Penelitian pertama terhadap anak-anak usia delapan tahun dari hasil pembuahan melalui metode intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) atau bayi tabung menunjukkan bahwa mereka rata-rata memiliki tingkat intelegensi yang lebih baik daripada anak-anak hasil reproduksi normal. Hal tersebut menolak anggapan bahwa teknik tersebut tidak seaman metode in vitro vertilization (IVF) standar yang biasa dipakai untuk menghasilkan bayi tabung.
ICSI dilakukan dengan menyuntikkan sperma secara langsung ke dalam sel telur, berbeda dengan IVF standar yang hanya meletakkan sperma sedekat mungkin dengan sel telur, tanpa disuntikkan, agar dapat melakukan pembuahan secara alami.
Beberapa penelitian pendahuluan yang dilakukan sejak 1998 melaporkan bahwa anak-anak hasil bayi tabung/ICSI usia satu tahun terlambat berkembang dibandingkan anak-anak yang normal. Sehingga keamanan teknik tersebut sempat diragukan. Tapi, penelitian yang lebih lama terhadap anak usia lima tahun, tidak ditemukan perbedaan tingkat perkembangan yang signifikan.
Baru-baru ini, tim yang dipimpin Lize Leunens dari Free University of Brussels (VUB) di Belgia membandingkan antara tingkat intelegensi dan kemampuan motorik terhadap 151 anak hasil bayi tabung usia delapan tahun dengan 153 anak hasil pembuahan normal.
Hasilnya, tidak ada perbedaan dalam kemampuan motorik dan anak-anak ICSI memiliki nilai tes intelegensi yang lebih tinggi daripada yang normal. Leunens memaparkan hasil penelitiannya dalam pertemuan tahunan Perkumpulan Reproduksi Manusia dan Embriologi Eropa di Kopenhagen, Denmark, Selasa (21/6).
"Kami sangat gembira karena dalam jangka panjang anak-anak hasil bayi tabung tersebut tidak menderita kemunduran dalam perkembangannya," katanya.
Dalam penelitian tersebut, tidak ada perbedaan level pendidikan dari ibunya, yang diketahui mempengaruhi tingkat intelegensi seorang anak. Oleh karena itu Leunens berpendapat bahwa alasan yang dapat menerangkan adalah motivasi yang lebih besar dari ibu yang mengandung bayi ICSI. "Ibu yang mengandung bayi ICSI ini mungkin mendedikasikan dirinya secara khusus sebagai orang tua," katanya.
Selain itu, penjelasan yang masuk akal juga disampaikan menanggapi kemunduran tingkat perkembangan pada bayi ICSI yang berusia sangat muda. Beberapa penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ibu bayi ICSI lebih suka membesarkan anaknya di rumah daripada mengirimkan ke playgroup atau berinteraksi dengan orang lain, kondisi yang mungkin menyebabkan kemunduran dalam perkembangan sosial.
Tapi, penelitian ini bukanlah jawaban terakhir. Penelitian lain menunjukkan bahwa penolakan banyak orang tua untuk mengijinkan anaknya diteliti, mungkin agak menurunkan kepercayaan hasil penelitian Leunens. Faktanya, sepertiga orangtua anak-anak ICSI menolak berpartisipasi.
Tanpa mengesampingkan kemungkinan-kemungkinan yang lain, Leunens menyatakan bahwa hasil penelitian tidak berbeda dengan kondisi yang dipaparkan orang tua melalui wawancara telepon. Ia juga menekankan bahwa penelitiannnya tidak melihat masalah kesehatan yang lain.(NewScientist.com/Wah)
Jumat, 16 November 2007
Tehnik Bayi Tabung: Bedah Laparoskopik
Dalam proses bayi tabung secara ICSI, GIFT atau ZIFT seringkali ada operasi bedah laparoskopik (laparoscopic surgery). Ini adalah sedikit pembahasan mengenai laparoscopic surgery tersebut.
