The fertility potential of women starts declining at age 40, and therefore the success rates of IVF with own eggs are substantially lower at this point. In short, the chances for success depend on egg quality, but also on egg quantity.
This is the reason why most clinics around the world have an upper age limit for IVF patients using their own eggs. In general, such limit is set between the ages of 43 and 45.
In this sense, IVF with donor eggs may be a good option, as younger women produce high quality eggs, with a lower rate of chromosomal abnormalities to be present. By age 40, 60% of the eggs produced are abnormal.
Read the full article on: Pregnancy over the age of 40 – the options and associated risks ( 73).
Zaira Salvador
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Technical University of Valencia (UPV). Biotechnology Degree from the National University of Ireland en Galway (NUIG) and embryologist specializing in Assisted Reproduction, with a Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Reproduction from the University of Valencia (UV) and the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI)
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