Application of IVF technology in the case of egg shortage
IVF is an assisted reproductive technology, which helps couples who cannot conceive naturally realize their reproductive dreams by cultivating fertilized eggs in vitro and then implanting healthy embryos into their mothers. However, some women are unable to conceive naturally due to insufficient eggs. Fortunately, IVF technology can provide hope for these couples. The following will discuss the application of IVF technology in the case of insufficient eggs from four aspects: egg supply, egg bank technology, ovarian stimulation and egg quality.
The problem of egg supply
Some women have a small number of eggs themselves, or cannot provide enough eggs in quantity and quality due to premature aging and other reasons. In this case, IVF technology can adopt the method of egg donation. Doctors extract eggs from high-quality egg donors, and then fertilize them with sperm in vitro to form embryos and then implant them into the mother for pregnancy.
New York Presbyterian Hospital is an actual hospital providing services. They have established donation relationships with unrelated women, so that those women with limited eggs have the opportunity to realize their reproductive dreams through IVF technology.
Egg bank technique
The number of eggs is very important, but not the only key factor. Some women do not reach the level of premature ovarian failure, but only a small number of eggs can be discharged per cycle. In this case, the egg bank technology can help them collect eggs of multiple cycles and store them before the cycle they intended to use.
IVI London is an actual hospital providing egg bank technology. They collected eggs from multiple cycles through follicle monitoring and injection of ovulation promoting drugs, and then used these eggs for IVF treatment in future cycles.
Ovarian stimulation
For some women, the number of eggs is not a problem, but the quality of eggs. This may be due to the decline of ovarian function, resulting in poor egg development. In this case, doctors can use ovarian stimulation drugs to increase the number and quality of eggs.
Sydney IVF Australia is an actual hospital for nest lifting stimulation treatment. They use ovarian stimulation drugs to promote egg development, monitor the maturity of follicles, and select the best time to collect eggs for IVF treatment.
Egg mass
Egg quality is an important factor affecting the success rate of IVF. Some women's eggs are of poor quality and difficult to be successfully fertilized and survived. This may be due to age, heredity and other reasons. To solve the problem of poor egg quality, doctors can use intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) technology to directly inject sperm into the egg to improve the success rate of fertilization.
Seattle Reproductive Medicine is a practical hospital for intracytoplasmic sperm injection. They use fine microinjection technology to inject sperm directly into the egg, improving the chance of fertilization.
In general, IVF technology can become an effective way to help couples realize their reproductive dreams when there are insufficient eggs. Through egg supply, egg storage technology, ovarian stimulation and optimization of egg quality, doctors can provide more choices and hope.
