While there are many considerations to keep in mind when attempting pregnancy, a woman's age is a determining factor for achieving the long-held dream of motherhood.  In fact, with increased age there is decreased likelihood of success in assisted reproduction treatments.

When a woman is born, she begins with a total amount of eggs she will use throughout her life.  Therefore, once their menstrual cycles begin, the eggs are being lost every 28 days.   Similarly, the quality of eggs decreases with the passing years as the woman's biological clock advances.

The case is different for men, and male infertility problems are associated to a lesser extent of age, as sperm are in continuous production, so a man's fertility can remain almost unchanged throughout his life. At the same time, sperm quality decreases over time, and this is another variable to be considered and tested for.

There are many factors that women take into account today to plan a pregnancy or the decision to postpone, such as economic status, emotional stability, partner, fertility problems, and others.  Yet after 37 years of age, there is a drastically lower fertilization capacity in women due to natural changes in their reproductive system, which simultaneously decreases the likelihood of a successful pregnancy.

We must also remember that as age advances, so increases the risks to the mother - as well as for spontaneous pregnancy loss, and further increase of risk for the baby, including birth defects.

However, in our Fertility Center at Reprotec & the hospital Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogotá, we work daily to improve our fertility techniques and provide our patients the latest medical procedures and expertise to aid in their desire for a successful pregnancy with healthy babies.  In the past year, the pregnancy rate in women between 35 and 39 years in our fertility center was 40.5% [1].  In addition, our responsibility to patients is to provide consultation and thorough evaluation that enables us to determine the feasibility of a quality pregnancy for both mother and baby.

Therefore, please don't hesitateto contact Reprotec Assisted Fertility Center in Bogotá, Colombia.  Time is important, and the family you have always dreamed of is not as far away as you might think.  Take a moment to speak with our specialists and get to know one of the best fertility centers in Latin America - we're here to help.