Women in their 30s to 40s may face age-related fertility problems. Poor ovarian reserve and poor egg quality are common diagnoses for women seeking fertility assistance. When a woman hears that her ovarian reserve is reduced or insufficient, she will be scared and worried that her chances of getting pregnant are now over. But is this the case, is there room for hope?
With the advent of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, people always have hope, because the main philosophy of our medicine contains the concept of the body's natural self-healing ability. One of the goals of acupuncture and Chinese herbal fertility treatment is to improve the overall health of patients; improve the internal environment to improve the body's function.
This concept of improving the internal environment to increase pregnancy rates is reflected in recent scientific studies in reproductive biology and endocrinology. In this study, Gleicher [1] pointed out that the term ovarian reserve is not a true state of the overall potential of women to have children. According to his research, he believes that women's eggs do not age as previously thought, but that the ovarian environment is aging, and the decline in ovarian function affects the quality of the eggs.
Unlike men who create new sperm every 90 days, women are born to be all the eggs of a baby. Most of these eggs are called primordial follicles. They are dormant until a woman begins to release an egg [ovulation] every month and for a while until she reaches puberty. Between puberty and menopause, primordial follicles remain in this dormant state until activated to begin the maturation process on the way to ovulation.
Once activated, primordial follicles [also known as non-growth follicles [NGFs]] undergo approximately four months of maturity. Many follicles are recruited while undergoing this process. One becomes dominant and will ovulate while other eggs die off.
When primordial follicles enter the aging ovarian environment, problems with maturity and development can cause problems in the number of maturity and spawning, as well as the quality and ultimate chance of the egg, compared to young ovaries. Become a healthy embryo.
The fertility test used to assess ovarian reserve failed to calculate the number of primordial follicles left by women. They can only see the eggs in this mature process. High FSH [follicle stimulating hormone], low AMH [anti-Mullerian hormone and low AFC [sinus follicle count] are indicators of ovarian environmental aging, and the ability to fertilize eggs during the four-month maturity process is weak. The test is not the last sentence about the possibility of a woman's pregnancy and should not be considered as such.
So how can you improve the ovarian environment and increase your chances of getting pregnant? In his work, Gleicher used DHEA to improve the ovarian environment. Its working principle is still unclear, but his pregnancy rate of women with poor or reduced ovarian reserve capacity has increased. Acupuncture, especially Chinese herbal medicine, can also be used to improve the ovarian environment and increase the chance of pregnancy. Not only do they improve the ovarian environment, they also improve overall health, so when a woman finally becomes pregnant, she is more likely to become pregnant and have children.
1. Gleicher et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2011, 9:23
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