Nowadays, the number of women who are faced with the prospect of childlessness is increasing and the causes are multiple. The contemporary woman more than ever claims a more dynamic social role in relation to the past, by studying and seeking economic independence. The priority over her career imposes her to put aside the time needed to seek for a partner and develop a meaningful relationship with prospective. Therefore, creating a family is an option which is postponed in the future.
At the same time, social media tend to replace the needs for companionship which are inevitably created from the nowadays busy lifestyle. Furthermore, the use of contraception also has its own share of responsibility. It creates, despite its innovative actions, the illusion of the absolute control of a woman’s fertility. Scientific data shows that one in five couples experience conception difficulties, while the 40% of all cases, involve women. If we add the age factor in these statistics, then the numbers rise rapidly, given the fact that female fertility is extremely vulnerable in time.
In contrast to the above, excessive expectations are pined on the science of assisted reproduction, which remains weak to overcome the stumbling block of the age factor on the egg’s functional ability.
The effectiveness of an IVF cycle rapidly decreases after the age of 40, and is almost nullified after the age of 45.
Prevention seems to be the only solution. Prevention means creating a family before a woman turns 35. Where this is not feasible, oocyte cryopreservation in highly fertile age groups offers a safe option.
Since 2005, science has developed the oocyte cryopreservation method and has since been recognised and attested as the only option offered to women in order to protect their fertility when it is threatened.
Oocyte cryopreservation concerns all women facing significant health issues and are about to undergo toxic, for their fertility, treatments, as well as women who postpone starting a family in time and wish to release their fertility from its effect.
Many Organisations worldwide recognise that the new social data do not favour that women fulfil their biological role and express their reproductive instinct. However, how many women are willing to sacrifice motherhood over their career? The contemporary woman, more than ever, needs both the society’s and science’s support in order to continue her social life, but at the same time in order to fulfil her reproductive need to become a mother.