Contents:
- Medical Video: In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
- It is best not to have sex during the IVF program
- What causes multiple pregnancies in IVF couples?
- What other risks occur when having sex while undergoing IVF?
Medical Video: In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
For couples who want to quickly have a baby, IVF or IVF (in vitro fertilization) can be an alternative. Of the many questions that arise about the IVF process, there is one thing that may still confuse many people, namely having sex when this program is conducted. So actually, during the IVF program, can you have sex?
It is best not to have sex during the IVF program
Doctors who handle IVF programs recommend couples not to have sex before, after, or during IVF. This should be done by the couple because, feared there will be multiple pregnancies in women who are undergoing IVF.
The reason is, there is a case of a couple in California who underwent a IVF program experiencing double pregnancy after successfully conceiving through IVF and normal natural fertilization, namely having sex.
The couple got their first pregnancy 5 days before taking a woman's egg cell on the IVF they were undergoing. In the results of the IVF program, both successful embryos were placed on the uterine wall.
While the embryo formed from partner sex 5 days before the IVF process, has split into two. The embryo which is split into two becomes a candidate for identical twin fetuses.
The couple is suspected of having a multiple pregnancy from a genetic test which states that the embryo that divides itself is a natural embryo. Even the division of the natural fertilization embryo occurs before the doctors attach the IVF to the woman's uterine wall.
What causes multiple pregnancies in IVF couples?
Dr. Amin Milki, from the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Stanford University, said that this multiple pregnancy is very likely to occur in every couple who underwent IVF and who had sex at the same time.
What's more, multiple pregnancies are more likely to occur in couples who have no problems with their sperm and egg cells.
When the IVF program is started, the doctor will also provide a series of fertility drugs for women. This drug is given to stimulate the ovaries to produce more eggs.
Therefore, if you and your partner have sex while undergoing the program, it is likely that multiple pregnancies will occur.Pregnancy of more than two fetuses can increase the risk of preterm birth and other dangerous risks for the mother and baby.
What other risks occur when having sex while undergoing IVF?
In fact, many women who undergo an IVF program report that sexual arousal decreases during IVF.Women who are undergoing IVF programs also tend to find it difficult to reach orgasm and feel more pain and conditions dry vagina at the time. The following can trigger stress in a female partner and can have a negative impact on the IVF program being undertaken.
If you and your partner really want to have sex while undergoing IVF, please use a condom to prevent multiple pregnancies and lubricants for comfort due to a dry vagina.
