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Yvonne O'Brien1,2,3, Mary B Wingfield4,5,6
1Merrion Fertility Clinic, National Maternity Hospital, 60 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2, D02 NH93, Ireland. yobrien@merrionfertility.ie.
Irish Journal of Medical Science
|March 4, 2018
Summary
Delayed childbearing due to societal factors leads to unintended childlessness. While reproductive technologies offer hope, they cannot always reverse the effects of reproductive aging.
Area of Science:
- Reproductive medicine
- Demography
- Sociology
Background:
- Delayed childbearing is a growing trend in industrialized nations, with increasing maternal age at first birth.
- Societal factors significantly influence the decision of women to postpone motherhood.
- This trend results in a higher incidence of unintended childlessness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the reasons for delayed childbearing.
- To examine the impact of delayed childbearing on women's reproductive health.
- To discuss scientific advancements aimed at counteracting reproductive aging and preserving reproductive autonomy.
Main Methods:
- Extensive literature search of PubMed for relevant articles on delayed childbearing and reproductive aging.
- Inclusion of all published articles and identification of secondary articles from reference lists.
Main Results:
- Continued trends in delayed childbearing will likely increase the number of women experiencing unintended childlessness.
- Assisted reproductive technologies are increasingly sought to maintain reproductive autonomy.
- The effectiveness of interventions in reversing reproductive aging is not guaranteed.
Conclusions:
- Unintended childlessness is a significant risk associated with delayed childbearing.
- Reproductive technologies may offer solutions but cannot fully overcome reproductive aging.
- Women face challenges in achieving reproductive autonomy due to biological and societal factors.
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