In Vitro Fertilization – IVF: What is it?

Es la unión de óvulos y espermatozoides en el laboratorio. Esta técnica supera la mayoría de los obstáculos para la fecundación. Se utiliza cuando hay problemas severos del semen, obstrucción de las Trompas de Falopio u otros problemas que no se han superado con técnicas menos complejas.

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Loss of an ovary

Hay varias circunstancias por las cuales una mujer puede haber perdido un ovario, una de ellas es porque tenía un quiste o tumor que por su tamaño o características requirió su extracción completa. Cuando una mujer nace, los ovarios contienen un número aproximado de dos millones de óvulos y no se producen nuevos durante la vida de la mujer.

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Premature Ovarian Insufficiency — What is it?

A woman’s ovaries produce a hormone called estrogen and release one egg each month. Women are born with a limited number of eggs in their ovaries and do not produce new ones after birth. On the contrary, from the very moment of birth, a woman begins to lose eggs, and eventually, they become depleted. This usually occurs around the age of 50, a stage known as menopause, which is an irreversible and permanent process.

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Oocyte Donation — How and Why Is It Done?

Egg donation is used when a woman’s ovaries do not produce eggs that can be fertilized. This occurs when a woman has lost her ovaries after surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy, or due to a congenital problem. It is also used when there are issues with egg quality related to age or when there are hereditary diseases that the woman does not wish to pass on to her children.

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Fertility: What is the effect of age on women?

When a woman is born, she has approximately two million eggs stored in her ovaries. From that point on, she does not produce new eggs; on the contrary, she begins to lose them at an accelerated rate. By puberty, this number is reduced to only 400,000, and they are completely depleted at around age 50.

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