Improving the safety of the embryo and the patient duringin vitrofertilization procedures.
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a method of treatment for infertility in selected indications. Recent years have brought dynamic development of technologies related to IVF. This article presents problems pertaining to the safety of technology with respect to the patient, as well as the embryo, based on an analysis of scientific reports and our own experience. Invasiveness of the IVF procedure for the woman and the embryo varies on an individual basis. Minimization of the invasiveness of IVF requires experience of the staff performing the procedure, especially with respect to the assessment of risk for an individual patient. Technologies related to IVF are constantly being improved, and the effectiveness of the selected individual treatment methods is not always scientifically confirmed.
Laboratory of Diagnostic Procedures, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
Artur
A
Wdowiak
International Scientific Association for the Support and Development of Medical Technologies, Lublin, Poland.
Edyta
E
Wdowiak
Department for Woman Health, Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland.
Iwona
I
Bojar
embryo; in vitro fertilization; safety