What is ovarian rejuvenation?
It refers to the medical interventions intended to restore or enhance ovarian function- especially in women who has seen a decline in eggs, follicles or hormone production.
A small amount of a woman’s blood is taken and spun in a machine to separate the rich, healing part. This part contains natural growth factors that help repair and regenerate cells, then gently injected into the ovaries usually with the guidance of ultrasound. These substances improve bloodflow and help activate the eggs that have been inactive for a long time.
In simple terms, the treatment tries to re-energize the ovaries, so they can start producing eggs with better quality. It’s mainly used for women whose fertility has dropped, such as those with poor egg quality, or early menopause.
Even though this is still mostly considered experimental, some fertility centres offer ethical, carefully monitored ovarian rejuvenation treatment as part of their advanced fertility services.
How ovarian rejuvenation helps improve fertility
Reactivation of ovarian functions: women who have had irregular cycle or even no ovulation can regain regular follicular activity. Some studies also show improvement in hormone profiles such as lower FSH and higher AMH after treatment.
Improved egg quality and hormone balance: the procedure improves the microenvironment and the vascular support aiming to support healthier oocyte development and more suitable endocrine conditions, which means better hormone balance and egg quality.
Better outcome in assisted reproduction: what is meant by this is that women who have had ovarian rejuvenation have better chances of IVF or IUI cycles. With more mature oocytes retrieved, more embryos generated, or improved implantation rates.
Possibility of natural conception: in minority cases, women previously thought unlikely to conceive has achieved spontaneous pregnancies after the procedure. Of course, success is not guaranteed. Data suggest that typical pregnancy rates post procedure are in the range of 7% for spontaneous pregnancies in poor responder populations and 21% overall treated groups, this is still being actively researched. At the end of the day it’s not all about the numbers, if there is even a 1% chance of bringing life into this world, we should take it.
Thus ovarian rejuvenation offers renewed hope, but it should be coupled with realistic expectation, closed monitoring and a skilled fertility team.
