Biologia della Riproduzione: età e tecnologia per gravidanze consapevoli

http://www.medicinaeinformazione.com/   / medicinaeinformazione   Over the past century, the age at which a woman begins planning a pregnancy has progressively and increasingly shifted from 20-25 to 35-40, resulting in various issues that often make natural fertilization difficult. But how informed are women about the biological cycle of fertility? And do they know which behaviors can jeopardize their fertility over time, such as sexual promiscuity and sexually transmitted diseases? And do they know that if you plan to postpone a pregnancy beyond your thirties, you can now resort to social egg freezing, which allows you to freeze your eggs for reuse once you've decided to become a mother? To address these issues, we met with Prof. Andrea Borini, President of SIFES, the Italian Society of Fertility and Sterility, and Clinical Director of Tecnobios Procreazione. He explained the reasons why women are increasingly late in deciding to get pregnant (ranging from social and economic issues, to career challenges and the desire to find the right man to start a family with). He also explained the importance of informing young women about the most natural reproductive cycle and the biological age at which pregnancy is possible without complications (fertility declines rapidly after 36/37 years of age). He also explained the importance of understanding everything that can lead to infertility issues over time, such as certain sexually transmitted diseases (such as chlamydia) or certain benign conditions that, if left untreated, can create difficulties in procreation (such as endometriosis or polycystic ovary syndrome). Equally important is the message that while technology today is capable of offering an optimal assisted reproduction process, it is crucial to understand that not everything is possible. Assisted reproduction also has a higher success rate when a woman is younger (at 30, the success rate is around 45%, while at 42, it drops to 10%). And even though society promotes models of women who can have children even after age fifty, pregnancy after a certain age puts the mother's health at risk, and complications can be greater.