Have you heard that once you reach your mid-30s, the quality of your eggs deteriorates and your chances of having a healthy pregnancy decline? But here’s the truth: age isn’t the only factor that determines egg quality. While aging does impact reproductive health, emerging research shows that women over 35 can improve egg quality through lifestyle, nutritional support and mitochondrial health.
What causes egg quality to decline?
Scientists once believed that egg quality was primarily dictated by a woman’s age, but modern research has revealed a more complex mechanism: egg quality decline is largely driven by errors in meiosis, a type of cell division that occurs as eggs mature. Errors in meiosis, particularly chromosomal misalignment, can result in eggs with too few or too many chromosomes. These chromosomal abnormalities are a major cause of unsuccessful fertilization and miscarriage.
While these errors are more common as we age, they are not inevitable. Recent studies have pointed out that mitochondrial health plays a key role in this process.
Mitochondria: The powerhouse behind healthy eggs
Mitochondria are tiny energy factories inside your cells that play a critical role in egg quality and embryo development. Each oocyte (immature egg) contains approximately 100,000 mitochondria, far more than most other cells in the body. That’s because the energy demand for successful egg maturation and early embryonic development is incredibly high. As women age, mitochondrial function gradually declines. The resulting insufficient energy supply will further exacerbate the errors during meiosis and ultimately lead to a decline in egg quality. Egg cells begin maturing about 3-4 months before ovulation, and during that time, we can support mitochondrial function to improve the health and viability of our eggs.
Ways to improve egg quality
More and more scientists are exploring strategies to improve egg quality from a variety of ways, including lifestyle modification, medical intervention, and targeted nutritional support. In these directions, nutritional supplementation to protect mitochondria and reduce oxidative stress damage has become one of the most concerned means.
More and more clinical results have shown that targeted nutritional supplements can improve egg quality by protecting mitochondria from oxidative stress damage. Juvenex Reco18 has been shown to reduce mitochondrial damage caused by oxidative stress. Reco18 is the only active ingredient that can directly act on the membrane structure of ovarian mitochondria. The research results have been published in a well-known SCI journal Frontiers in Endocrinology. Reco18 can inhibit the release of cytochrome C from the mitochondrial membrane structure and increase the level of mitochondrial cardiolipin, thereby repairing the mitochondrial structure. Healthy mitochondrial function can effectively support the growth and development of eggs, thereby improving the quality of embryos and the implantation rate, thereby increasing the chance of pregnancy and fertility of women.
Whether you’re just starting your fertility journey or preparing for IVF, prioritizing your mitochondrial health through targeted nutrition can make a significant difference.