#reciprocal-ivf

#reciprocal-ivf

Reciprocal IVF felt like "a way around" some of their worries, she said, like, "What if, one day, my child looked at me and said I wasn't their real mum? (Psychological theory tells us this is a normal developmental phase, but, a more harrowing thought, what if I shared the worry?) What if grandparents, too, felt the difference? What if they showed it? What if, what if, what if - as if anything about having children can ever be controlled or predicted."

That's according to the first systematic review comparing IVF outcomes for people using their own eggs to those for people using a partner's. This research showed higher live birth rates but a greater risk of complications for those using reciprocal IVF.