How to deal with infertility at an advanced age?
With the development of society, more and more couples choose to delay childbearing, but the elderly childbearing often faces the problem of infertility. So, how should elderly couples solve the problem of infertility? The following four aspects are described in detail: physical examination, assisted reproductive technology, psychological counseling and legal birth permit application process.
physical examination
Infertility is a complex problem, which may be caused by multiple factors. Therefore, the elderly couples first need a comprehensive physical examination. They can choose to go to formal reproductive hospitals, such as the Third Hospital of Peking University, Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, etc. The hospital will arrange a series of examinations, including male semen analysis, female endocrine examination, salpingography, etc., to determine the cause of infertility.
After diseases or abnormalities are found in physical examination, doctors will develop personalized treatment plans. For women, the problem can be solved by adjusting the cycle of drugs, surgical treatment of uterine fibroids and other ways. For men, the fertility can be improved through drug treatment and surgical treatment of recessive testicular insufficiency.
At the same time, elderly couples can also improve reproductive health and increase the probability of pregnancy by combining traditional Chinese medicine conditioning and diet.
Assisted reproductive technology
When natural conception is difficult to achieve, elderly couples can consider assisted reproductive technology. At present, the commonly used assisted reproductive technologies include IVF, IVF, egg donation, etc.
Test tube baby is one of the most common assisted reproductive technologies. It can achieve pregnancy by fertilizing eggs and sperm in a petri dish and cultivating embryos, and then implanting the embryos into a woman's uterus.
IVF technology is similar to IVF technology, but the fertilized embryo is not cultured in the culture dish, but directly implanted into the female uterus.
The egg donation technology is applicable to the decline of female egg function. After the eggs donated by other women are fertilized with the man's sperm, the embryos are implanted into the woman's uterus.
psychological counseling
For elderly infertile couples, they may face greater psychological pressure. Therefore, psychological counseling is very important. Both husband and wife can choose to consult a professional psychologist to receive psychological counseling and marriage counseling. By communicating with professionals, couples can talk about their inner troubles and reduce anxiety and stress.
In addition, support and understanding between husband and wife are also very important. They can participate in some fertility support group activities together, exchange feelings with people with similar experiences, encourage and support each other.
Application process of legal birth permit
In China, couples need to hold a birth permit to give birth legally. The birth permit refers to the birth permit that is obtained after the couple submits an application to the relevant department according to the local family planning policy.
The specific process of applying for a birth permit varies from region to region, generally including the steps of preparing materials, submitting an application, reviewing, and obtaining a birth permit. The applicant needs to provide identity certificate, marital status certificate, household register and other relevant documents. Some places also require the physical examination certificate and family financial status certificate of the husband and wife. Specific requirements can be obtained through consultation with the local family planning department.
In short, the problem of infertility at an advanced age is a problem for many couples. However, these problems can be solved through comprehensive physical examination, assisted reproductive technology, psychological counseling and the application process of birth permit. For elderly couples, it is important to maintain a positive attitude, seek the help of professional doctors and psychological consultants, and believe that they can welcome their own baby.
