Recently, Ms. Bai from Zhengzhou, Henan Province, was found pregnant with octuplets during an ultrasound in the hospital!
At first, Ms. Bai just wanted to treat menstrual irregularities, but during the treatment, she found that she was unexpectedly pregnant.
Ms. Bai said:
"When I heard the news that I was pregnant with octuples, I was really happy and surprised. I hope I can try to keep my baby and keep four or five best. ”
The accompanying mother-in-law said that if the adult body allows it, it will keep two, and the adult's body can't stand it.
(Source: Time Video)
Judging from a "reproductive medicine ultrasound report sheet" posted by Ms. Bai herself, Zhimei's first reaction is that she may have used ovulation-inducing drugs!
(Source: Douyin)
Another point of concern is that Ms. Bai is only 18 years old.
Ms. Bai's husband, Mr. Wang, 23, introduced:
My wife and I met online two years ago.
My wife wasn't old enough to get a permit, but we did the ceremony we had.
Now that my wife is in good shape, there is no online rumor of not listening to medical advice, and our family hopes that my wife and baby can be safe and secure.
Such news, I don't know what everyone thinks?
There are still many netizens in the comment area who are envious, but do you know how much pressure on pregnant women and fetuses at one time?
A girl who has just turned 18 years old, from online dating to marriage and children, now wants to become a mother of four or five children at once.
Behind the blessing of "more children and more blessings", the huge health pressure and heavy economic pressure are unimaginable to ordinary people.
Some netizens said:
How good is the dragon and phoenix fetus, take a vacation to give birth to two, children and daughters are complete!
Indeed, under natural conditions, the probability of having multiple births in the average person is very low.
According to statistics, the ratio of twins to singletons in China is 1.66:104. That is to say, in the natural state, the chance of conceiving a twin is only about 1%.
But in recent years, Zhimei feels that there seem to be more and more multiple births around her.
Modern, a professor in the Department of Social and Demography at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, said:
"The relative and absolute number of twins worldwide is higher than at any time since the mid-20th century, and may be an all-time high."
It is not that our genes have mutated, but that some patients have opted for artificial interventions to induce ovulation and/or assisted reproductive technologies, and twin and multiple pregnancies can be as high as 20%-40%.
Having one child at a time is actually considered the most suitable strategy for human fertility.
With the maturity of human assisted reproductive technology, everyone's concept is also changing, from the initial pursuit of success rates to the pursuit of healthy singleton live birth rates.
Single embryo transfer strategies can provide infertile couples with a safer, healthier pregnancy process and a healthy child.
With environmental pollution, delayed childbearing age, increased pressure on life and other reasons, the incidence of infertility continues to rise.
Ovulation disorders account for about 30%-40% of the causes of infertility!
70% of the disease classification of common ovulation disorders is due to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which is a common manifestation of menstrual disorders.
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However, if the patient does not have fertility requirements, the doctor will not use ovulation drugs, even if the patient has fertility requirements, it is only used in some patients with abnormal ovulation, and ordinary people cannot use them at will [1].
The Measures for the Administration of Human Assisted Reproductive Technology stipulate that the application of human assisted reproductive technology should be carried out in specialized medical institutions.
The abuse of ovulation-promoting drugs and hormone drugs can seriously endanger health and may even be life-threatening, and must be used under the guidance of a specialist.
"The use of ovulation-stimulating drugs for the purpose of multiple pregnancies is strictly prohibited."
For ordinary people, ovulation-promoting drugs should never be used casually! Don't be superstitious about "many children and many blessings"!
Although ovulation-stimulating drugs can promote the development of multiple follicles and improve pregnancy rates, they also pose potential risks, and complications such as multiple pregnancies, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, and ectopic pregnancies occur from time to time.
However, due to the needs of the people", some gray industries are emerging. The "multi-pill" that is circulating is used to sell to women who want to have multiple births.
Micro merchants who sell multi-pill
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(Source: Weibo)
The medical name of "Dozai Pill" is "Clomiphene".
