The conc
ept of late motherhood began to gain ground as medical science evolved. There was a time when conveniently conceiving at the age of forty was as inconceivable as growing potatoes on a banana tree (!), but obstetrical advancements have not only beaten age, but other complications like obesity, acute diabetes and fluctuating blood pressure too! At odds with this growing trend, Dr Madhu Shrivastav (Senior Consultant and Coordinator, Gynaecology, Fortis Hospital, Noida) opines, “Whatever the research be, the fact remains that conceiving at a later age is medically not advisable. Albeit the ideal age is 25-30 years,many women these days are planning a family at a very late age, and then there are gynaecological complications that surface later. Due to their high flying careers, there has been a paradigm shift in the ages of women trying to conceive.” Now fathom this: According to the American Fertility Association, the chances of conceiving in one cycle from the age of 27 to 30 drops dramatically to 20-30%, and by the age of 40, falls down to 5%. But still, the brass tacks of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in the US reveal that a total of 104,644 births to women in the age group 40-44 were registered in the year 2005 along with 6,546 to 45- year-old women and older. Now that’s some ray of hope!
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
ept of late motherhood began to gain ground as medical science evolved. There was a time when conveniently conceiving at the age of forty was as inconceivable as growing potatoes on a banana tree (!), but obstetrical advancements have not only beaten age, but other complications like obesity, acute diabetes and fluctuating blood pressure too! At odds with this growing trend, Dr Madhu Shrivastav (Senior Consultant and Coordinator, Gynaecology, Fortis Hospital, Noida) opines, “Whatever the research be, the fact remains that conceiving at a later age is medically not advisable. Albeit the ideal age is 25-30 years,many women these days are planning a family at a very late age, and then there are gynaecological complications that surface later. Due to their high flying careers, there has been a paradigm shift in the ages of women trying to conceive.” Now fathom this: According to the American Fertility Association, the chances of conceiving in one cycle from the age of 27 to 30 drops dramatically to 20-30%, and by the age of 40, falls down to 5%. But still, the brass tacks of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in the US reveal that a total of 104,644 births to women in the age group 40-44 were registered in the year 2005 along with 6,546 to 45- year-old women and older. Now that’s some ray of hope!For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
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