With changing times, women are getting married later than in the past. By the time they plan to have children, they are already in their late 30s, making pregnancy more difficult and risky. But what are the facts about the “difficulty in having children”? Let’s listen to Dr. Yaowapha Jongpensuksat, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Phyathai 3 Hospital, explain how women nowadays should prepare to have healthy and complete children in the future.
5 Facts… “Prospective” Mothers Must Know About Difficulty in Having Children
- Egg freezing before age 35 for good embryo quality – Cells in the body deteriorate with age. Therefore, to increase the chances of fertilization and the quality of strong embryos, women should freeze their eggs before age 35 because female fertility gradually declines and problems arise.
- Good embryo quality but fertilization may fail? – Even if the eggs and sperm mixed are of good quality, resulting in good embryos, if the uterine lining is thin or of poor quality, the embryos may not implant well. This factor can also cause fertilization failure.
- “Egg freezing” is possible even if not married – Single women who dream of having children can freeze good quality eggs in advance to prepare for future pregnancy because egg quality worsens with age.
- Birth control pills do not cause difficulty in having children – Many women worry that continuous use of birth control pills will make it hard to conceive, but in reality, they are unrelated. Birth control pills only help to have children when ready. Some people have difficulty conceiving without realizing it because they have been taking birth control pills all along.
- “ICSI” technology that meets the needs of people with difficulty having children – This technique helps sperm to fertilize the egg more easily, increasing the fertilization rate.
If any married couple is worried about having difficulty conceiving, Phyathai 3 Hospital is ready to provide care, including egg freezing and ICSI, by expert obstetricians and gynecologists.
Dr. Yaowapha Jongpensuksat
Head of Infertility Treatment Center and Women’s Health Center
Phyathai 3 Hospital: Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tel. 1772 or 0-2467-1111 ext. 3252, 3264
