Fertility As You Grow

Fertility decreases gradually as a person grows older. Older couples who want to conceive take the help of assisted fertility methods. However, not all older couples require assisted fertility medications and procedures. The problems differ from patient to patient.

Researchers in the National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences advocate patience to older couples. After studying women of different ages and their fertility, the study revealed that it sometimes takes two years for an older couple to conceive. The research showed that there is no need to rush into using assisted reproduction for older couples.

However, it is risky to conceive as a woman grows older. This is because of the aging of the egg. There are higher levels of morning sickness, more risks of preterm labor and preterm birth and greater danger of hypertension during pregnancy and during labor. The risk of miscarriage and chromosome abnormalities increases with ag