What is menopausal test tube baby
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a method of using frozen eggs to achieve postmenopausal fertility. The menopausal IVF surgery has brought hope to those menopausal women who cannot conceive naturally, but the whole process is far more complicated and difficult than the traditional IVF surgery.
The procedure of menopausal IVF operation
1. Hormone therapy: Before the menopausal IVF operation, women need to receive hormone therapy for a period of time to restore the egg production function. Usually, doctors will provide women with artificial progesterone to stimulate the ovaries to produce eggs.
2. Collection and cryopreservation of eggs: When the ovary produces enough eggs, the doctor will carry out an operation called ovarian puncture, and collect the eggs through cervical puncture or laparoscopy. These eggs will be quickly frozen and stored in liquid nitrogen tanks for future use.
3. Fertilization and transplantation: When the patient is ready for IVF operation, the doctor will unfreeze the frozen eggs. At this time, male patients need to provide semen samples, and then put eggs and sperm together in a culture dish for in vitro fertilization. When the fertilized egg develops to an appropriate stage, the doctor will transplant it into the female uterus.
4. Pregnancy and delivery: If the transfer is successful, the embryo will be implanted in the uterus and begin to develop. The doctor will conduct regular blood tests to determine whether the pregnancy is successful. If the pregnancy is successful, continue to provide pregnancy support, including hormone therapy and regular examinations.
Risks and limitations of menopausal IVF
Although postmenopausal IVF surgery has brought birth opportunities to postmenopausal women, there are also some risks and limitations.
1. Egg quality decline: With the growth of age, the quality of female eggs will decline, leading to a decrease in the success rate of pregnancy.
2. Poor uterine environment: The postmenopausal uterine environment may not be suitable for embryo implantation and development.
3. Risk of complications: women undergoing menopausal IVF surgery may face the risk of postoperative infection, uterine rupture and other complications.
4. Psychological and economic pressure: menopausal IVF is an expensive operation, which often requires multiple attempts to succeed. This brings psychological and economic pressure to patients and families.
Successful cases of menopausal IVF
Although there are certain risks and limitations in the operation of postmenopausal IVF, some encouraging successful cases have also been achieved.
1. The Chinese hospital successfully performed the menopausal test tube baby surgery: A doctor in a Chinese hospital successfully performed the menopausal test tube baby surgery for a 45 year old menopausal woman, and successfully pregnant and delivered a healthy baby.
2. The American hospital successfully cured the infertility of postmenopausal women: the expert team of an American hospital successfully cured the infertility of a woman who had been postmenopausal for many years, and she successfully gave birth to a healthy baby through the menopausal IVF operation.
Although there are still risks and limitations, with the continuous progress of medical technology, the success rate of postmenopausal IVF surgery is gradually increasing, which brings new hope to postmenopausal women who want to become mothers.
summary
Through in vitro fertilization and egg cryopreservation, postmenopausal IVF provides opportunities for postmenopausal women to achieve fertility. The operation process includes hormone therapy, egg collection and cryopreservation, fertilization and transplantation, pregnancy and childbirth. However, there are also risks and limitations in surgery, including decreased egg quality, poor uterine environment, risk of complications, and psychological and economic pressure. Nevertheless, some successful cases of menopausal IVF surgery have been achieved, bringing new hope to menopausal women.
