What is the success rate of elderly childbearing?
With the extension of human life span and the change of social concepts, more and more women choose to postpone childbearing, leading to the phenomenon of elderly childbearing gradually increased. So, how about the success rate of elderly childbearing? This article will elaborate from four aspects: medical technology progress, reproductive aids, hospital success cases and psychological conditions.
Medical technology progress
The continuous progress of modern medical technology has provided feasibility for the birth of elderly women. For example, the development of IVF technology has greatly improved the chances of pregnancy for elderly women. Test tube baby technology solves the problem of natural pregnancy for elderly women by transferring the embryos after in vitro fertilization into the female uterus. In addition, the development of gene screening technology also helps to reduce the risk of embryonic genetic diseases and improve the success rate of elderly childbearing.
However, it should be noted that the egg quality of older women declines with age, which poses a certain challenge to the success rate. Therefore, even with the support of advanced medical technology, the success rate of elderly women is still relatively low.
Reproductive aids
Older women can improve their fertility success rate by means of reproductive assistance. Among them, the most common is the use of ovulation promoting drugs. These drugs can stimulate the ovary to produce more eggs and increase the chance of pregnancy. In addition, older women can also choose to use egg donation or surrogacy to further improve the success rate.
However, reproductive aids are not entirely risk-free. Long term hormone treatment may lead to some side effects, such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. In addition, ethical and legal issues need to be seriously considered in such ways as egg donation and surrogacy.
Successful cases of hospitals
In fact, successful cases of elder childbearing also occur from time to time in real life. For example, in 2019, a 52 year old woman successfully gave birth to a healthy baby boy in a hospital in Beijing. In addition, in 2017, a hospital in Heilongjiang also reported the case of a 45 year old woman who successfully conceived through IVF technology.
These successful cases benefit not only from the progress of medical technology, but also from the persistence and efforts of women. However, successful cases do not represent the overall success rate, so elderly women still need to comprehensively assess their own situation and risks when deciding to give birth.
Psychological condition
The psychological status of elderly women also has a certain impact on the success of childbirth. Postponing childbirth may lead to anxiety, tension and other emotional distress. These psychological problems will affect the balance of the body's endocrine system, and thus affect the success rate of pregnancy.
Therefore, elderly women should relieve pressure and maintain a good attitude through active psychological guidance. In addition, communication and support with family and friends can also help ease anxiety and improve the success rate of fertility.
Summary
In general, the success rate of elderly childbearing is affected by many factors, including the progress of medical technology, the choice of reproductive aids, hospital success cases and women's psychological status. Although the success rate of childbearing at an advanced age is lower than that of young women, with the continuous development and improvement of medical technology, the childbearing opportunities of elderly women are gradually increasing. Therefore, for women who decide to postpone childbearing, it is essential to fully understand relevant information and make wise decisions under the guidance of doctors.
