Tuesday, June 10, 2014

70 years old mom. Is it unhealthy selfishness or senile?

70 years is an age when women cook homemade cakes and coddle grandchildren. Unfortunately some people do not attain the age of 70 due to a various diseases and complications of chronic ailments. But there are women who reach 70 and not only feel great but even bear children! It sounds absurd and grotesque but such case really exists. One couple, woman and man at the age of 70 and 76 years old visited BioTexCom clinic. They said they wanted to carry a child and use donor eggs. Medical staff was extremely shocked and surprised. It’s breath-taking, how can such a mature age woman shoot Niagara and be on the edge of incredible risk for both mother and child!? What is the guarantee that parents will come to child’s age of consent. And how child will feel seeing difference between parents of his equals in age and his ones. Doctors and psychologist of our clinic had a talk with this amazing couple:  
Psychologist of the BioTexCom: Do you have own children?
Our marriage is the second one for each of us. I have a daughter, and my husband has two sons from previous marriages. We have married seven years ago. We have union of hearts and want to have child in common.
Psychologist: Do you realize that 70 years, to say the least, is not the age for pregnancy and childbirth?
The age limit to give birth is constantly shifting and if in the 18th century 24 years old girl was considered too old for childbirth, then with the development of medicine there was a significant shift in the age of future mother. Assisted reproductive technologies allow women easily get pregnant at any age. Besides, my husband and I feel great, we lead a healthy life and have a good medical parameter. We do not live by a patterns and act as we want and feel.
Psychologist: Sorry for such question, but are you afraid of death during childbirth?
We think happy thoughts. My husband and I feel confident and know that everything will be ok. Our family is comfortably situated and our child will have happy future. Baby, born in love, is happiness that inspires and gives strength to live on for our child. So, no, we are not afraid and 100% ready for such a step.
Client’s wish is our command. Doctors chose egg donor and conducted 70 - years old woman the IVF program. The implementation went off without a hitch and woman got pregnant! Now mother-grandmother is in seventh heaven and confident that everything will be good.

There is a medical fact that late pregnancy carries a lot of negative consequences. With aging people have many chronic illnesses. During pregnancy they often aggravated. Women after 35 (late pregnancy) can face with number of complications during pregnancy and childbirth. These are miscarriages and premature births, placenta previa, abruption, hydramnion, prolonged pregnancy, gestoses, fetal hypoxia, etc. Pregnant women of any age can face such problems. Let alone that future mother is 70 years old! Nevertheless elderly couple ran the venture without any hesitation. 

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