Women with Older Ovaries
Prematurely Aging Ovaries Overview
Older women (generally above age 38), and younger women with so-called prematurely aging ovaries, will often find it harder to get pregnant. We, here at CHR, have a special interest in the “older women pregnancy and aging ovary” and have been conducting a lot of research on this topic. See Ovarian Aging: is there a "Norm" in Contemporary ObGyn. Our program has become known in the community as the program of “last resort” and we, therefore, have probably proportionally more “older ovaries” under treatment than any other infertility center in New York City.
One of our patients, not too long ago, indeed, taught us a very important new lesson, which we, since, have diligently investigated with an increasing number of our patients. She, without our knowledge, had started taking the over the counter available, mild male hormone, DHEA and, as a consequence, greatly increased her oocyte (egg) yield in IVF. Indeed, after approximately four months of DHEA usage, her 43-year old ovaries behaved like those of woman in her 20ies.
Full article: http://www.centerforhumanreprod.com/premature_ovaries.html
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