The man who gave the world in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has been awarded this year’s Nobel prize in physiology or medicine.
Robert Edwards and his obstetrician colleague Patrick Steptoe, who died in 1988, announced the birth of Louise Brown, the first IVF baby, on 25 July 1978. Since then, 4 million babies have been born thanks to IVF, and the method has become routine worldwide, accounting for 2 to 3 per cent of all births.
Yet at the time, Edwards and Steptoe had to fight widespread hostility. Throughout their quest to develop IVF **they faced opposition from religious leaders who expressed moral outrage, from politicians keen to reduce the world’s population, and from scientists who warned that the technique would be unsafe. **Their request for key funding was denied by the UK’s Medical Research Council, and only succeeded thanks to a rich donor whose identity remains a secret.
Just wondering if some people are still against IVF? Do you know of any couples who had a baby through IVF? Are the babies healthy? If you ever had to consider IVF, would you be comfortable with it? How common is it in Pakistan?
I do not know an IVF baby or IVF parents , but I know in Pakistan they are doing it and I have seen ads in newspapers from Pakistan.
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The man who gave the world in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has been awarded this year's Nobel prize in physiology or medicine.
Robert Edwards and his obstetrician colleague Patrick Steptoe, who died in 1988, announced the birth of Louise Brown, the first IVF baby, on 25 July 1978. Since then, 4 million babies have been born thanks to IVF, and the method has become routine worldwide, accounting for 2 to 3 per cent of all births.
Yet at the time, Edwards and Steptoe had to fight widespread hostility. Throughout their quest to develop IVF **they faced opposition from religious leaders who expressed moral outrage, from politicians keen to reduce the world's population, and from scientists who warned that the technique would be unsafe. **Their request for key funding was denied by the UK's Medical Research Council, and only succeeded thanks to a rich donor whose identity remains a secret.
Just wondering if some people are still against IVF? Do you know of any couples who had a baby through IVF? Are the babies healthy? If you ever had to consider IVF, would you be comfortable with it? How common is it in Pakistan?
People are still against IVF . At least a few in my family. But personally I feel it's perfectly fine. Islamic scholars are against it and many people follow them blindly. Just a matter of personal opinion.
My daughter's father was of the view that its totally against islam and haram because he believed that use someone else's sperm and hence it comes under zina. He was fully convinced that these doctors don't do clean work and they mix stuff ( I don't know what kind of stuff) and it's zina. He said he read about it somewhere and the writer was some maulvi. No matter how hard I tried to convince him he did not agree. I am sure there are many mindsets like his. So I believe atleast in Pakistan it is not yet acceptable.
A lady I knew many year back had babies through IVF. She had twin boys but unfortunately both of them died soon after birth. Then she resorted to taking care of animals and thats how I got in contact with her. The couple was so sweet , caring & loving . Recently they moved abroad.
I do know many people [both Muslim and non-Muslim] that have opted for IVF and they all have beautiful healthy children MashaAllah. If i had trouble conceiving, i would opt for IVF and i’d have no qualms about it.
IVF is when they take a woman’s egg and a man’s sperm and fertilise them outside of the womb, taking sex out of the equation. So if a husband and wife are having trouble conceiving, they can opt for this method.
Now, if a man’s sperm is of low quality and it’s having difficulty penetrating the egg during regular methods (intercourse) then IVF is used instead. If the man’s sperm is completely useless, then i guess donor sperm can be used, but not without your consent…if i was to opt for IVF, they would be using my eggs and my husband’s sperm…they don’t just start mixing and concocting with random eggs and sperm sporadically!!
But what I wrote is the perception or mind set of a good majority of people. I actually recommended IVF for someone who was having alot of trouble because she was not able to conceive but this was the response I got. I myself totally support IVF :k:
