Risks Involved with Getting Pregnant in Your 40s
While one in four women in their 20s and 30s will become pregnant during a menstrual cycle, that number drops to one in ten by age 40. Thus, pregnancy within a year in your 40s is 44% likely.
Your ovaries produce fewer eggs as you age, and you run a higher risk of fertility-affecting disorders. Fertility may also drop in the sperm-producing parent, hindering a late pregnancy.
Nevertheless, it is 100% possible to have a healthy baby in your 40s. Getting pregnant at this age is considered a late pregnancy, and more women are doing it successfully today than ever before.
Some women […]