According to gynecologists, the most fertile age of women is between 20 and 30 years, starting at 35 when fertility begins to decline sharply and at 40 there are hardly any quality eggs.
Eggs, like other cells in the body, also age, causing the chances of getting pregnant to decrease with age.
The fertile age of the woman depends on various factors, the most important being the ovarian reserve, that is, the oocytes that the woman presents at a certain age.
It also influences any disease that affects their reproductive health (polycystic ovaries, fibroids, premature ovarian failure) and other factors such as body weight, stress and lifestyle habits such as diet, exercise, drug or alcohol use.
Probabilities of pregnancy according to age:
A woman who has sex on her fertile days has a certain chance of conceiving based on her age:
- By age 20 , the chance of getting pregnant is 25% each month .
- From the age of 30 , the probability of getting it is 15% each month .
- Starting at age 35 , the odds drop to 8% each month .
- By age 40, your chances of pregnancy drop by 3-4% each month .
After age 35, there are higher risks in pregnancy and childbirth. They increase the chances of complications during pregnancy, risk of miscarriage and chromosomal abnormalities in the baby.
From the age of 40, pregnancy generates a greater overload on organs such as the pancreas, liver, etc., increasing the possibility of suffering diseases that affect pregnancy such as gestational diabetes, hypertension, etc.
The age of the man also matters
When we talk about the best age to conceive or have children, we usually focus on the age of the mother, but what about the father?
According to a study by the Stanford University School of Medicine that collected data from more than 40 million deliveries, babies born to parents over 45 years of age are more likely to be premature and to have risks or complications during childbirth, such as low weight.
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