Many people can't understand why 35 years old is considered an advanced woman.
Indeed, due to the improvement of modern people's living conditions, the work is rarely sun and rain, women pay special attention to their own maintenance, many people are nearly half a hundred years old, it looks like 30+. Then those 35-year-old women are also flourishing, and with the appropriate dress, they look really young.
But when it comes to the reproductive doctor, the doctor doesn't even look up at the patient's appearance, staring at the age displayed on the computer: you are already an elderly woman.
This is simply not very harmful to women, and it is extremely insulting.
With the delay in life expectancy, 35 years is really not an advanced age in the course of life. The world is delaying retirement, which shows that in terms of working ability, 60 years old is not an advanced age. Both men and women in their 60s can still support themselves, do not ask the state for pensions, do not drag their children down. You have to earn enough pension money yourself.
But from the perspective of fertility, 35-year-old women are considered to be elderly.
It should be said that 35-year-old women, not elderly women, have reached the age of vigilance for childbearing.
Vital organs associated with life
cerebrum
heart
lung
kidney
liver
Human life span can continue to be extended, because the life of the body's important organs are constantly extending, the function of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys can be maintained for as long as you can maintain, any of these organs have no function, stop functioning, life will come to an abrupt end.
But some organs, which seem less important to the maintenance of life, no longer work in the middle of a person's life.
Sub-vital organs with poor relevance to life
gonad
spleen
thyroid gland
limb
These devices affect the quality of life, but do not affect life expectancy, and do not cause death without treatment.
A woman's ovaries are such an organ.
Menopause in women means ovarian failure. Since ancient times, no matter how long the average life expectancy of women is, the age of menopause has not changed much. The average age of menopause is between 45-55 years old, while some people will be menopausal before the age of 40.
But not all fertility is available before menopause.
When a woman is 35 years old, her fertility gradually declines.
The 35-year-old cordon was not so easily decided. At the beginning, the World Health Organization defined women over 40 years old as advanced women, but later found that women over 35 years old had decreased ovarian function, reduced pregnancy rates, increased abortion rates, and reduced childbirth rates, so the definition was revised to define the boundaries of the most advanced women aged 35.
What are the risks of childbearing in older women?
First, infertility. Before ovarian failure, there is a long period of decline in ovarian reserve function. This leads to ovulation disorders. In addition, with age, the probability of diseases in the uterus will increase, such as the occurrence of adenomyosis, endometriosis, and submucosal fibroids, which can also lead to infertility.
Second, the abortion rate increased. As we age, not only do the number of eggs on the ovaries decrease, but so does the quality. Eggs of poor quality will cause abnormalities in the embryonic chromosomes after pregnancy, and abnormal embryonic chromosomes will lead to miscarriage and fetal cessation. If abortion does not occur, the probability of fetal chromosomal diseases such as Down syndrome increases, so pregnant women over the age of 35 are recommended to wear sheep for this reason.
Third, the incidence of complications during pregnancy and childbirth increases. All organ functions of the whole body decline with age, but in general, it does not affect health and does not pose a risk to life. However, pregnancy is a special period, pregnancy increases the burden of all important organs, so high blood pressure, heart failure, liver and kidney dysfunction may occur during pregnancy, and it is seriously life-threatening.
Elderly women are not elderly women, this definition is not age discrimination, it is a reminder to remind women before this age to have children early, and to remind women above this age to strengthen obstetric examinations before pregnancy, pregnancy and postpartum. Infertile women of this age are also reminded to take the right way of assisting fertility and not to miss out on the last chance to have children.
About the author
Dr. Wang Yuling, Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Reproductive Medicine, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Health Hospital, specializes in the treatment of infertility, menstrual disorders and amenorrhea. Specializes in ovulation induction, artificial insemination, and IVF.
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