Live Birth After In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in a 53 Year Old Woman: A Case Report

Authors

  • Ngozi Orazulike Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt
  • Vaduneme Kingsley Oriji Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt
  • Priye Owen Fiebai Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt

Keywords:

Advanced maternal age, IVF, ART, Live Birth, Port Harcourt

Abstract

Background:: Infertility is a global problem with high prevalence in low resource countries. As achieving parenthood is a basic and desired goal in adulthood, infertility is more than a physical problem. It has adverse social and psychological implications especially for women in developing countries. Age is no longer a barrier in assisted reproduction thanks to assisted reproductive techniques (ART) especially with the use of donor oocytes. The aim is to report a case of live birth in a 53 year old woman following ART.

Case Report: A 53-year-old civil servant who registered for antenatal care at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) in 2008 at 17 weeks gestation is presented. She had conceived after 3 years of menopause and 4 years of secondary infertility after marriage with treatment by intracytoplasmic sperm injection / embryo transfer (ICSI-ET) using her husband's sperm and donor eggs. The pregnancy was complicated by breech presentation at term. She was delivered of a healthy live male infant by elective caesarean section at 38 weeks of gestation. The puerperium was complicated by hypertension, which was managed appropriately.

Conclusion: Infertility in women of advanced reproductive age can be successfully treated with donor oocytes in Nigeria. Antenatal supervision and delivery by skilled attendants is key to achieving a favourable outcome.

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Published

2015-12-12

How to Cite

Orazulike, N., Oriji, V. K., & Fiebai, P. O. (2015). Live Birth After In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in a 53 Year Old Woman: A Case Report. The Nigerian Health Journal, 13(3), 142. Retrieved from https://tnhjph.com/index.php/tnhj/article/view/107

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