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Q: Is Ivf 100% Safe And Reliable? Should I Go For It?
asked by: donna thomp on September 23rd, 2005
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Hello. I'd like someone to give an opinion. I'm 40 years old and never had a child before. My husband and I went to a doctor 5 years ago and after some test they told us we both were infertile. But I have found an institute that promises a very effective method of ivf, and with no risks at all.
what do you think? Thank you

donna
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JanetBee
replied on September 24th, 2005
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The link you posted doesn't work at all, but if there is anyone promising 100% effective ivf, they are probably a scam.

Ivf -- in vitro fertilisation -- involves taking eggs from the woman, and fertilising it in a dish with sperm from the man. In order to get the eggs, the woman has to take heavy hormones, to produce enough to harvest. If she is infertile because she is no longer producing eggs, then she needs to use donor eggs. Similarly, if the man is infertile because he doesn't produce any sperm, you need to use donor sperm.

The fertilised eggs are then implanted inside the uterus.

I think ivf is generally considered quite safe, although some women get quite ill from the hormones. However, it isn't particularly reliable -- and the older you are, the less likely the pregnancy is to "take".
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