Why is it necessary to inject fertility drugs in IVF and IUI: Is it painful like Ms. Nhan Vlog said?

Egg injection is an extremely important step in the implementation of both methods of supporting infertile couples with the opportunity to become parents - artificial insemination ( IUI) and in vitro fertilization ( IVF). .

Both went through the process of injecting eggs to have children, but Ms. Nhan Vlog and female singer Minh Hang had different and opposite reactions. While Minh Hang chose to thoroughly understand the process of IVF "so that I can see how things go in order, but it's not what I thought", it seems that Mrs. Human Vlog has skipped this step when mistakenly aspirating eggs after ovarian stimulation injection is 12 hours instead of 36 hours according to the doctor's instructions.

Besides, according to the image shared by Minh Hang, it can be seen that the 8x beauty is strong and calm every time an injection is performed. The female singer only exclaimed a few sentences and continued the process of injecting eggs. Looking back at the image of Mrs. Nhan Vlog, the "depicted" egg shot is extremely painful, rolling, crying...

In fact, egg injection is an extremely important step in both artificial insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IUI).

What is egg injection?

For women with normal ovarian function, the ovaries release one egg each month during ovulation. If it meets the right sperm, it will fertilize an embryo. However, depending on a number of factors, such as a woman's age, the likelihood of implantation and development of that embryo will be about 5 - 20%. Mature eggs are released into the fallopian tubes, and the remaining immature eggs (cysts) are degenerated. Therefore, in infertility treatment, the main goal is to get as many mature eggs as possible. And this is the "responsibility" of egg injection.

According to KJK Hospital (India), the purpose of ovulation induction is to harvest the maximum number of mature eggs from a woman's ovaries. Therefore, the chances of the egg being fertilized are highest. Ovarian stimulation can take about 8 to 14 days for the follicles to develop optimally.

Where will egg injections be performed?

There are many ways to deliver drugs into the body, but ovarian stimulators are usually administered through two routes: subcutaneous injection (usually around the navel, 3-5 cm from the navel) and intramuscular injection (buttock injection or inner thigh injection). .

The woman will have to go through a thorough examination to make sure that there aren't any potential complications during ovarian stimulation. During an ovarian stimulation procedure, your doctor will inject drugs that stimulate follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) or luteinizing hormone (LH). This in turn triggers the ovaries to produce more mature eggs. Right before ovulation in the body is likely to increase LH levels.

A shot of hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) activator is injected for better ovulation. And again, if a woman's follicles are slow to develop, a longer period of medication may be needed. Proper timing and utmost care are certainly the cornerstones of this ovarian stimulation procedure. Both understimulation and overstimulation were found to be the cause of procedure failure. Therefore, the injection of stimulation must be at the right time, at the right dose, and the woman must regularly participate in ultrasound tests to check the ability of the ovaries to stimulate well to produce many follicles.

Is egg injection painful?

With the development of pharmaceutical technology, the injection of fertility drugs now hardly causes discomfort, pain or fatigue for women participating in assisted reproductive measures.

What is the difference between egg injection in IVF and IUI?

First, we need to understand what IVF and IUI are, as explained by American infertility expert Jenna M. Rehmer on Cleveland Clinic.

Injecting eggs during IUI

For IUI, during intrauterine insemination, the sperm is placed directly into the woman's uterus, which reduces the distance the sperm has to travel and gives it a better chance to reach the egg.

Therefore, ovulation in IUI will only need to create 1-3 mature follicles, speeding up the ovulation process to help increase the chances of pregnancy. IUI is suitable to apply in cases such as: Essential; Ovulation disorders; Diseases of the cervix; Infertility of unknown cause; Mild and moderate endometriosis; Pump semen if the husband does not have sperm.

Injecting eggs in IVF

Meanwhile, in vitro fertilization (IVF) involves a few more steps. The goal of egg injection is to create 10 to 15 egg-containing follicles, with a minimum of 8 to 10 standard eggs each time.

The following cases will be indicated to conduct IVF: Aplasia of the vas deferens; Severe weakness; The wife is elderly; The wife has premature ovarian failure; The husband has no sperm; Ovaries decrease in reserve; Faucet element; I've done IUI many times but it didn't work.

Side effects of egg injection?

According to the US National Library of Medicine (NIH), egg injection can bring some unwanted side effects such as:

When the ovaries are stimulated, it will become larger, causing the breasts and lower abdomen to feel heavy, tight and can lead to a nausea reaction. This symptom usually occurs in the last 2-3 days in the process of egg stimulation, until egg retrieval it will disappear;

- For cases of IUI, it will increase the rate of multiple pregnancies - the risk of pregnancy will be many times greater than that of a single pregnancy;

- For IVF, patients can have ovarian hyperstimulation - one of the extremely serious complications when performing this method.

In particular, if a woman experiences one of the following symptoms after injecting eggs, she should inform her doctor as soon as possible:

- Abdominal distension is excessive;

- Diarrhea;

- Urinating less;

- Stomach pain or pain in the lower abdomen;

- After only a few days of injecting eggs, there was slight weight gain or very rapid gain;

- Low blood pressure, shortness of breath, heart palpitations.

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