Operasi bedah laparoskopik merupakan teknik bedah yang dilakukan dengan cara membuat lubang kecil di dinding perut dan mengangkat kandung empedu dengan instrumen khusus menggunakan sistem endokamera melalui layar monitor.
Operasi ini digunakan dalam prosedur bayi tabung untuk memasukkan sel telur yang sudah dibuahi oleh sel sperma dan berkembang menjadi zigot ke dalam tuba fallopi si pasien wanita untuk kemudian agar dapat tumbuh secara alamiah menjadi bayi.
Efek bedah laparoskopik merupakan kebalikan dari efek bedah konvensional yang seringkali menimbulkan rasa nyeri pasca operasi, munculnya bekas pembedahan, masa pulih yang lambat, dan masa rawat yang panjang. Efek laparoskopik ini yaitu rasa nyeri yang minimal, masa rawat pendek, masa pulih cepat serta luka parut yang minimal.
Angka kematian pada sistem operasi bedah ini tercatat nihil, sedangkan penyulit dan konversi ke bedah konvensional kurang dari satu persen. Bedah laparoskopik sendiri merupakan teknik bedah invasif minimal yang menggunakan sistem endokamera, pneumoperitoneum dan instrumen khusus.
Pembedahan dilakukan di dalam rongga abdomen melalui layar monitor tanpa melihat dan menyentuh langsung organ yang dioperasi. Karena itu, spesialis bedah memerlukan pelatihan koordinasi mata dan tangan untuk menguasai keterampilan teknik bedah laparoskopik.
Operasi bedah laparoskopik merupakan teknik bedah yang dilakukan dengan cara membuat lubang kecil di dinding perut dan mengangkat kandung empedu dengan instrumen khusus menggunakan sistem endokamera melalui layar monitor.
Operasi ini digunakan dalam prosedur bayi tabung untuk memasukkan sel telur yang sudah dibuahi oleh sel sperma dan berkembang menjadi zigot ke dalam tuba fallopi si pasien wanita untuk kemudian agar dapat tumbuh secara alamiah menjadi bayi.
Efek bedah laparoskopik merupakan kebalikan dari efek bedah konvensional yang seringkali menimbulkan rasa nyeri pasca operasi, munculnya bekas pembedahan, masa pulih yang lambat, dan masa rawat yang panjang. Efek laparoskopik ini yaitu rasa nyeri yang minimal, masa rawat pendek, masa pulih cepat serta luka parut yang minimal.
Angka kematian pada sistem operasi bedah ini tercatat nihil, sedangkan penyulit dan konversi ke bedah konvensional kurang dari satu persen. Bedah laparoskopik sendiri merupakan teknik bedah invasif minimal yang menggunakan sistem endokamera, pneumoperitoneum dan instrumen khusus.
Pembedahan dilakukan di dalam rongga abdomen melalui layar monitor tanpa melihat dan menyentuh langsung organ yang dioperasi. Karena itu, spesialis bedah memerlukan pelatihan koordinasi mata dan tangan untuk menguasai keterampilan teknik bedah laparoskopik.
Selasa, 13 November 2007
Designing Your Baby through PDG
Imagine that you can choose what your brother or sister would look like. Imagine if you could choose your child's eye color, hair color, IQ level, and even his interests. Imagine a world where everyone is perfectly healthy and wise IQ-wise.
This seems like a scene from a science fiction movie? Well, it might be possible in the near future to the promotion of preimplantation genetic diagnosis or PGD. PGD is a procedure in which the embryo is genetically tested to be free of the disease and then implanted in the mother using invitro fertilization (IVF).
Parents can now choose to have the ultimate child who excelled in both studies and sports. We all got a glimpse of IPRs in the 1997 film Gattaca where genetic engineering and IVF enabled engineering children, including factors such as gender, intelligence, life and even eliminate several genetic and hereditary diseases.
However, the DPI does not exist only in science fiction films. In fact, the DPI continues to develop in an exciting technology with the incredible potential to increase women's opportunities and not just a healthy pregnancy, but a healthy infant as well.
