Therapy and assisted reproductive technology for the elderly
With the continuous progress of modern medical technology, it has become possible to give birth at an advanced age, allowing more elderly women to realize their mothers' dreams. For the elderly childbearing, the medical community has proposed a variety of treatments and assisted reproductive technologies to help these women successfully conceive and have a smooth birth. This article will introduce the treatment and assisted reproductive technology for the elderly from different aspects.
1. In vitro fertilization embryo transfer (IVF-ET)
In vitro fertilization - embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is one of the most common assisted reproductive technologies. Through this technology, doctors can combine the eggs collected in women with sperm provided by men to fertilize them in the laboratory, then cultivate the fertilized eggs into embryos, and transfer the embryos back to women's uterus to achieve pregnancy and fertility.
For elderly women, IVF-ET is a commonly used assisted reproductive technology. This is because the quality and quantity of eggs of elderly women have declined, and IVF-ET can increase the success rate through assisted reproductive technology. At the same time, IVF-ET can also help elderly women to solve the fallopian tube problem and increase the chances of successful pregnancy and childbirth.
The Reproductive Medicine Center of Peking Union Medical College Hospital is one of the famous assisted reproduction centers in China. The IVF-ET technology it provides has a good reputation in the field of elderly childbearing.
2. Egg extraction and egg donation
For some elderly women, the quality and quantity of eggs can no longer meet the criteria for successful pregnancy. At this time, egg extraction and egg donation became an effective treatment.
In the process of egg extraction, doctors will stimulate women's ovaries to ovulate, and then use needles to extract mature eggs. The extracted eggs can be fertilized with sperm provided by men in the laboratory, and then the embryos can be transferred.
If women are unable to provide available eggs, egg donation is another option. This means that women can accept the eggs donated by other young women and achieve pregnancy and fertility through egg extraction and IVF-ET technology.
The reproductive center of Shanghai First Maternal and Infant Health Hospital has egg extraction and egg donation projects to provide professional services for elderly women.
3. Pre embryo transfer genetic diagnosis (PGD)
The risk of pregnancy for elderly women is not only the success of pregnancy, but also the genetic diseases after the birth of the fetus. In order to solve this problem, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) has become an important assisted reproductive technology.
PGD can detect chromosome abnormalities, monogenic genetic diseases and some polygenic genetic diseases of embryonic cells before embryo transfer. This technology can help older women screen out embryos with genetic problems, reduce the birth rate of sick children, and improve the fertility success rate.
The reproductive center of Shenzhen Futian Hospital has advanced PGD technology, which can provide genetic diagnosis and screening services for elderly women.
4. Psychological and nutritional counseling
Older pregnancy and childbirth pose great physical and psychological challenges to women, so psychological and nutritional counseling is also an important part of assisted reproduction for older women.
Psychological counseling can help elderly women cope with the pressure and anxiety during pregnancy and childbirth, and adjust their mentality. Nutrition counseling can guide women to eat more scientifically, improve their physical condition, and provide a good environment for the health of mothers and infants.
The reproductive center of Hainan Maternal and Child Health Hospital provides all-round counseling services for elderly women, including psychological and nutritional counseling.
summary
The treatment and assisted reproductive technology for the elderly include in vitro fertilization embryo transfer, egg extraction and egg donation, genetic diagnosis before embryo transfer, psychological and nutritional counseling and other methods. These technologies can help elderly women realize their dreams of pregnancy and childbirth, but they also need to choose appropriate treatment programs according to individual conditions.
Through these treatments and technologies, more elderly women can have their own healthy babies and achieve a better family vision.
