Can we do IVF with few eggs?
Test tube baby technology is an assisted reproductive technology, which is widely used in patients with low egg count or infertility. The quality and quantity of eggs have an important impact on the success rate of IVF. Although a small number of eggs may affect the success rate, IVF is not completely impossible. The following is a detailed description of whether IVF can be carried out from several aspects.
1. Age factor
The number and quality of eggs decline with the growth of women's age. Generally speaking, younger women have more eggs with better quality, so the success rate is higher. For women with few eggs, age is a key factor. Although the number of young eggs is small, the quality is good, and the chance of successful pregnancy can be achieved through IVF technology.
However, for older women, the number and quality of eggs will decline, which poses a greater challenge to the success rate of IVF. Older eggs may have chromosome abnormalities and other problems, leading to abnormal embryonic development, increasing the risk of pregnancy failure and embryo abnormalities.
Therefore, for women with few eggs, if they are older, the success rate may be lower. However, it does not mean that IVF cannot be carried out at all, but that doctors need to conduct a comprehensive assessment and develop personalized assisted reproductive treatment programs according to individual conditions.
2. Egg quality
Egg quality is one of the important factors in the success rate of IVF. Women with few eggs may have a decline in egg quality. Poor egg quality will affect the ability of embryo development and successful implantation.
However, the continuous development of modern assisted reproductive technology makes it possible to screen and evaluate eggs during fertilization. Through in vitro fertilization and embryo screening technology, high-quality eggs can be screened for IVF. Doctors can conduct selective fertilization and embryo transfer according to the egg quality assessment to improve the success rate of IVF.
Therefore, although the number of eggs will have a certain impact on the success rate of IVF, the successful pregnancy of IVF can still be achieved through professional treatment and egg quality assessment by doctors.
3. Assisted reproductive technology
Modern medicine has developed a variety of assisted reproductive technologies to help women with few eggs to achieve IVF. Common assisted reproductive technologies include in vitro fertilization, sperm injection, embryo screening, etc.
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is one of the most commonly used assisted reproductive technologies, which can combine sperm and eggs in vitro culture dishes to form embryos. This technique can effectively overcome the problem of a small number of eggs. For women with a small number of eggs, doctors can adopt superovulation technology to promote the development of more follicles in the ovary and increase the success rate of IVF.
In addition, for women with a small number of eggs, single sperm injection can also be used. This technology can inject a single sperm into the egg to improve the fertilization rate. Embryo screening technology can evaluate embryos, select the best embryos for transfer, and improve the success rate of IVF.
4. Medical institutions
Choosing a formal medical institution is also an important factor for the success of IVF. Professional doctors and equipment in medical institutions can provide the most advanced assisted reproductive technology and personalized treatment programs. Beijing Union Medical College Hospital and Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Pediatrics Hospital and other well-known hospitals in China have set up assisted reproduction centers to provide IVF treatment services for women with few eggs.
To sum up, the lack of eggs does not completely mean that IVF cannot be carried out. Age, egg quality, assisted reproductive technology and the choice of medical institutions are all important factors affecting the success rate of IVF. Through doctors' professional evaluation and personalized treatment scheme, women with few eggs still have the opportunity to realize their dream of IVF.