The DPI has been made famous by Dr. Jeffrey Nisker, the University of Ontario. He launched the IPR, and was the first person in Canada to offer such a procedure revolutionary engineering manually embryos. Since then, he has stopped its program and closed down due to overwhelming requests from across Canada to access PGD, not to avoid serious genetic conditions for sex selection, but above all to avoid having a daughter.
It is against its concern and belief that all children should be cherished, regardless of their sex. Among the cases in which the DPI was made, when a couple needed the procedure of having a baby with the right genetic makeup to save the life of their son. Leanne and Stephen needed the procedure to save their first-born, BJ, who suffers from a rare genetic disease, Hyper IGM. BJ is missing a vital part of his immune system and survives only through blood transfusions regularly.
The child needs to be free of disease and of the same sex as BJ, only then they can be assured that the tissue can be transplanted to the newborn BJ. The procedure is long and tedious with Leanne and Stephen go through a roller coaster of emotions that the fertilized eggs are extracted and then sent for testing.
After a few rounds missing, Leanne and Stephen made a hit and the embryo was transplanted into Leanne. Soon, their baby will arrive, bringing aid and hope to his older brother and parents! The DPI has nevertheless raised some ethical concerns of society, especially with regard to its potential and who should decide how to use this revolutionary new technology.
The procedure allows parents to determine the sex of the embryo, and thus can be used to select the sex of an embryo, preferably to another within the framework of "family balancing".
The company also raised the issue of doctors and scientific "playing God", which interferes with the natural shape of the design can have a major impact on our planet in the future.
By: Michael Russell
This seems like a scene from a science fiction movie? Well, it might be possible in the near future to the promotion of preimplantation genetic diagnosis or PGD. PGD is a procedure in which the embryo is genetically tested to be free of the disease and then implanted in the mother using invitro fertilization (IVF).
Parents can now choose to have the ultimate child who excelled in both studies and sports. We all got a glimpse of IPRs in the 1997 film Gattaca where genetic engineering and IVF enabled engineering children, including factors such as gender, intelligence, life and even eliminate several genetic and hereditary diseases.
However, the DPI does not exist only in science fiction films. In fact, the DPI continues to develop in an exciting technology with the incredible potential to increase women's opportunities and not just a healthy pregnancy, but a healthy infant as well.
The DPI has been made famous by Dr. Jeffrey Nisker, the University of Ontario. He launched the IPR, and was the first person in Canada to offer such a procedure revolutionary engineering manually embryos. Since then, he has stopped its program and closed down due to overwhelming requests from across Canada to access PGD, not to avoid serious genetic conditions for sex selection, but above all to avoid having a daughter.
It is against its concern and belief that all children should be cherished, regardless of their sex. Among the cases in which the DPI was made, when a couple needed the procedure of having a baby with the right genetic makeup to save the life of their son. Leanne and Stephen needed the procedure to save their first-born, BJ, who suffers from a rare genetic disease, Hyper IGM. BJ is missing a vital part of his immune system and survives only through blood transfusions regularly.
The child needs to be free of disease and of the same sex as BJ, only then they can be assured that the tissue can be transplanted to the newborn BJ. The procedure is long and tedious with Leanne and Stephen go through a roller coaster of emotions that the fertilized eggs are extracted and then sent for testing.
After a few rounds missing, Leanne and Stephen made a hit and the embryo was transplanted into Leanne. Soon, their baby will arrive, bringing aid and hope to his older brother and parents! The DPI has nevertheless raised some ethical concerns of society, especially with regard to its potential and who should decide how to use this revolutionary new technology.
The procedure allows parents to determine the sex of the embryo, and thus can be used to select the sex of an embryo, preferably to another within the framework of "family balancing".
The company also raised the issue of doctors and scientific "playing God", which interferes with the natural shape of the design can have a major impact on our planet in the future.
By: Michael Russell
Minggu, 11 November 2007
How Acupuncture Affect IVF
A number of reasons have been shown how acupuncture affects the outcome of in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Acupuncture has been shown to positively affect the level of the ovary and pituitary hormones while the electro-acupuncture treatment showed will lead to better and improved blood flow within the uterine arteries of women are infertile.
