success rate of embryo implantation.

Many people don't understand that embryo implantation is an extremely stable physiological process that will not fall off due to simple walking, turning over or minor activities.

In fact, after embryo transfer, if you stay in bed excessively and sit for a long time, it will lead to problems such as poor blood circulation, flatulence and mental anxiety, which are not conducive to embryo implantation.

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that absolute bed rest is not necessary after transplantation! Maintain normal home activities, light exercise, and a regular diet. A relaxed mentality and regular work and rest are far more conducive to embryo implantation than standing still.

The road to pregnancy preparation in vitro is full of endless waiting and uneasiness.

The most regrettable thing is never the "test tube failure" itself, but the time and energy wasted by being bound by wrong rumors and misunderstandings, and falling into the dilemma of self-consumption and self-doubt.

With the continuous advancement of medicine, test-tube technology has become a scientific tool to help families seeking children realize their dreams. It is not as terrible as imagined, and it does not have the various drawbacks spread online.

I hope that every couple preparing for pregnancy can abandon rumors, view test-tube technology with a rational attitude, believe in science, and have a calm mind.

All perseverance and hard work will eventually be rewarded. Take it slow, and we will eventually usher in our own happiness.