It is a first-line ovulation induction drug used by hospitals specifically for infertile women with ovulation disorders when performing treatment.
It causes normal ovulation in women who cannot ovulate normally, but it can also lead to multiple eggs developing, maturing, and ovulating at the same time, raising the risk of twin or multiple pregnancies.
There are also some families who cannot have children who choose to give eggs to meet their child-bearing needs, and the black hand of egg retrieval is reaching out to female college students.
Under the guise of "painless, harmless, and formal operation", illegal reproductive intermediaries linger near colleges and universities in search of female college students with high appearance and high education, especially those with relatively difficult economies, to illegally trade eggs.
(Source: CCTV News)
After a college student is "hooked", the intermediary agency will arrange for him to be given an ovulation induction injection for about 10 to 12 consecutive days.
Female college students who sell eggs in "black clinics" are unknowingly overdose of ovulation-stimulating drugs, allowing intermediaries to collect as many eggs as possible.
Both taking pills and selling eggs are overstimulating the ovaries through medications that make ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) highly susceptible [2,3].
Excessive stimulation of the ovaries may result in cystic enlargement, increased capillary permeability, and accumulation of body fluids in the interstitial spaces, which may cause abdominal effusion, pleural effusion, and local or systemic edema.
There may even be liver and kidney function damage, etc., and in severe cases, it may be life-threatening due to thrombosis.
There have been reports of deaths in women due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and thrombosis in China.
Under this manifestation of overstimulation, the ovaries become larger and larger, and acute abdomen such as ovarian torsion and flavin cyst rupture and bleeding may occur.
In case of severe bleeding, it is likely to be life-threatening, and it is more dangerous than ectopic pregnancy!
One of the most serious complications of multiple pregnancies is preterm birth and the resulting infant morbidity and mortality [4].
Medically, the 37-week period is set as a dividing line between premature and term infants [5].
Because of a normal woman, her uterine space is limited, and the amount of nutrition that can be supplied is also limited.
There is a more common complication called twin transfusion syndrome.
This disease refers to two fetuses in the womb "robbing" each other of blood, causing too much blood in one fetus to cause heart failure, and the other due to ischemia and stunted development, or even stillbirth.
For pregnant women, multiple pregnancies are easy to cause hypertension diseases during pregnancy, pregnancy intrahepatic cholestasis, anemia, premature rupture of membranes and preterm birth, abnormal fetal development, etc., and the pain and danger they bear are several times that of ordinary pregnant women, which can be said to be seriously overdrawing the health of the mother.
The report of the Committee of the International Union of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) states:
Multiple pregnancies in excess of twins pose significant risks to maternal health and the fetus, and it is more ethical to consider reduced pregnancies than to take no action when dealing with such multiple pregnancies.
However, fetal reduction surgery is not absolutely safe and there are certain risks. Because damage to blood vessels and surrounding organs may occur during the procedure, it may lead to intrauterine bleeding.
And there will be a series of complications such as bleeding, infection and even miscarriage after surgery. Therefore, the use of ovulation-stimulating drugs in cases where there is no indication is recommended.
So are there any examples of successful multiple births in the world?
The longest known octopus in history is the Suleiman octopus.
Nadya Suleman of Los Angeles, USA, gave birth to 6 children in the form of IVF when she was young.
At the age of 33, she conceived 8-twins in the same way while unmarried and unemployed. A team of 46 people performed a caesarean section for her.
Although the eight children weighed only 0.68 to 1.47 kilograms, and 3 of them were disabled, they were all lucky to survive.
Suleiman, who had 14 children, had neither a job nor any income, and lived on government welfare benefits.
Later, when she couldn't make ends meet, she began to rely on the popularity of the headlines, taking her children to participate in various reality shows and commercials, and also supported her family by taking nude photos and performing stripteases.
Having a child is ten months, and raising a child is responsible for his whole life. While giving your child life, are you ready to be a parent and take the risk?
I wish you all a happy life!
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