In conjunction with IVF therapy of acupuncture modern, as a complementary therapy, is increasingly common. Studies have shown that acupuncture helps patients respond better to medication and improving pregnancy rates and leading healthy eggs. Many women who have had problems with high levels of FSH or who have suffered a miscarriage are advised that acupuncture is the answer to their problems.
The pregnancy rate higher couples experiencing difficulty in conceiving through traditional methods are turning to other techniques to help them have a child and one of the most widely used reproductive therapies currently used is in vitro fertilization. IVF is the process of harvesting eggs from a woman, then fertilization with sperm in a laboratory.
Some studies have shown that pregnancy rates increase by as much as 40 per cent for women undergoing acupuncture treatment in addition to IVF. Acupuncture makes the uterus more receptive to the implantation, which is one of the main reasons attributed to the higher rates of success.
On a side note, for women who decide to combine acupuncture with IVF, it seems that it is preferable to undergo acupuncture treatment, in the afternoon, before transferring embryos, as well as in in the afternoon or the day after the transfer.
Many women find IVF be a source of stress and anxiety-ridden experience. These factors often result in undermining the success of IVF. However, on a positive note, a 2002 German study reported that 34 out of 80 women who have been the subject of an IVF and were also receiving acupuncture got pregnant-a success rate of 42.5 for cent. For non - this may not be very rational, but anything when compared to women undergoing IVF treatment as (no acupuncture), the pregnancy rate for those using the 'acupuncture is much higher.
In conjunction with IVF therapy of acupuncture modern, as a complementary therapy, is increasingly common. Studies have shown that acupuncture helps patients respond better to medication and improving pregnancy rates and leading healthy eggs. Many women who have had problems with high levels of FSH or who have suffered a miscarriage are advised that acupuncture is the answer to their problems.
The pregnancy rate higher couples experiencing difficulty in conceiving through traditional methods are turning to other techniques to help them have a child and one of the most widely used reproductive therapies currently used is in vitro fertilization. IVF is the process of harvesting eggs from a woman, then fertilization with sperm in a laboratory.
Some studies have shown that pregnancy rates increase by as much as 40 per cent for women undergoing acupuncture treatment in addition to IVF. Acupuncture makes the uterus more receptive to the implantation, which is one of the main reasons attributed to the higher rates of success.
On a side note, for women who decide to combine acupuncture with IVF, it seems that it is preferable to undergo acupuncture treatment, in the afternoon, before transferring embryos, as well as in in the afternoon or the day after the transfer.
Many women find IVF be a source of stress and anxiety-ridden experience. These factors often result in undermining the success of IVF. However, on a positive note, a 2002 German study reported that 34 out of 80 women who have been the subject of an IVF and were also receiving acupuncture got pregnant-a success rate of 42.5 for cent. For non - this may not be very rational, but anything when compared to women undergoing IVF treatment as (no acupuncture), the pregnancy rate for those using the 'acupuncture is much higher.
Jumat, 09 November 2007
4 Factors Affecting Pregnancy After Tubal Reversal Surgery
There are many factors which will need to be taken into consideration by a woman after tubal reversal surgery has been carried and she is looking to conceive. Certainly for some women once the procedure has been carried out they find they become pregnant quite quickly afterwards, but for others it will take some time. There are a number of different factors a woman will need to consider in relation to her pregnancy after tubal reversal actually being successful.
Probably the first thing to consider when considering getting pregnant whether having had your tubes tied or not has to do with age. Even if a woman has not undergone a tubal ligation, the older she is the more likely it will be that she will have a problem conceiving. This is just a fact of life, though you will have heard of some women getting pregnant at what some would consider an advanced age. It just boils down to the younger you are when having your tubal reversal surgery, the higher the probability of getting pregnant after tubal reversal is done.
A twenty-something woman will find her chances of conceiving after tubal reversal is about 77%. As you get older the probability drops as we stated before. A female that is between thirty-five and thirty-nine finds the probability falls to 62%. For a woman over forty, the conception rate falls even further to 34%.
The next factor that plays a part in getting pregnant after a tubal ligation reversal procedure is how long the fallopian tubes were left from the original tube tying procedure. The more the doctor has to work with the better the chances are. Some will find they conceive quickly but others will take five years or more. The condition of the fallopian tubes, the length they were left and thus what the doctor has left to reconnect, and how well they are reconnected all play a part in how soon you can get pregnant and what your chances of getting pregnant are.
How long since the tubal ligation surgery was carried out? - Unfortunately the longer a woman waits in order to get her tubal ligation procedure reversed will greatly reduce her chances of being able to conceive easily. This is because the longer they wait the more damage will have been caused to their fallopian tubes, which in turn reduces the chances of the operation actually being successful.
Is Tubal Reversal a better option than IVF? - In a number of studies that have been carried out over the years relating to this matter, many women have found that having tubal reversal surgery rather than under going IVF (in vitro fertilization) treatment has been more successful.
One such study from the Chapel Hill Reversal Center, where they keep excellent track of their patients, it was discovered that the women who had the tubal reversal done, instead of the IVF treatments, conceived more easily. In addition, the number of actual babies born after they became pregnant, was higher for the tubal reversal surgery than for those who underwent IVF. Even better is that the reversal surgery is done generally on an outpatient basis with only about an hour in surgery thus lowering the cost of this treatment versus the IVF treatment which can take many tries.
All these items above need to be considered when you are making your decision concerning tubal ligation reversal. Keep it all in mind when you are looking at pregnancy after tubal reversal as any of the factors, or indeed all of the factors, could have an impact on your ability to conceive and have the child you are dreaming of. However, the factors affect you, this could still be your best bet.
Copyright 2007 Sandra Wilson
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Probably the first thing to consider when considering getting pregnant whether having had your tubes tied or not has to do with age. Even if a woman has not undergone a tubal ligation, the older she is the more likely it will be that she will have a problem conceiving. This is just a fact of life, though you will have heard of some women getting pregnant at what some would consider an advanced age. It just boils down to the younger you are when having your tubal reversal surgery, the higher the probability of getting pregnant after tubal reversal is done.
A twenty-something woman will find her chances of conceiving after tubal reversal is about 77%. As you get older the probability drops as we stated before. A female that is between thirty-five and thirty-nine finds the probability falls to 62%. For a woman over forty, the conception rate falls even further to 34%.
The next factor that plays a part in getting pregnant after a tubal ligation reversal procedure is how long the fallopian tubes were left from the original tube tying procedure. The more the doctor has to work with the better the chances are. Some will find they conceive quickly but others will take five years or more. The condition of the fallopian tubes, the length they were left and thus what the doctor has left to reconnect, and how well they are reconnected all play a part in how soon you can get pregnant and what your chances of getting pregnant are.
How long since the tubal ligation surgery was carried out? - Unfortunately the longer a woman waits in order to get her tubal ligation procedure reversed will greatly reduce her chances of being able to conceive easily. This is because the longer they wait the more damage will have been caused to their fallopian tubes, which in turn reduces the chances of the operation actually being successful.
Is Tubal Reversal a better option than IVF? - In a number of studies that have been carried out over the years relating to this matter, many women have found that having tubal reversal surgery rather than under going IVF (in vitro fertilization) treatment has been more successful.
One such study from the Chapel Hill Reversal Center, where they keep excellent track of their patients, it was discovered that the women who had the tubal reversal done, instead of the IVF treatments, conceived more easily. In addition, the number of actual babies born after they became pregnant, was higher for the tubal reversal surgery than for those who underwent IVF. Even better is that the reversal surgery is done generally on an outpatient basis with only about an hour in surgery thus lowering the cost of this treatment versus the IVF treatment which can take many tries.
