Pregnancy after 35: Problems you need to be ready to face

Getting pregnant after 35 is harder than at 25, but not impossible. To understand why becoming pregnant at 35 is more difficult, you should learn about the risks and success rates of pregnancy.

Fertility and age

The first thing to know is that women and men of all ages can become infertile. Couples in their 20s are more likely to be infertile as couples in their 40s. Age is just one aspect of fertility.

However, suppose that a woman's fertility is good. The only thing to care about is her age. The best time to reproduce in most women is in their 20s.

Around 32 years old, a gradual decline in fertility appeared. Conception rates at 33 won't be as high as they are at 28. At 37, fertility begins to decline at a much faster rate.

In addition, more studies are being done to conclude low fertility is caused by a couple having less sex. A study of 782 couples looked at conception rates based on the date of sex before ovulation.

The women used a baseline body temperature chart to track ovulation and discovered:

For every woman, two days before ovulation is the most fertile day

For women 19 to 26 years old, the most fertile day sex has a 50% chance of getting pregnant.

For women from 35 to 39 years old, the rate is only 29%.

Risk of birth defects and miscarriage when pregnant after age 35 

Age also increases your risk of genetic problems.

At the age of 25, 1 in 1,250 women will give birth to a baby with Down Syndrome.

At age 30, the risk is 1 in 952.
By age 35, the risk is 1 in 378.

Your risk of miscarriage also increases with age:

By the age of 20, about 10% of women experience miscarriage

At the age of 30, 12% of women experience miscarriage

By the age of 35, 18% of pregnancy ends due to a miscarriage

By age 40, the rate of miscarriage reaches 34%

Rate of successful fertility treatment at age 35 

You might think science has successfully developed in vitro fertilization , so why worry about age. As your body ages, your body doesn't respond to your own hormones, which promote ovulation. As a result, the body will not respond well to the fertility hormone.

According to statistics collected by the Centers for Disease Control, the rate of babies born successfully through in vitro fertilization decreases with the age of the mother.

41.5% for women under 35 years old

31.9% for women 35 to 37 years old

22.1% for women aged 38 to 40 years

12.4% in women aged 41 to 42

5% for women aged 43 to 44

1% for women over 44 years old

The good news is that the ovaries don't work as well as a woman gets older, but the uterus does not suffer from aging. Women over 35 years old can still conceive thanks to the donor's eggs. Regardless of age, any woman who provides artificial insemination with another person's eggs has a 51% chance of becoming pregnant.

Is there a way to prevent the ovaries from aging after age 35?

The truth is that currently there are no proven fertility supplements or treatments that can slow aging by age 35. DHEA supplementation can improve successful in vitro fertility rates in women of reproductive age.

However, there are studies that discover the effectiveness of this approach. There are other studies that found no benefit. Plus, DHEA supplements can cause hormonal imbalances.

Coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10, has been shown to improve egg quality in older rats. However, there are no studies that show the effect in humans.

One fertility enhancer that every woman should take, regardless of age, is folate, or folic acid. Getting enough folate helps your baby avoid birth defects and prevent miscarriage.

If you really want to get pregnant after the age of 35, see your doctor for fertility tests. Hope you and your family will welcome a healthy baby soon.

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