Fertility was not a problem to me… I’m so fertile that I can get pregnant almost every year if I want to. In fact, I have to take birth control so as not to get pregnant every year. Now I am taking birth control so as NOT to get pregnant ever. I already have enough kids.. that’s four (3 boys and a princess) plus my nephew’s with me too (along with her mom). Physically I don’t think I can survive another pregnancy and childbirth, financially, we can’t!
It’s not the case for every mom/woman of course, some has to resort to IVF and other fertilization techniques to conceive a baby. IVF or In Vitro Fertilization is done to treat female infertility (due to Fallopian tube problems, in vivo fertilization is not possible or is a problem). It also done to treat male infertility such as low sperm count or there is a problem in the quality of sperm cell.
The process how in vitro fertilization is done can be quite complicated but to make it simpler, it is done by fertilizing the egg cell outside the body and when it is fertilized, it is done injected back and place on the carrier’s uterus. The success rate of IVF varies to what it is being measure, usually by pregnancy rate or by live birth rate. Success rate is higher if the mother/carrier is younger.
How much is the cost of IVF treatment? It varies from different Fertility clinic. A friend of mine who had a successful IVF (and gave birth to a very handsome baby boy) shared that the cost of IVF in Singapore is SGD 18,050 or ( USD 12,910 ) for one cycle (which takes about 6 weeks).
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Rae Barcus says
November 19, 2012 at 3:19 pmIVF is one of the modern procedures that may help couples have their own children. Lately, I read about the mini IVF. Medicine really grows fast.