Laser Treatment and Infertility
Infertility arises when a woman cannot biologically conceive or carry a pregnancy to full term resulting in a healthy birth. Many women with infertility caused by either ovulation or fallopian tube obstruction, uterine conditions, conditions such as Endometriosis or Tuberculosis (TB) or gynecological debilitations, and age limitations, who want a child may need treatments to be able to conceive.
Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and fertility medication can be used to help women conceive. In both ART and IVF, lasers may be used for assisted hatching that stimulates egg production and also tuboplasty to correct fallopian tube blockage.
How are lasers used for assisted hatching?
In pregnancy, an fertilized embryo is wrapped in an outer layer called the zona pellucida. Assisted hatching involved the use of a micro-laser to either thin this zona pellucida layer of skin or to make a tiny hole in it to aid hatching for the embryo to develop.
Can laser treatment cause infertility?
Laser treatment is safely used for laser tattoo removal and also laser hair removal or growth stimulation. Medical professionals recommend not having laser treatment during pregnancy because of the anxiety and stress impact on the carrying mother from the laser treatment procedures, and the anesthesia, that can affect pregnancy. Laser hair and tattoo removal side effects may include burning, blistering or infection. These should be immediately treated because infections in the body can cause harm, such as gynaecological infections that can impact fertility.
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