'In vitro fertilization' has a moral violation?

The head of the Vatican's bioethics consultancy, Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, has sent a letter to the Associated Press protesting the " in vitro fertilization " method because the Nobel Prize was awarded to Robert G. Edwards. .

According to Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, the Nobel prize is ' not mistaken ' but this method poses many problems because it does not address the root of infertility.

In vitro fertilization (IVF) methods have so far helped 4 million people worldwide, and brought the 2010 Nobel Prize in Medicine to the father of this method, Robert Edwards. However, the Vatican believes that IVF violates moral principles. Some people also worry about unwanted consequences.

Violate ethics

Ignacio Carrasco de Paula opposes IVF (In vitro fertilization - IVF) because this method of conception does not stem from the 'relationship ' of husband and wife, and leads to the destruction of the embryo. The doctrine of the church only accepts human life from the process of conception and does not accept the act of destroying the germ.

Ignacio Carrasco de Paula said ' without Louise Brown - the first IVF-born, the egg market would not have been '. Brown is 32 years old and now she gives birth to a baby by natural conception.

The father's sperm is combined with eggs.

' Without Edwards, there are no embryo-filled freezing boxes waiting to be put into the uterus, used to study or die, abandoned or forgotten ,' Carrasco wrote. Carrasco also argued that Edwards made a mistake in assisted reproductive status: children born to 4-5 parents, babies born from her.

Carrasco emphasized that he only spoke to the individual, not the Holy See, and that the solution to the infertility situation is still lying somewhere and that people should patiently wait for new research results.

In addition, new research results published by scientists at New South Wales State University (Australia) show that the proportion of boys born by in vitro fertilization is 128 boys / 100 girls, while the rate of children born by natural methods is 105 boys / 100 girls.

The cause may be because the embryo bears a stronger male sex when fertilized by IVF. This result was published after scientists analyzed 13,368 children in Australia and New Zeland born through intervention in 2002-2006.

Expensive red, potential risks

Complete in vitro fertilization begins when a woman takes a medicine to increase egg fertility. The eggs are then removed from the body by minor surgery. The father's sperm is combined with the best eggs and kept in a well-controlled environment. After a few hours, when the egg is fertilized and becomes embryo. Within 5 days, cells of normal embryos divide themselves. Embryos are transplanted back into the mother's body after 3-5 days after the eggs are removed.

It is possible that many embryos are implanted in the uterus at the same time, which can lead to twins, triplets or more. The number of embryos implanted depends on many factors, especially the mother's age. Unused embryos can be cooled, transplanted or donated to others.

The success rate of this method is 4/10, so many women have to go through this process many times. The cost for each process in the US is 10,000-15,000 USD and is not covered by insurance companies.

This method also has many risks. Some women who take fertility drugs have swollen people, abdominal pain, mood swings, headaches, and some other side effects.

In some cases, this drug may cause ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), which causes water to accumulate in the abdomen and chest. Symptoms include abdominal pain, swelling, rapid weight gain, decreased urination even with plenty of water, nausea, vomiting and shortness of breath. In mild cases, only need to rest, severe cases need to intervene to withdraw water.

The process of transplanting eggs into the body can cause some reactions such as numbness, infection, organ damage around the ovary such as intestines and bladder. Being pregnant with many babies at the same time can lead to a risk of premature birth and low birth weight. There is no evidence that IVF causes birth defects.