Fertility Clinics Offer Viable Option to Postpone Motherhood in Mexico Agencia EFE
go to original June 30, 2017

Assisted reproduction clinics are offering more and more precise and personalized treatments, thus allowing people who want to become parents to sidestep their biological clock and postpone the arrival of children.

“Nine of every 10 patients manage to get pregnant,” biologist Abel Aviles, with Mexico’s Ivinsemer clinic, told EFE.

This success rate provides reassurance for people whose life plan is not perfectly in tune with the biorhythms set by nature, not to mention the expectations established by family tradition.

“Couples nowadays are looking to study more, looking to have a more assured economic future and that leads them, sometimes, to postpone motherhood,” Dr. Mario Cristo said.

The possibility of freezing eggs at a convenient juncture allows people to keep “the biological characteristics” intact for the time when becoming pregnant is desired.

“That translates into a more successful pregnancy,” said Cristo, who – although “postponing motherhood” is possible – recommends prudence and getting “the opinion of a fertility specialist.”

Letting people know that “this kind of option” is available is essential for helping people “plan their futures,” he said.

The problem of infertility does not always depend on age, which is an obstacle that is being handled ever more easily.

... Although the cost of assisted reproduction – which runs from $2,000 to $9,000 or so, depending on the situation – is not economically accessible to everyone, clinics are becoming a standard option for many as, little by little, reproduction distances itself from sexuality.

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