Infertility in Women of ‘Advanced’ Age
As a woman ages, her chance of having a healthy baby decreases. She is less likely to get pregnant, more likely to have a baby with abnormal chromosomes, and more likely to miscarry even if the developing fetus has normal chromosomes. This is partly due to aging ovaries having fewer eggs to release. Also, the eggs are aging, which may affect egg quality. Compared with a younger woman, it is more likely that an older woman’s eggs are unable to go through the normal cell division that results in a healthy, thriving embryo.
The following human reproduction circumstances may help you qualify to participate in this program:
- Advanced female age
- Poor ovarian response to prior stimulation
- Age — inadequate response to prior stimulation
- Multiple failed IVF (in-vitro fertilization) cycles
- Immunological disease
As a participant in IHR’s Advanced Age Program, your treatment will be individualized to your special circumstances. We are proud to have become known as the "program of last resort." Even some of our human reproduction competitors refer their poor prognosis patients to us. They know at IHR, they will have the beset chance for these kind of special circumstances. .
Some fertility centers do not accept patients who for any number of reasons are considered to be a poor risk to conceive. We aren't sure why other infertility clinics won't try to help with such fertility problems. We strongly believe that a well-informed couple that fully understands they have a low chance of conception but still wish to conceive, are entitled to receive their desired treatments.
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