Poor Egg Quality in women causes symptoms and treatment.

When you are supposed to tell a story of hope.

Each cycle gives an opportunity, and to some women, the released eggs do not have precisely the same promise. It is due to the poor quality of eggs. As we are often discussing the number of eggs you have (egg quantity, ovarian reserve), there is another vital factor: how good each egg is- what we refer to as egg quality. We have come across some women in IVF London who had gotten their journey in a bad direction when they realized that the eggs were not maturing or were of the desired quality. 

What does the word ‘poor’ mean?

Simply put, low-quality eggs are eggs that struggle to function normally. They may not grow properly, fertilise, or develop into a healthy embryo. As women age, eggs can accumulate chromosomal abnormalities, making implantation less likely and increasing the risk of miscarriage. In other cases, the eggs may be immature — not yet ready to perform the biological tasks required for fertilisation and embryo development.

When you realize that one or more of these are true, it does not imply that your story is finished; it simply means that you may require a more personalised strategy and need to consider an alternative with an expert.

What causes poor egg quality?

There’s rarely one cause. It can be a combination of age-related, lifestyle, medical, and environmental factors:

Age: This is the strongest factor. Women grow older (particularly past 35 years), and eggs begin to accumulate increased genetic faults, and the likelihood of a chromosomally fit egg decreases.

Medical conditions: An example of the medical conditions that can interfere with this is Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), Endometriosis, autoimmune disorders in the ovaries, prior chemotherapy, or pelvic surgery.

Lifestyle and environment: Smoking, overuse of alcohol, and obesity, poor diet, chronic stress, toxin exposure- all of them influence hormonal balance, blood flow to ovaries, and the well-being of cells.

Immature eggs: The eggs recovered or anticipated to be mature in some instances just are not. It may occur as a result of hormonal imbalances, low ovarian reserve, or certain ovarian dysfunction.

Immature egg treatment and the role of poor egg quality treatment.

In realistic, grounded treatments of poor egg quality and the treatment of immature eggs in ovaries, we discuss these issues at IVF London. Here’s how we approach it:

1. Optimising lifestyle first

Although age cannot be undone, we can prepare the ground in your favor as far as your egg quality is concerned. Meaning: dietary cleanliness; antioxidant-rich; healthy weight; cessation of smoking cigarettes; alcohol moderation; sleep; practices that reduce stress, such as yoga or mindfulness. 

2. Detailed assessment

We will test your hormone levels (AMH, FSH, estradiol), ovarian reserve through an ultrasound (count of antral follicles), and your cycle dynamics. This all assists us in engineering an individual protocol. Although there is no immediate test, such as the egg quality scale, in advance, these indicators lead us. 

3. Laboratory and high-tech fertility procedures.

In the case of immature ova or bad quality ova, we may comprise:

Ovarian stimulation that is shaped to your reserve to retrieve more eggs and increase the likelihood of one good one.

In case of immature eggs, methods such as in-vitro maturation (IVM) are used, in which immature eggs, which have been collected, are matured in the laboratory.

Assisted fertilisation by the use of Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in combination with IVF.

Pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT) of embryos to select embryos with normal chromosomes – this is more of embryo selection rather than embryo fixing, but helps to maximise the outcome. 

In other instances, the conversation can involve egg donation, mainly where the success rates of several cycles produce a low quality of mature eggs or embryos.

4. Expectations and Emotional support are realistic.

We always stress that in most instances, it is impossible to completely improve the quality of eggs (particularly the genetic part), despite the efforts to optimise as much as possible. And therefore, the aim is to be able to maximise what we can and to control the journey with a clear vision and open choices. We match your clinical plan with emotional support at IVF London, as this is as much about being treated as being cared for.

Wrapping it up

If you’re reading this because you’re worried about your egg quality, please know this: you are not alone. At IVF London, every journey is supported with science, empathy, and personalised care.

If you’re experiencing irregular cycles, challenges conceiving, or unsuccessful previous fertility cycles, speaking with a specialist sooner rather than later can open the door to more options.

Egg quality challenges and immature eggs do not end your story — they simply guide us toward the right strategy. With the right support, your dream of building a family remains within reach.

Your hope matters. Your goals matter. And with the right partner in fertility care, your story can still unfold beautifully.