Delayed childbearing is becoming a major challenge in reproductive medicine. There is ample evidence to state that increased maternal age adversely impacts conception, both in natural and assisted reproduction. Decreased fertility with increasing female age has long been recognized by demographic and epidemiological studies, which consistently found that fertility declined as early as the middle of the third decade. There could be several reasons for this. The main contributing factor is that germ cells in the female are not replenished during life.
The attrition and utilization of follicles lead to a decline in the number of oocytes from birth to menopause. Furthermore, the quality of existing oocytes diminishes with age. For a detailed discussion on the impact of aging on fertility, join the renowned gynecologist, Dr. Sushma Baxi , in an exclusive session on “ Aging and Fertility ”…
