One
of the most prevalent myths about IVF is that it causes women to put on weight .
This
is a myth which needs to be busted .
Putting
on weight is a mathematical equation , and occurs when caloric intake is more
than caloric expenditure . After all, the additional weight can’t come from thin
air !
Now,
IVF treatment doesn't increase your
calorie intake , or reduce your caloric expenditure and therefore it’s clear
that it can’t make you put on weight .
However,
what often happens is that women tend to put themselves on bed rest during
their IVF treatment . This is because they think that this will help to
increase the chances of the embryo implanting – or this is what their doctors
and family members have advised them to do.
Now,
if you curtail your physical activity, you will put on weight – but it’s not
fair to blame the IVF for the weight gain .
Also,
during IVF treatment , there is a certain degree of fluid retention , because of
the hormonal injections we give you. However, when we stop the injections, these
hormones get excreted in the urine , so the fluid also gets excreted, and your body
weight goes back to normal.
Please
stop getting misled by all these old wives tales .
If
you understand the scientific basis behind IVF treatment , you will not worry
about this anymore !
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