All these items above need to be considered when you are making your decision concerning tubal ligation reversal. Keep it all in mind when you are looking at pregnancy after tubal reversal as any of the factors, or indeed all of the factors, could have an impact on your ability to conceive and have the child you are dreaming of. However, the factors affect you, this could still be your best bet.
Copyright 2007 Sandra Wilson
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Selasa, 06 November 2007
Tehnik Bayi Tabung: Sperma Kosong
Pada proses bayi tabung, bagaimana jika ada sperma yang kosong? kosong disini maksudnya
Pada kasus cairan air mani tanpa sperma (azoospermia), mungkin akibat penyumbatan atau gangguan saluran sperma, kini bisa dilakukan pengambilan sperma dengan teknik operasi langsung pada saluran air mani atau testis. Tekniknya ada dua, MESA (Microsurgical Sperm Aspiration) dan TESE (Testicular Sperm Extraction). Pada MESA, sperma diambil dari tempat sperma dimatangkan dan disimpan (epididimis). Sedangkan pada TESE, sperma langsung diambil dari testis yang merupakan pabrik sperma. Setelah sperma diambil, dipilih yang paling baik. Selanjutnya, dilakukan langkah-langkah menurut prosedur ICSI. Teknik ini juga sudah diterapkan di RSAB Harapan Kita sejak 1996 dan telah berhasil melahirkan dua anak.
Seperti di negara lain, sejak 1992 Indonesia sudah melakukan simpan beku embrio. Perangsangan indung telur wanita pada prosedur bayi tabung memungkinkan terbentuknya banyak embrio. Tidak mungkin semua embrio ditransfer ke dalam rahim pada saat bersamaan. Embrio yang untuk sementara tidak digunakan dapat disimpan dengan cara kriopreservasi, yang selanjutnya disimpan dalam tabung berisi cairan nitrogen pada suhu 196oC di bawah nol derajat. Kapasitas tabung sekitar 100 embrio.
Simpan beku embrio ini menghemat biaya karena pasangan tidak perlu lagi mengulang proses pengerjaan dari awal lagi bila embrio berikutnya perlu ditanamkan kembali. Tidak seperti di Barat, embrio ataupun sperma yang tersimpan beku di Indonesia hanya diperuntukkan bagi pasutri yang bersangkutan.
Salah satu contoh keberhasilan teknik penyimpanan embrio bisa ditemukan di Belgia. Baru-baru ini lahir seorang bayi laki-laki sehat hasil penanaman embrio yang sudah dibekukan selama 7,5 tahun dari pasangan lain (anonim). Bayi yang dibantu kelahirannya oleh dr. Michael Vermesh ini beratnya 4 kg. Daya tahan embrio yang dibekukan bisa puluhan tahun dan tetap bisa menjadi bayi sehat.
Teknologi reproduksi in vitro ternyata sangat membantu pasangan yang mengalami gangguan reproduksi. Mengupayakan pasutri agar bisa mempunyai anak sungguh merupakan perbuatan mulia dan membahagiakan, sekalipun pembuahannya dilakukan di laboratorium. Seperti halnya Louise Brown, mungkin banyak anak yang dilahirkan melalui teknik ini ikut bersyukur bahwa kedua orang tuanya mengikuti program itu.
Pada kasus cairan air mani tanpa sperma (azoospermia), mungkin akibat penyumbatan atau gangguan saluran sperma, kini bisa dilakukan pengambilan sperma dengan teknik operasi langsung pada saluran air mani atau testis. Tekniknya ada dua, MESA (Microsurgical Sperm Aspiration) dan TESE (Testicular Sperm Extraction). Pada MESA, sperma diambil dari tempat sperma dimatangkan dan disimpan (epididimis). Sedangkan pada TESE, sperma langsung diambil dari testis yang merupakan pabrik sperma. Setelah sperma diambil, dipilih yang paling baik. Selanjutnya, dilakukan langkah-langkah menurut prosedur ICSI. Teknik ini juga sudah diterapkan di RSAB Harapan Kita sejak 1996 dan telah berhasil melahirkan dua anak.
