Journal of International Reproductive Health/Family Planning ›› 2012, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 55-57.

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Consideration on Assisted Reproductive Technology Offering Elderly Infertile Women in China

WANG Li-hong, ZHONG Jing-qi,LIAN Fang   

  1. Reproductive and Genetic Center, the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chineses Medicine, Jinan 250011, China(WANG Li-hong, LIAN Fang); Department of Urology, the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chineses Medicine, Ji’nan 250011, China(ZHONG Jing-qi); Humanities Medical Research Center, Shandong University, Ji’nan 250012, China(WANG Li-hong)
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2012-01-15 Online:2012-01-15

Abstract: Due to the family planning policy, being educated and career, many women hold on work postponing their pregnancy in young age. However, the lower reproductive ability in old age pushed them to seek the help of assisted reproductive technology(ART). Performing ART in old women usually increased the risk of medicine and ethics, and the pregnance rate of ART in old women was lower than that in young lady. In China, the elder women encounter much difficulty in seeking ART help. If an ART institute accepted many elder infertile women, it would have a decreasing therapeutic efficacy index by pregnancy rate. Low pregnancy rate will make the patients lose confidence in continuing therapy,even more make the institute lose the practitioner certificate from the ministry of public health. It is time to solve the social problem for elder infertile women seeking the ART help. Not only should the ART institutes give a comprehensive assessment for the reproductive potential of old women performing ART, but they should improve their medical technology for such patients. In China, it is also important for the health authorities to inspect objectively and fairly the ART institutes.

Key words: Reproductive technology, assisted, Infertility, female, Age factors, Fertility