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easiest in their 20s and 30s while there and high blood pressure. These can be Associates of Pennsylvania
are still a large number of healthy eggs. lessened by maintaining a normal weight, (RMAPA), answers
Today, many women delay starting a eating a healthy diet, regular exercise questions Inspire Health
family to achieve career goals. This delay and avoiding smoking. readers may have about
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becoming pregnant later in life. National Ultimately, each woman has to make both men and women.
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I am 40 years old. Will I data shows a significant decline in matter what is decided, it is important
be able to get pregnant? pregnancy rates in women who are to be educated. Your OB/Gyn or a
older than 35. In addition, we know Reproductive Endocrinology and
I would encourage you that as a woman ages, the chances that Infertility (REI) specialist are great
to start trying as soon her embryos will be abnormal increases, resources to find out more information
as you are able to in leading to lower pregnancy rates, higher regarding age and fertility.
order to give you the best opportunity miscarriage rates and more children
to have a healthy pregnancy. When a born with chromosomal problems. Welcome to the “Ask the
woman is born, her ovaries contain all of Fertility Expert” column.
the eggs she will ever use in her lifetime. Also as a woman ages, pregnancy risks Dr. Wendy J. Schillings of
For most women, achieving pregnancy is increase due to higher rates of diabetes Reproductive Medicine
easiest in their 20s and 30s while there and high blood pressure. These can be Associates of Pennsylvania
are still a large number of healthy eggs. lessened by maintaining a normal weight, (RMAPA), answers
Today, many women delay starting a eating a healthy diet, regular exercise questions Inspire Health
family to achieve career goals. This delay and avoiding smoking. readers may have about
may significantly lower their chances of Dr. Wendy J. Schillings, fertility topics that affect
becoming pregnant later in life. National Ultimately, each woman has to make both men and women.
her own decision regarding when she MD, FACOG
would like to achieve pregnancy. No
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