The Effect of Old Childbearing on Ovarian Function of Women
More and more women choose to delay childbearing, that is, to start pregnancy and childbirth in their later years. However, the elderly childbearing will have a series of effects on women's ovarian function. In this paper, the effects of physiological changes, egg quality, ovarian reserve and ovarian function decay on the elderly fertility are described in detail.
Physiological changes
With the growth of women's age, the ovarian function will gradually decline, leading to changes in hormone levels. The number of follicles in the ovary gradually decreases, the luteinizing capacity decreases, and the sensitivity of the ovary to gonadotropin also decreases. These physiological changes will lead to female ovulation function damage, thereby reducing the chance of pregnancy. In addition, women's ovaries may undergo more changes in old age, such as ovarian cysts, polycystic ovary syndrome, etc. These changes may affect the normal operation of ovarian function.
In addition, women's menstrual cycle will also be affected. With the growth of age, the menstrual cycle may become irregular, and the amount of menstruation will also change. Due to unstable ovulation, women's chances of pregnancy may be further reduced.
Egg mass
With the growth of age, the quality of female eggs will gradually decline. Studies have shown that the egg quality of older women is low, and there may be chromosome abnormalities, DNA damage and mitochondrial dysfunction. These problems will increase the risk of embryo implantation failure and fetal malformation. Therefore, older women may need more genetic testing and embryo screening during pregnancy to ensure the healthy and stable implantation of embryos.
In addition, the quality of women's eggs is also closely related to the success rate of pregnancy and the chance of producing healthy babies. With the growth of age, women may need to increase the chance of pregnancy through in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies.
Ovarian reserve
Ovarian reserve refers to the quantity and quality of follicles that can continue to develop in the ovary. With the growth of women's age, the ovarian reserve gradually decreases. The reduction of ovarian reserve will lead to ovulation difficulties for women, thus reducing the chance of natural pregnancy.
Women can assess their ovarian reserve by detecting follicle stimulating hormone, follicle stimulating hormone receptor and other indicators. For women with decreased ovarian reserve, ovulation induction and assisted reproductive technology may be needed to increase the chance of pregnancy.
Ovarian function decay
With the growth of women's age, ovarian function will gradually decline. Ovarian function decay is characterized by less ovulation opportunities, lower hormone production capacity and poorer egg quality. Ovarian function decay will increase the difficulty of female pregnancy, and increase the risk of premature delivery, pregnancy complications and fetal malformations.
In order to improve the fertility success rate of elderly women, some hospitals provide ovarian function recovery treatment to improve women's fertility opportunities by regulating ovarian function and increasing ovulation opportunities.
summary
Older childbearing has a significant impact on women's ovarian function, including physiological changes, egg quality decline, ovarian reserve reduction and ovarian function decay. These effects increase the difficulty of pregnancy for women, and increase the risk of embryo implantation failure, premature delivery and fetal malformation. Therefore, for women who plan to become pregnant at an advanced age, they should choose the appropriate birth mode under the guidance of doctors, and conduct comprehensive medical examination and evaluation to ensure the health and safety of mothers and babies.