Seperti di negara lain, sejak 1992 Indonesia sudah melakukan simpan beku embrio. Perangsangan indung telur wanita pada prosedur bayi tabung memungkinkan terbentuknya banyak embrio. Tidak mungkin semua embrio ditransfer ke dalam rahim pada saat bersamaan. Embrio yang untuk sementara tidak digunakan dapat disimpan dengan cara kriopreservasi, yang selanjutnya disimpan dalam tabung berisi cairan nitrogen pada suhu 196oC di bawah nol derajat. Kapasitas tabung sekitar 100 embrio.
Simpan beku embrio ini menghemat biaya karena pasangan tidak perlu lagi mengulang proses pengerjaan dari awal lagi bila embrio berikutnya perlu ditanamkan kembali. Tidak seperti di Barat, embrio ataupun sperma yang tersimpan beku di Indonesia hanya diperuntukkan bagi pasutri yang bersangkutan.
Salah satu contoh keberhasilan teknik penyimpanan embrio bisa ditemukan di Belgia. Baru-baru ini lahir seorang bayi laki-laki sehat hasil penanaman embrio yang sudah dibekukan selama 7,5 tahun dari pasangan lain (anonim). Bayi yang dibantu kelahirannya oleh dr. Michael Vermesh ini beratnya 4 kg. Daya tahan embrio yang dibekukan bisa puluhan tahun dan tetap bisa menjadi bayi sehat.
Teknologi reproduksi in vitro ternyata sangat membantu pasangan yang mengalami gangguan reproduksi. Mengupayakan pasutri agar bisa mempunyai anak sungguh merupakan perbuatan mulia dan membahagiakan, sekalipun pembuahannya dilakukan di laboratorium. Seperti halnya Louise Brown, mungkin banyak anak yang dilahirkan melalui teknik ini ikut bersyukur bahwa kedua orang tuanya mengikuti program itu.
Minggu, 04 November 2007
Avoid The Common Traps And Increase Your Chance Of Success
IVF Clinics – Avoid the common traps and increase your chance of getting pregnant!
There are so many fertility clinics licensed to practice assisted reproductive technologies and help couples achieve their dream of a baby. With plenty to choose from it is apparent they are not all created equal and the playing field is by no means level. Pregnancy success rates can range from 10% to 60%, which means that the fertility clinic you choose is one of the most important factors to maximizing your chances of conceiving. AND the decision is all down to you!
The world of infertility is daunting. Initially you find out that the prospect that having children may not be as straightforward as you originally thought. Then having digested this shocking news, you have to find the best ways to help you get pregnant. Finding the right team of people to do this is the key to your success. It is so easy to make simple mistakes and these mistakes could cost you the difference of being pregnant or not! I fell into some of these traps because I was naïve and placed my future in the hands of the professionals and when it failed, I took that matter into my own hands and became an expert of fertility clinics that could best help us.
While it is true that most of us carefully scrutinize items of great importance like a future house or car purchase, when the stakes are much higher, we tend to throw all caution and logic to one side. This is the case with fertility. When it comes to someone providing you with the slightest glimmer of hope of becoming a parent, inevitably you will take a blind leap of faith. IVF treatment is an addictive process simply because of your hunger for success – that little baby! This is why choosing the right clinic from the beginning is one of the most important decisions you will make. If you get it right, you will be on your way to enjoying parenthood. If you get it wrong, you have one hell of a roller coaster ride ahead of you!
Common traps to avoid
Location
Some people choose the nearest clinic to their home. This understandable as throughout the fertility treatment you will need to go back and forth, sometimes several times a day. But it is a mistake to choose a clinic solely on this basis. There are other important factors, which must come into the equation. If the ideal clinic for you, after all your research has been completed is a clinic 200 miles away, investigate the possibility of staying with friends, or a local hotel for a few weeks.
