We all know that the eggs of older women do not work as well as those of younger women. It’s mostly because there are fewer eggs to choose from, more are chromosomally abnormal and many do not have the energy to progress to a blastocyst capable of implantation. Here’s a new theory, that it’s the the poor functioning of the …
An article in the Washington Post presents a little different perspective on age and fertility, “Stop freaking out about having babies in your 30s. Your great-grandma did it, too.” The bottom line is “don’t worry be happy.” We would probably say ” be happy but as time goes on, worry.”
The article says: The shift toward late motherhood – commonly …
I am posting this article on Halle Berry getting pregnant at 47 because it illustrates the dangers of postponing pregnancy rather than the implied conclusion that women can put off childbearing and expect to have a successful pregnancy in their late 40’s.
Halle Berry’s Pregnancy: The Real Deal on Fertility in Your 40s
April 9, 2013 | By Anne Krueger…
This is one of a series of news items from abstracts of studies presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as complied by Dr. David Meldrum, Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners. We appreciate the enormous amount of work it takes to compile and comment on these abstracts.
Two studies at ASRM 2012 addressed the …
This is one of a series of news items from abstracts of studies presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as complied by Dr. David Meldrum, Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners. We appreciate the enormous amount of work it takes to compile and comment on these abstracts.
When a woman over 4o is considering …
Researchers say they have extracted stem cells from human ovaries and made them generate new egg cells. The advance, as reported in the New York Times, if confirmed, might provide a new source of eggs for treating infertility, though scientists say it is far too early to tell if the work holds such promise.
Women are born with a complement of egg …
Can this be true? It may be true, at least in mice.
A study being conducted in mice indicate that administering coenzyme Q10 to one-year old mice-the equivalent to women in their 40s-for three to four months significantly increased the number of ovulated eggs as well as the number of successful pregnancies. The treated mice also had an average of …
Selection of a treatment method for women over 40 whose main limitiation in conceiving is their age can be difficult. If they are in the "unexplained infertility" group with open tubes, no significant gynecologic problems and a partner with normal sperm parameters the common choices are to try injectable fertility drugs (COH) with artificial insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization …