Harsh IVF rules reduce chances of having babies for older women

Older British couples are looking dejected as stringent rules now prohibit fertility doctors in the UK to implant older women with more than two embryos.

Fertility experts in America asserted that British women considering in vitro fertilisation would have their chances of having a baby reduced immensely following instructions by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the British fertility watchdog, as per which couples aged below 40 could have only two embryos implanted while older women could be granted a maximum of three implants.

Even as this measure is proving quite successful in decreasing the amount of twin and triplet pregnancies, David Adamson, American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s new vice-president, reiterated that it would hit IVF success rates gravely.

He said that introducing “arbitrary government regulation” would leave many couples with fertility problems in distress as their chances of having a child through therapy will reduce drastically. Adamson added that this was pushing clinics in Britain far behind its US rivals.

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