{"id":6507,"date":"2022-08-04T06:18:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T06:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hegdefertility.com\/blog\/?p=6507"},"modified":"2024-09-03T08:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T08:04:12","slug":"how-does-age-affect-a-womans-ability-to-become-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hegdefertility.com\/blog\/how-does-age-affect-a-womans-ability-to-become-pregnant\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Age Affect a Woman\u2019s Ability to Become Pregnant?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a biological fact that women’s fertility decreases with age, but the exact time when this occurs can vary from person to person.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many of us know people in their late 30s or early 40s who have delivered healthy babies. But many of the people who try to conceive in later life have a baby that does not turn out to be the child, in reality, they had hoped for.<\/span><\/p>\n

Across a population, the chances of having a child are better among women under 35 and men under 40 when compared to people who are older. I believe that this holds, not only for natural pregnancies but also for pregnancies conceived with the aid of assisted reproductive treatments<\/a>, such as IVF<\/a> (In-Vitro Fertilization).<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether or not the couple is likely to get pregnant depends on their ages.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

In Comparison to Men, How Does Age Affect Women\u2019s Fertility?<\/h2>\n

It is important to keep in mind that fertility with age affects men and women differently. The average woman is born with a certain number of eggs, but after a while, these eggs begin to decrease over time. This is why the woman is no longer able to produce eggs. On the other hand, a man can produce sperm for the rest of his life. In short, women do not have a long health window for pregnancy, as compared to men who are able to father a child even in their 50s and 60s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Myth Busting<\/h4>\n

MYTH:<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>Pregnancy is easy in my 40s and it happens all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

FACT:<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>Once you hit 40, there is only a 5% chance you will get pregnant in any given month (compared to 20% at age 30).<\/span><\/p>\n

Why? Because Age Affects Eggs and Sperm<\/h3>\n