Hi everyone,

I'm 35 and recovering from my second miscarriage. Although right now I've been able to get pregnant on my own, and additionally I do have one child already, I have been doing some serious thinking about fertility and egg viability at age 35 and over for women.

Right now scientists believe that humans are born with a set amount of eggs like some other mamals, however what if this belief is wrong? Evolutionarily it makes sense that women should eventually stop producing eggs, as it gets harder on their bodies and chances of genetic errors increases rapidly. However with our medical technology and with the growing industry of <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a>, it seems unfair that women don't have the option to do so under medical supervision. That's why I looked up stem cell research and ovaries, which is where I discovered an amazing study.

According to a study 13 years ago, link provided below, proved that mice produce new eggs using ovarian stem cells that are in their body naturally. The mice went through menopause when the ovarian stem cells were killed off-- which means no new eggs were introduced. They also were able to introduce a new gene that turned their offspring into green mice.

I'm not saying that we want to turn our children green, but I am thinking of the women out there who no longer have eggs or have defective genes that threaten the viability of their eggs. This study has huge implications of stem cell therapy. I know there has been great controversy surrounding stem cell research, but stem cells can be harnessed from living tissue in newborn cord blood and other sources where no embryos has been harmed.

I find this study inspiring, and I hope doctors are working on ways to unlock new egg creation in human ovaries in my lifetime. Please comment.

Source Article:

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20170915/Research-unravels-how-stem-cells-in-the-ovaries-may-be-harnessed-to-revolutionize-fertility-treatments.aspx