Live birth in a 50-year-old woman following in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer with autologous oocytes: a rare case report.

OBJECTIVE

To report a live birth with in vitro fertilization (IVF) from a 50-year-old woman with homologous oocytes.

DESIGN

Case report.

SETTING

Referral center.

PATIENT(S): A 50-year-old woman.

INTERVENTION(S): IVF with fresh embryo transfer (ET).

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Live birth after IVF.

RESULT(S): A 50-year-old woman conceived with her own oocytes by means of IVF. Three fresh embryos were transferred, resulting in a pregnancy and delivery by cesarean section at 35 weeks of a healthy male baby weighing 2,300 g.

CONCLUSION(S): Extensive literature search suggests that this is the first case report of live birth in a 50-year-old woman after IVF-ET with her own oocytes. This is a very rare and unusual case that deviates from the norm and therefore warrants attention. In selected cases, assisted reproductive technology might be reasonable to try for a limited number of times with a woman's own oocytes.