Time and Knowledge is of vital importance in this field. Both from the couple's and the doctor's perspective. The couple should know the clock is ticking as far as the woman's age is concerned. They should also be well acquainted with the basic knowledge of the fertility management. For the doctor, its important, rather vital, to be able to spend some time with the couple, to understand their dilemma, their concerns and of course their problems. The knowledge of the doctor is not only in diagnosing and advising, but also in selecting the tailor made scientific approach for the couple, which helps them to maximise their chances of conception.
Frozen !!
Geoffrey Chaucer said "Time and tide wait for no man”. I would like to put an addendum with due respect to Chaucer, "Time, Tide and Biological Clock wait for no woman". Women mature with age, become more mellowed and beautiful and confidant after the twenties, but does her fertility follow this graph too? Sadly, no! Each month a bunch of eggs, start their journey towards ovulation. Only one best egg is selected and the rest are discarded by a natural selection. By the age of 37 years there is a sharp decline in the egg reserve and the number steeply declines till the age of 40+ when there are but few good eggs left to come to the aid ofthat persistent sperm and make a living of their own! Thanks to the advents of science, we now have a way forward with egg freezing or Ooocytecryopreservation as we call it.The American Society of Reproductive Medicine has removed the "experimental" label from oocyte cryopreservation in 2012 and it has been included in ...
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