IVF Breakthrough for Women Over 35: New Research Sparks Hope

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): A major research related to IVF has come to light. Scientists at King's College London have done a special research in which it has been found that if women aged between 35 and 42 years who want to have a child through IVF get the embryo genetic testing (PGT-A) done, then they can get quick and better results.

In this test, before placing the embryo in the uterus, it is checked whether its chromosomes are correct or not, because in older women, chromosome defects often occur in the embryo. Due to this, pregnancy becomes difficult or abortion can happen.

The report said that a total of 100 women were included in this research. Out of these, 50 women underwent PGT-A test and 50 underwent IVF in the normal way. The results were surprising. About 72 percent of the women who underwent the test gave birth to a live child, while this rate was only 52 percent among the women who underwent normal treatment.

"The number of women starting families over the age of 35 is on the rise, and women in this age group are more likely to have embryos with the wrong number of chromosomes. This increases the risk of pregnancy failure and miscarriage," said Dr Youssef Beebeejoun of King's College London.

"Our findings suggest that targeted use of PGT-A in this age group could help more women have children early and also reduce the emotional burden," Bibijoun added.

The most important thing was that the women who got the test done got pregnant in fewer transfers, which saved their time and also reduced the mental stress of repeated unsuccessful attempts.

It is clear from this study that this test can be very helpful especially for women above 35 years of age, because at this age more abnormalities are found in the fetus and often women are not able to become mothers even after long efforts.

However, scientists have also said that more research is needed on this subject. But the initial results have raised hopes that the PGT-A test can make the IVF process easier and more effective.

Dr. Shesh Sunkara of King's College London says that if larger studies prove this, then this method can become an important part of IVF for women over 35 years of age in the future. This will not only save time and money, but women will also not have to bear the emotional burden of repeated failure to conceive.