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Getting pregnant in their forties: the disadvantages


The only drawback there is to recover from pregnancy is reduced fertility. The longer you wait the harder it will get pregnant. It is a biological fact that the number of eggs decreases and the eggs have more chromosomal deviations and thus there is greater risk of miscarriage or premature birth. In the period between 40 and 50 there is still a big difference between 41 years and 49 years. The possibility of pregnancy at age 41 is for example much higher than 43 years. A 40 year old woman, for example, still 25% chance to get pregnant with her own eggs, while a 43 year old woman has more than 10% chance. 24% of women who fell pregnant at age 40 had a miscarriage, while the risk of miscarriage among women aged 43 years was 54%.

A renowned gynecologist said he had never met in his practice over the 30 years he practiced a woman after age 46 was still fallen pregnant without artificial insemination. However, this does not mean you can not get pregnant after 46 years. Only it will not be possible with your own egg cells.


Other problems that frequently appear when you want to get pregnant later in life are complications during pregnancy. During pregnancy there is a fairly high risk of high voltage and development of gestational diabetes. Of birth complications and problems with the placenta also appear regularly. Women over 40 years most often give birth to babies with a low birth weight or premature babies.
Not only the fertility of women but also that of men decreased with age.

Although women can get pregnant by men aged 70 and older, sperm quality decreases with age anyway.
Genetic deviations that are present in semen are also higher.

Financially it goes without saying that if you want to get pregnant later in life you must treat the child for longer.

This means that you will probably continue to work longer to pay for their studies.
Pregnancy itself can also be costly if one has to undergo fertility treatments.

Get pregnant at forty: what are your chances?

About deus third of women over forty years have problems with fertilization. 5% can get pregnant during the first menstrual cycle, 45% chance of becoming pregnant during the first year while a 35 year old woman has a 75% chance of becoming pregnant during the first year.

Why is it so difficult to get pregnant after age 40. The egg cells are the cause. At puberty you have 300,000 egg cells, each year it disappears in 13,000, which means that the age of 43 you do practically.

Getting pregnant after age 45 is risky because the risk of miscarriage is high enough. About 45% of women have a miscarriage. However there is also good news. Getting pregnant after forty years with a donor egg cell reduces the risk of miscarriage. It is the donor's age that determines risk. With modern in vitro fertilization there is much chance of getting pregnant in a healthy way to an advanced age.