Genetics And IVF Success Rate- Directly Proportional To Each Other

Human genetics and IVF have a deep relation and due to this there is a combination of treatments given, if there is any problem of infertility genetically. Usually the genetically affected infertility is seen in males, that is the less count of sperms in them.

In this case the fertilization of eggs also gets affected as there is very low concentration of sperms and the sperm is unable to penetrate into the egg. But this problem can be solved as there are injections that increase the concentration of the sperms and so with the help of that injection fertilization of the egg is possible. There have been successful rates of pregnancy after this treatment in male partners.

Then there is a problem related to genetics that is, sex chromosome abnormality which can be found out in the prenatal genetic testing and the couple can decide whether to terminate the pregnancy or not. Some genetic defects affect a single gene in the DNA instead of an entire chromosome and there is a disease called Cystic Fibrosis. The male suffering from this disease have no sperm in the ejaculate but have in abundance in the epididymus and testicle. This is a very specific disease and has to be tested during infertility tests. There are chances of the child to have the same disease as this is also genetically transferred from the father to the son.

Many of the couples are not interested to undergo the test of their child after they have conceived as they want to have a child of their own, never mind any abornomalities. However it is seen, that many of the male partners need to know whether their child has got affected with the genetic problem or not. They prefer to opt the donor sperm in that case instead of having the genetic child. Since the study is going on, on this matter and there is much awareness expected in this case so that the genetic affects could be reduced in the child. Most of the couples do not agree to opt for a donor egg or donor sperm and so would not undergo the tests. But there are couples that don't compromise with this even if they have to choose donor eggs or sperms.

Genetics and IVF has a direct relation when the success rate is calculated. The fact is that infertility problems that are genetic are quite possible to be found in the child and so it should be checked within time.