Clutching such a long-awaited, such long-suffering child to their chest, who could only become pregnant with the help of IVF, many couples are eager to give birth to another one. They are interested in what if they can get pregnant on their own, without all the stressful preparatory measures. The same question is asked by those who have failed IVF attempts. How big is the chance of independent pregnancy after IVF?
Scientists say
A group of researchers from the INSERM Institute, France, set out to find out whether a woman, after a successful or unsuccessful IVF attempt, can become pregnant on her own. They observed a large number of married couples who turned to this assisted reproductive technology, and this is what it turned out:
- independent pregnancy occurred in every sixth woman;
- conception took place between 6 and 14 months after birth.
According to scientists, this was due to a change in the hormonal balance in the woman's body. It is possible that her psychological state also had a great influence on him.
Who can hope for a miracle?
You can expect to get into those happy 15-19% in such cases:
- if the diagnosis sounded like "Infertility of unknown origin";
- if there were no visible reasons preventing conception, and pregnancy did not occur;
- if the cause was poor quality of semen;
- if the patency of the fallopian tubes (or one tube) is preserved at least partially.
Who will only IVF help?
Unfortunately, there are reasons that make it impossible for a couple to hope for a miracle. It:
- complete absence of fallopian tubes;
- 0% live sperm in semen - if all possible causes are eliminated;
- absence of ovaries when ovulation is completely impossible.
Increasing your chances of conceiving
When the body was preparing for IVF (it doesn't matter if the attempt was successful or not), the doctors normalized many processes. Now your task is to use this correctly and not harm:
- do not use contraceptives;
- do not drink alcohol;
- eat well;
- examine all internal organs and take all the necessary measures to improve their condition. This program must be passed in conjunction with doctors: begin to be examined according to those analyzes that the therapist prescribes, and if deviations are detected, visit those specialists whom he recommends;
- move more, walk more;
- support each other morally, find reasons for joy.
Thus, if you do not have the above conditions, and you want to become pregnant on your own after IVF, remember: it is quite possible. Lead a healthy lifestyle, treat all your diseases on time and maintain your own psychological state at a high level! There are a large number of couples in the world who were declared infertile, and at the same time they managed to conceive a second and subsequent children without ART. Despite the fact that the first child was born only thanks to IVF!
