Why IVF(test tube baby) should not be the first option

As more Singaporeans delay having children, and the older married woman comes wanting the fastest way to get pregnant, many nowadays come to consult me with the idea that invitro fertilisation is the first line of treatment. I have to counsell them of course that IVF is actually the last resort! and should be so. Many in the course of the investigations and stepwise treatments will get pregnant before reaching the stage of IVF. Firstly, IVF is expensive and the results are not guaranteed as some women think. The results of IVF actually vary from 20-30% per cycle being lower the older the patient. And here's the main reason why women should not resort to IVF first, the incidence of abnormalities in offspring is significantly higher especially with ICSI (intracytoplasmic innoculation) and no one knows the real reason why. It may be related to increased risk of chromosome abnormalities or defects resulting from mechanical manipulation. Miscarriages are therefore significantly higher and this can be very traumatic psychologically.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2009/mar/09032310
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http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2010/jun/10061406
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2010/mar/10030107