IVF clinics should be allowed to transfer two embryos, says study.
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Hmmm... I really wonder how much actual research these so called experts have done. I mean, letting just anyone transfer two at a time is stupidity.
It shows from an Australian forum that I frequent, that there are numerous people who want a double embryo transfer each time, starting at the first transfer. They state that money is an issue & that they are prepared for twins if that's what will happen. OMG!! do these people even have a clue? I very much doubt it.
I admit that I was uneducated when I transferred two embryos. I had not even considered what may or may not happen & to be honest, I was probably transferring two just because. I hadn't even considered being successful with one take home baby, let alone two & what about if either or both had split.
That actually happened to someone on the for mentioned forum. This person already had a previous 100% transfer success rate. She had been told that due to a medical condition, she should not risk a multiple pregnancy, but because it was 'her money', she pushed for a double transfer, even after her previous success with a single transfer. Well what shock when she found out she was pregnant with triplets. Please, give me a break. Of course there was a chance, so why be so shocked.
Anyway, may stance on double transfers is that they should ONLY be done after multiple failed cycles & not if you have had previous live births. There are too many risks for both mother & babies. It's not all fun & games to visit the NICU/SCN daily, or to only be able to touch your baby through a hole in an issolette. The hospital bed rest may be a relaxing break, but when you are being poked & prodded by every medical person in the hospital & attached to machines to check that your babies are still alive... Well, I wouldn't wish that one anyone.
Seriously, IVF all comes down to the mighty dollar. It's not about the health of a future child, but how many successful cycles they can add to their belt buckle. Not all of those successful cycles result in a live birth, but when you are shopping for a clinic on the internet, that's what they make you think.
I really hope that thought goes into this & that America actually take it on board (single transfer policy), so there are no more Octomums & those who 'want' multiples.
That's My Opinion
Current thinking prefers single embryo transfer to avoid risk of twins, but new study concludes this is not always best.
Fertility clinics should be allowed to transfer two embryos rather than just one to a woman during IVF treatment if she and her partner, together with the doctor, believe it is in their best interests, say the authors of a controversial new study...
The scientists looked at the results of more than 124,000 IVF attempts, which resulted in more than 33,500 babies being born. Success rates were much higher for the under-40s than for the over-40s, but in both groups, live births were more likely when two embryos were placed in the womb. In the over-40s, transferring two was less likely to lead to twins with the associated complications of small size and prematurity, mostly because older women are less successful in carrying twins to term.
Professor Debbie Lawlor said their message was that, rather than legislate or bring in rules about single-embryo transfer, as has happened in some European countries, there should be flexibility. Some women may produce more eggs that become viable embryos in IVF than others. And women who are having to pay for treatment privately may hope to have twins because they cannot afford any further IVF bills.
Hmmm... I really wonder how much actual research these so called experts have done. I mean, letting just anyone transfer two at a time is stupidity.
It shows from an Australian forum that I frequent, that there are numerous people who want a double embryo transfer each time, starting at the first transfer. They state that money is an issue & that they are prepared for twins if that's what will happen. OMG!! do these people even have a clue? I very much doubt it.
I admit that I was uneducated when I transferred two embryos. I had not even considered what may or may not happen & to be honest, I was probably transferring two just because. I hadn't even considered being successful with one take home baby, let alone two & what about if either or both had split.
That actually happened to someone on the for mentioned forum. This person already had a previous 100% transfer success rate. She had been told that due to a medical condition, she should not risk a multiple pregnancy, but because it was 'her money', she pushed for a double transfer, even after her previous success with a single transfer. Well what shock when she found out she was pregnant with triplets. Please, give me a break. Of course there was a chance, so why be so shocked.
Anyway, may stance on double transfers is that they should ONLY be done after multiple failed cycles & not if you have had previous live births. There are too many risks for both mother & babies. It's not all fun & games to visit the NICU/SCN daily, or to only be able to touch your baby through a hole in an issolette. The hospital bed rest may be a relaxing break, but when you are being poked & prodded by every medical person in the hospital & attached to machines to check that your babies are still alive... Well, I wouldn't wish that one anyone.
Seriously, IVF all comes down to the mighty dollar. It's not about the health of a future child, but how many successful cycles they can add to their belt buckle. Not all of those successful cycles result in a live birth, but when you are shopping for a clinic on the internet, that's what they make you think.
I really hope that thought goes into this & that America actually take it on board (single transfer policy), so there are no more Octomums & those who 'want' multiples.
That's My Opinion
