Is artificial insemination good for children?

With the rapid advancement of medical technology, my country's artificial insemination technology has gradually matured. So, is artificial insemination good? In general, artificial insemination plays a great role for human beings, but at the same time there are also some worrying issues. Some people have raised this concern: Is artificial insemination good for children?

The development of artificial insemination technology has given some families suffering from infertility hope again, giving them the opportunity to have their own children again. But is artificial insemination good for the child? Will children conceived through artificial insemination be deformed or have low IQ?

Artificial insemination refers to a method in which male semen is artificially injected into the female cervix or uterine cavity to assist conception. Mainly used for male infertility. There are two types of artificial insemination: artificial insemination between spouses and artificial insemination between non-spouses. If the male has sexual organ abnormalities, such as short penis, hypospadias, impotence, premature ejaculation, etc., or the female has cervical stenosis, unexplained infertility, etc., artificial insemination can be used between spouses.

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Artificial insemination is mainly used for infertility caused by male factors, such as severe hypospadias, retrograde ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, azoospermia, oligospermia, asthenospermia, and semen liquefaction disorder. Artificial insemination can also be used for some female-related infertility, such as vaginismus, small cervix, abnormal cervical mucus, poor post-coital test, etc. In addition, there are some special cases, such as infertility due to immunological reasons, where both husband and wife are heterozygous for the same autosomal recessive genetic disease or the male has an autosomal dominant genetic disease, artificial insemination can also be used to achieve pregnancy and avoid the birth of unhealthy offspring.

Contraindications

1. The sperm and egg combination is impaired due to fallopian tube factors on the female side.

2. The woman suffers from acute infection of the reproductive and urinary systems or sexually transmitted diseases.

3. The woman suffers from a genetic disease, serious physical illness, or mental or psychological disorder.

4. There is a history of birth of a baby with congenital defects and it is confirmed that it is caused by factors on the female side.

5. The woman has been exposed to teratogenic amounts of radiation, poisons, or drugs and is in the effect period.

6. The woman has bad habits such as alcoholism and drug abuse.

Is artificial insemination good for children?

Based on what we know so far, artificial insemination not only does not reduce the risk of child deformities, but on the contrary increases the risk of fetal deformities. It is recommended that all patients seek professional and regular treatment for the primary disease that causes sperm abnormalities, and try their best to get pregnant normally as soon as possible. Of course, if high-quality sperm is used and professional and scientific treatment techniques are used, there is no need to worry about children conceived through artificial insemination suffering from deformities or mental retardation.

Artificial insemination is a major topic in modern medicine and has become the hope of many infertile patients. However, before undergoing artificial insemination, you must go to a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination and only undergo artificial insemination when all the conditions are met. This way, there is no need to worry that artificial insemination will be bad for the child.