Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)You should give yourself a year to try naturally if you have regular cycles and are 35 years old or younger before getting any fertility testing done.
Since your chances of becoming pregnant, whether naturally or with assisted reproductive technology, declines with age, it may be appropriate to start some preliminary fertility tests earlier if you are over 35.
Regardless of your age, it would be advisable to have this examined if you have irregular menstrual periods as this might be a symptom of irregular ovulation.
While some research indicates that IVF-conceived infants have a little greater frequency of birth abnormalities (4–5 percent vs. 3 percent) than children conceived naturally, it’s conceivable that this rise is caused by factors other than IVF treatment itself.
It is important to realize that the prevalence of birth abnormalities in the general population is around 3% for significant deformities and 6% when minor problems are taken into account. According to recent research, there may be between 4 and 5 percent significant birth abnormalities in infants born after IVF. It has also been observed that siblings born naturally of IVF children and children born after IUI had a slightly higher proportion of abnormalities, suggesting that the risk factor may be inherent in this specific patient group rather than in the method used to achieve pregnancy.
According to research, children born through IVF succeed academically on par with the general population and have similar behavioural and psychological health. More research is being done to learn more about this important topic.
Women who have never gotten pregnant seem to be somewhat more prone to developing ovarian cancer compared to the overall population (about 1.6 times the rate). There has been speculation that there may be a connection between reproductive drugs and this specific disease because it is believed that many of these women also utilised fertility medications. Since 1992, when this issue was initially brought up, several investigations have been carried out.The use of fertility drugs or IVF itself has not been linked to an increased risk of ovarian cancer, according to any studies that have looked into the matter. The early findings of a National Institutes of Health research also point to no connection between fertility drugs and ovarian, uterine, or breast cancer.