{"id":44361,"date":"2017-12-12T09:51:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T07:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/?p=44361"},"modified":"2022-04-12T17:35:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:35:50","slug":"age-barriers-fertility-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/age-barriers-fertility-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Age barriers to fertility treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There are major barriers to getting pregnant for many hopeful couples and single women, but with IVI age need not be one of them. With advances happening in the field of fertility preservation<\/strong> and IVF <\/strong>every month, it is now more likely than ever before that patients of more advanced years can achieve their dream of falling pregnant. The oldest woman to conceive via IVF<\/strong> was 66 years old when she gave birth to twins in 2006. This was made possible by using donor eggs, fertilised through standard IVF<\/strong> procedure and then implanted back into the mother\u2019s uterus. This just goes to show that while age may present some barriers, it is no longer the definitive barrier to starting a family that it once was \u2013 though the medical community as a whole has arrived at the consensus that 50 is a reasonable upper age limit. Women choosing to have their children later in life is possible with expert medical assistance such as that provided by IVI clinics around the world.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n In the western world in particular, women are choosing to delay having children. There are many reasons for this. Some of these include: advancing in a career first and foremost, making sure to get to a position which guarantees power and security before taking time out to start a family; waiting until they are financially stable and able to afford the best possible care and facilities to advance their child\u2019s life; or perhaps waiting until they feel the call of motherhood which may have evaded them in their twenties and thirties. Of course, there are also those for whom the delay is outside of their control: cancer and other aggressive diseases and the treatments for them may have played a part; or other social factors may have been the cause, no matter how desperately the woman or couple has longed to conceive. Thankfully, with attention and care paid to the world of infertility treatments in the past few decades, it is possible to begin trying for a child at a later age. While women over the age of 35 are considered geriatric mothers, this term is really just a way of classifying age groups for medical reasons. Fertility is affected more as age increases, but women in their late thirties and early forties may still be able to conceive naturally or with minimal clinical assistance, and women who are older than this may still find success via a range of options.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n IVF is the most common infertility treatment for older patients with IVI.<\/a> After the age of 35 time does become a factor and so if the couple has been trying to conceive for six months without success, it is time to visit a doctor. The reason for this is that rates of fertility begin to drop from about the age of 30, more rapidly after the age of 35, while the quality of the woman\u2019s eggs will also start to degenerate. Apart from making conception more difficult, lower quality eggs may mean a higher chance of Down\u2019s or Edward\u2019s syndrome, as well as other potential genetic abnormalities. The patient may be able to use her own eggs, but in some cases it may be preferable to opt for egg donation<\/strong>. The benefits of using a donor\u2019s eggs is that there is a higher chance of success.<\/p>\nWhy wait?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Options for older patients<\/strong><\/h2>\n