Elderly childbearing: the choice of professional medical technology
With the development of society and the progress of medical technology, more and more women choose to welcome new life in their old age. However, the elderly childbearing also faces a series of challenges and risks. In order to ensure the safe and smooth delivery of the elderly, professional medical technology has become a crucial choice. This article will elaborate on the professional medical technology of elder childbearing from four aspects: embryo cultivation, genetic screening, cell therapy and assisted reproductive technology.
Embryo culture
Embryo cultivation is a crucial link in the process of aging. After a woman's fertilized egg is successfully fertilized, the process of embryo cultivation has an important impact on the success of women's pregnancy and the healthy development of the fetus. At present, most hospitals use in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology for embryo cultivation. IVF technology promotes the fertilized egg to develop into an embryo at a specific time by creating a suitable environment in the in vitro culture medium, and implant the embryo into the mother at an appropriate time to achieve pregnancy. In addition, some advanced hospitals have also adopted embryo storage technology, which can freeze more embryos than needed for future use.
Regular hospitals, such as Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Children's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, have advanced technical equipment and experienced medical teams in embryo cultivation, which can provide safe and reliable embryo cultivation services for elderly women.
genetic screening
One of the main reasons for the increased reproductive risk of elderly women is the increased risk of chromosomal abnormalities, including congenital heart disease, Down syndrome, etc. In order to reduce the occurrence of adverse consequences, genetic screening plays an important role in the elderly childbearing.
Genetic screening mainly detects whether there is a risk of chromosomal abnormalities or genetic diseases in the fetus through amniocentesis, chorionic biopsy or non-invasive prenatal gene examination. These tests can provide accurate fetal genetic information for elderly women and help women make decisions on whether to continue pregnancy.
At present, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat sen University, the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University and other hospitals have advanced technical equipment and professional medical teams in genetic screening, which can provide accurate and reliable genetic screening services for elderly women.
cell therapy
Older women who have given birth often face the problem of declining egg quality, leading to the reduction of the number of fertilized eggs or even the failure of successful fertilization. Cell therapy is a new technology, which can improve the quality of eggs and the probability of successful fertilization by implanting healthy eggs or their cytoplasm.
Hospitals with international influence, such as Guangzhou Long March Hospital and Shanghai Xinhua Hospital, have rich experience and professional technology in cell therapy, and can provide cell therapy services of egg cytoplasm implantation for elderly women.
Assisted reproductive technology
Assisted reproductive technology is an important choice for elderly women to have children. At present, assisted reproductive technology mainly includes IVF-ET and egg or sperm donation.
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the technology of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in which sperm and eggs are cultured into embryos, and then the embryos are implanted into the mother to achieve pregnancy. This technology has been widely used in the reproductive process of elderly women.
In addition, some elderly women who are unable to produce fertile eggs can achieve pregnancy by accepting egg or sperm donation. Specialized hospitals such as Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital have provided complete egg or sperm donation procedures, and provide high-quality, safe and reliable assisted reproductive technology services for elderly women.
Summary
The elderly child-bearing women face a series of risks and challenges, so professional medical technology is very important to ensure the safety and smoothness of elderly child-bearing. Embryo culture, genetic screening, cell therapy and assisted reproductive technology are common professional medical technologies in the elderly childbearing. The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat sen University, Chengdu Women and Children's Center and other hospitals have advanced technical equipment and rich experience, which can provide safe and reliable medical services for elderly women who have given birth.
