Pre-anesthesia examination before IVF

IVF is a modern method of assisted reproduction, widely applied today with a high success rate. The process of performing IVF is quite complicated, requiring skilled operators and modern equipment. Besides, the couple's health is also focused, in which pre-anesthesia examination before IVF is an indispensable step.

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an assisted reproductive technology that uses the husband's sperm and the wife's egg to fertilize it in a laboratory. After the embryo is formed, the embryo is returned to the uterus for implantation and a normal pregnancy begins. IVF has a relatively high success rate for the case of the wife with blocked and damaged fallopian tubes or congenital anomaly, endometriosis, etc., and the husband has weak sperm, heterosexuality. spermatogenesis or immobility...
Besides, the age of the wife is one of the important factors determining the high or low success rate of IVF. Accordingly, the younger the wife, the better the number and quality of eggs, if the eggs are combined with healthy sperm, the more good embryos are formed, thereby leading to a higher chance of successful embryo transfer. .

When going to fertility clinics to perform IVF, the couple will be examined and have the following tests: gynecological examination, Pap's, ultrasound, basic blood tests (GS-Rh, HIV, HbsAg, BW...), semen analysis... When the results are normal, the patient will have an appointment to start the IVF treatment. Depending on the specific case, the doctor will let the wife perform ovarian stimulation according to the appropriate regimen. Duration of treatment varies but ranges from 3-7 weeks. During ovarian stimulation, the doctor will monitor the eggs in the wife's body by ultrasound of the follicles and blood tests (3-6 times) and adjust the ovarian stimulation medication according to each response. People. When the eggs are satisfactory, the doctor will prescribe hCG injection for the wife to prepare for egg retrieval. About 36-40 hours after hCG injection, the wife needs to fast and go to the hospital in the morning to conduct egg retrieval.
Pre-anesthesia before IVF is done with an anesthesiologist (general health check and allergy history) because egg retrieval is done under light anaesthesia, which is essential and mandatory for all anesthetic resuscitation operations, in order to prevent and limit possible complications during anaesthesia.
After the pre-anesthesia examination, the wife is anesthetized during IVF and local anesthesia (uterine anesthesia) to aspirate eggs through the vagina, under the guidance of transvaginal ultrasound. The aspiration procedure takes 5-15 minutes. The wife needs to stay in the hospital to monitor her pulse and blood pressure for at least 2-3 hours after the egg retrieval steps are completed. At the same time, the husband needs to collect sperm to bring to the laboratory.

Eggs and sperm after being put into the LAB room will be fertilized in vitro to form embryos. After the embryo is formed, the doctor will order an IVF embryo transfer, which is a fairly simple procedure but is the last important step of the IVF process.
Embryo transfer does not require anesthesia when doing IVF such as egg aspiration, embryo transfer time is about 5-10 minutes, but the wife is required to arrive 45-60 minutes early to prepare and hold urine for about 2 hours before the procedure. . Embryo transfer is guided through transabdominal ultrasound. The embryo implanted in the uterus will develop like a normal pregnancy.

The most common cause of IVF failure is the health and quality of eggs and sperm. Therefore, before starting IVF, both husband and wife need to have a comprehensive health check. In women, it takes about 120 days for the primordial follicles to develop into mature eggs. Primordial cysts are very vulnerable when inadequately supplied with nutrients or when exposed to many toxins. Toxins, stress, hormonal disorders will prevent the primordial follicle from becoming a mature egg or forming an egg with genetic defects, reducing the ability to conceive, increasing the risk of miscarriage, malformations, and birth defects. high birth defects. Similarly, sperm in the male body is also greatly affected by stimulants such as alcohol, tobacco, drugs... leading to much damage, irregular shape, reduced movement speed. or reduce the quantity. Therefore, before doing IVF, both husband and wife should limit stimulants, alcohol, drugs and fast food, talk to the doctor about the treatment drugs if any, Build a complete nutrition regimen and set up a regular schedule of activities, avoid staying up late, stress, exercise, and relax mentally.
As can be seen, during the IVF process, the wife needs to go through stages such as egg stimulation, egg retrieval and use of hormonal drugs. Therefore, the role of pre-anesthesia examination before IVF is very important, if the wife is in good health, she will quickly recover from the procedure and reduce the side effects of the drug such as local skin irritation. injection, abdominal swelling, pain, headache and nausea...

The Department of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia of Vinmec International General Hospital is one of the departments highly appreciated by patients for its professional quality and care, helping the patient's treatment and recovery process to be effective. best. Therefore, during the process of artificial insemination, doctors at Vinmec IVF Center will coordinate with doctors of Anesthesia Department to carry out artificial insemination procedures according to the protocol. ensure that the patient is healthy, minimize the risk of side effects, and soon realize the dream of parenthood.
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