Hearsay and recommendation
Choosing a clinic solely on the fact that you heard a doctor there was ‘ good’ or you know someone who went there and has had success is also wrong. Sure, it provides a good place to start but again your research must go beyond this to identify what the clinic can do for you. Every couple’s circumstances is different and what works for one couple, may not work for another. Bear this in mind when researching the types of treatments available at each clinic.
Referral from Doctor or Gynaecologist
After completing your initial investigative tests, your doctor will undoubtedly have a conversation with you about what happens next. So far you have invested all your trust in your doctor and naturally respect his/her choice of clinic. Often, a doctors referral will be based on hearsay or anecdotal information. Certainly research your doctors recommendation but if the clinic does not suit you and your partner, do not feel pressured into it.
Cost
It is our nature to seek out a good deal. When it comes to fertility treatment there is no such thing as a good deal. The cost of treatment bears no relation to the clinics’ success rate. What does pay off is the time you invest in researching and asking the right questions.
Repeat treatment
You may already have completed one cycle of treatment at a chosen clinic and wish to try again. Do not feel under pressure to use the same clinic for your next attempt. If it has not worked the first time, there may be a valid reason for it.
By Marina Nicholas
There are so many fertility clinics licensed to practice assisted reproductive technologies and help couples achieve their dream of a baby. With plenty to choose from it is apparent they are not all created equal and the playing field is by no means level. Pregnancy success rates can range from 10% to 60%, which means that the fertility clinic you choose is one of the most important factors to maximizing your chances of conceiving. AND the decision is all down to you!
The world of infertility is daunting. Initially you find out that the prospect that having children may not be as straightforward as you originally thought. Then having digested this shocking news, you have to find the best ways to help you get pregnant. Finding the right team of people to do this is the key to your success. It is so easy to make simple mistakes and these mistakes could cost you the difference of being pregnant or not! I fell into some of these traps because I was naïve and placed my future in the hands of the professionals and when it failed, I took that matter into my own hands and became an expert of fertility clinics that could best help us.
While it is true that most of us carefully scrutinize items of great importance like a future house or car purchase, when the stakes are much higher, we tend to throw all caution and logic to one side. This is the case with fertility. When it comes to someone providing you with the slightest glimmer of hope of becoming a parent, inevitably you will take a blind leap of faith. IVF treatment is an addictive process simply because of your hunger for success – that little baby! This is why choosing the right clinic from the beginning is one of the most important decisions you will make. If you get it right, you will be on your way to enjoying parenthood. If you get it wrong, you have one hell of a roller coaster ride ahead of you!
Common traps to avoid
Location
Some people choose the nearest clinic to their home. This understandable as throughout the fertility treatment you will need to go back and forth, sometimes several times a day. But it is a mistake to choose a clinic solely on this basis. There are other important factors, which must come into the equation. If the ideal clinic for you, after all your research has been completed is a clinic 200 miles away, investigate the possibility of staying with friends, or a local hotel for a few weeks.
Hearsay and recommendation
Choosing a clinic solely on the fact that you heard a doctor there was ‘ good’ or you know someone who went there and has had success is also wrong. Sure, it provides a good place to start but again your research must go beyond this to identify what the clinic can do for you. Every couple’s circumstances is different and what works for one couple, may not work for another. Bear this in mind when researching the types of treatments available at each clinic.
Referral from Doctor or Gynaecologist
After completing your initial investigative tests, your doctor will undoubtedly have a conversation with you about what happens next. So far you have invested all your trust in your doctor and naturally respect his/her choice of clinic. Often, a doctors referral will be based on hearsay or anecdotal information. Certainly research your doctors recommendation but if the clinic does not suit you and your partner, do not feel pressured into it.
Cost
It is our nature to seek out a good deal. When it comes to fertility treatment there is no such thing as a good deal. The cost of treatment bears no relation to the clinics’ success rate. What does pay off is the time you invest in researching and asking the right questions.
Repeat treatment
You may already have completed one cycle of treatment at a chosen clinic and wish to try again. Do not feel under pressure to use the same clinic for your next attempt. If it has not worked the first time, there may be a valid reason for it.
By Marina Nicholas
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