Is frozen egg the way of old age?

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Is Frozen Egg the Way of Reproduction for the Elderly?

In recent years, with the increase of fertility demand for the elderly, frozen eggs as an assisted reproductive technology have attracted much attention. However, frozen eggs can not be said to be a way of aging. The following will analyze this problem from different perspectives.

Egg quality at different stages

First, the quality of female eggs will gradually decrease with age. Generally speaking, the egg quality of women is good before the age of 30, and it begins to decline gradually after the age of 30. After the age of 35, the decline of egg quality accelerated, and after the age of 40, the quality decreased significantly. Therefore, freezing eggs earlier than 35 years old can preserve the quality of eggs; But for women over this age, frozen eggs can not provide a way to give birth at an advanced age.

In addition, although frozen egg technology can delay the process of egg aging to a certain extent, it cannot completely reverse the decline of egg quality. Therefore, frozen eggs can only retain the quantity of eggs, but cannot guarantee the quality.

Effect of frozen eggs on elderly women

Frozen eggs are more an alternative plan for elderly women. Before deciding to freeze eggs, elderly women should fully understand their physical conditions and consult with doctors in detail. Doctors will evaluate the suitability of frozen eggs according to women's age, egg quality, hormone level and other factors. For women with poor egg quality, low estrogen level or chronic diseases, frozen eggs may not be an ideal choice.

In addition, frozen eggs also require high costs, and not all hospitals provide this service. Therefore, when deciding whether to freeze eggs, women also need to consider economic capacity and medical conditions.

Advantages of frozen eggs

Although frozen eggs are not the way of old age reproduction, they still have certain advantages. First of all, frozen eggs can delay women's childbearing time, give women more choices and opportunities, and give full consideration to personal and professional development before choosing to give birth. Secondly, frozen eggs can improve the fertility success rate to a certain extent, because the eggs can be frozen after detection and screening, which can exclude some poor quality eggs, and improve the fertilization rate and embryo quality. In addition, the emergence of frozen eggs also provides an assisted reproductive option for infertile patients.

summary

To sum up, frozen eggs are not a way of old age reproduction, but can be used as an alternative plan. By freezing eggs, high-quality eggs can be retained, women's reproductive time can be delayed, and fertility success rate can be improved. However, frozen eggs also have certain restrictions, including age restrictions, egg quality decline, etc. Therefore, when considering frozen eggs, women need to take their own conditions into consideration, and fully communicate and consult with professional doctors to make decisions suitable for them.