The difficulty of giving birth to elderly women increases

Childbearing at the age of 32 is considered as an elderly woman. Compared with young women, pregnancy is indeed more difficult for elderly women. The following is a detailed description of the increasing difficulty of fertility of elderly women in terms of hormone level, egg quality, fertilization rate and maternal health risks.

Decreased hormone levels

With the growth of age, the hormone level in women's body gradually decreases. Hormone is an important factor to promote the development and excretion of eggs. The decrease of hormone level will affect the development and excretion of eggs, thus increasing the difficulty of pregnancy. Compared with young women, the development of oocytes of older women is limited, and the number and quality of follicles have declined, reducing the chance of successful pregnancy.

In addition, the decline in hormone levels may also lead to irregular menstrual cycles, making it more difficult for older women to accurately grasp the chance of pregnancy. Therefore, for older women who have requirements for pregnancy, it is usually necessary to increase the chances of successful pregnancy through artificial assisted reproductive technology, such as IVF.

Egg quality decline

With the growth of age, the egg quality of the elderly mothers will also decline. The decline of egg quality may lead to the following problems: First, the egg develops slowly and is difficult to fertilize successfully; Second, it is vulnerable to chromosomal abnormalities, increasing the risk of pregnancy termination and congenital malformations; Third, it may cause chromosome diseases, such as Down syndrome. These problems will further increase the difficulty of pregnancy of elderly mothers.

In view of the decline in egg quality, it may be necessary to carry out embryonic genetic screening for older women to reduce the risk of chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. At the same time, the method of using eggs from a third party or donating embryos has also become an option for older women to improve the success rate of pregnancy.

Low fertilization rate

With the increase of age, the fertilization rate of the elderly women gradually declined. This is because the quality of the eggs of the elderly women has declined, and the ability to fertilize and the probability of success have decreased. Research shows that women under 32 years old have a 20% - 25% chance of getting pregnant every month, while women over 32 years old only have a 10% chance of getting pregnant every month. This means that the success rate of pregnancy of elderly mothers is low.

In order to improve the fertilization rate, elderly women often need to choose assisted reproductive technology. Common assisted reproductive technologies include test tube baby, egg cytoplasm quality enhancement, egg freezing, etc. Through these methods, we can increase the chances of pregnancy for elderly mothers.

Increased health risks

Due to the decline of physical function, the elderly parturients are faced with a higher risk of complications during pregnancy, including hypertension, gestational diabetes, premature delivery, intrauterine growth retardation and other problems. Compared with young mothers, the elderly mothers' physical adaptability to pregnancy is reduced and face greater health risks.

Therefore, the elderly mothers need to pay more attention to their own health status, receive prenatal examination and monitoring regularly, and find and deal with any potential problems as soon as possible. When choosing to be pregnant, elderly mothers should take their own physical conditions into full consideration and actively cooperate with doctors' suggestions to reduce health risks.

Summary

The elderly women who gave birth at the age of 32 face many difficulties. The decline of hormone level, egg quality, low fertilization rate, and increased health risks have all increased the difficulty of fertility of elderly mothers. In order to improve the chance of success in pregnancy, elderly mothers usually need to use medical technology, such as artificial assisted reproductive technology. In addition, the elderly mothers also need to pay more attention to their own health status and actively participate in prenatal inspection and monitoring to reduce health risks.