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Clínicas VIDA analyzes social change and technological advances in reproductive medicine. According to the Funcas think tank, Spain is the country in the European Union with the highest proportion of births to mothers who have turned 40 years old.

Madrid, May 3, 2024.- The dynamism of the last decade towards greater gender equality and the changes in values ​​around family planning, progress in their educational training and professional career, economic factors and ignorance of The relationship between fertility and age has contributed to the trend of more and more women delaying motherhood. In this sense, scientific advances, specifically in the field of reproductive medicine, have allowed more and more women to become mothers by delaying their biological clock. Therefore, Clínicas VIDA, centers specialized in reproductive medicine of the Recoletas Health Group, analyzes how Reproductive medicine is positioned as a key segment for women who need, for various reasons, to delay motherhood. In fact, according to the Funcas think tank, Spain is the country in the European Union with the highest proportion of births to mothers who have reached the age of 40. They were 10.7% in 2021 - the last year for which data is available throughout the EU - compared to 5% of the European average. Vitrification, a cutting-edge assisted reproduction technique, consists of the rapid freezing of oocytes or embryos. at very low temperatures. Unlike traditional slow freezing methods, vitrification minimizes crystallization, thereby preserving the structural integrity of cells and improving their viability after thawing. In fact, according to data from the Spanish Fertility Society (SEF), in 2021 just over 40,000 children were born thanks to artificial reproduction."We advise our patients that the age to guarantee the maximum quality of the eggs is between 30 and 35 years old. In addition, the high success rates in our clinics in this age range are above 90% (accumulated 3 cycles), which provides greater confidence and reinforces the consideration of vitrification by different types. of couples and thus they can fulfill their dream of starting a family," says Dr. Ana Hernández Cesteros, gynecologist and obstetrician at Clínicas VIDA. This technique offers new possibilities to people who want to postpone motherhood for personal or professional reasons, but who They long to protect their fertility (specifically the quality of their eggs) for the future. By preserving gametes or embryos through vitrification, patients can retain the option of becoming biological parents later."The combination of delayed marriage, career priorities, financial barriers, and technological advances have contributed to the increase in women considering marriage. egg freezing as a way to postpone motherhood in recent years and reshape the fertility narrative", Mar Tirado, Coordinator of the Emotional Support Unit of the VIDA Clinics. You can click here to access the resource images .

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