Trying to get pregnant after 40
By Dr. Kristin Bendikson
Due to the recent announcement that at 49 years old, Janet Jackson is pregnant, I have been flooded with questions about how women who are older can get pregnant. Although it is common knowledge that age negatively impacts female fertility, a fact that has been emphasized recently due to the explosion in knowledge about egg freezing,
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Too late to get pregnant. She beat the odds, but when is it too late to get pregnant?
Janet Jackson is 49 and pregnant. What are the odds that a similar outcome can happen for you? Unfortunately, a woman’s fertility starts to decline after 30, with more significant changes after the age of 35. However,
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You may have heard that after IVF you are more likely to have a boy. There is some truth to that. During an IVF cycle, the embryos are cultured for a few days in the laboratory before they are transferred back into the woman’s uterus. The day of transfer is not set in stone, and you can put the embryos back any time between the 2nd and 5th day without comprising pregnancy rates.
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On the 24th of February I was thrilled to be a part of CureTalks, an online radio program with a mission to heal the world through information, discussion and sharing of knowledge.
It was an amazing experience to share my knowledge about miscarriage with a larger audience. Miscarriages occur in approximately 15-20% of all pregnancies,
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If you are trying to get pregnant.
If you are trying to conceive, you may have heard some of the recent press coverage concerning the Zika virus which has been possibly linked to a certain neurological birth defect in babies known as microcephaly (an abnormally small head and brain).
Couples who are trying to get pregnant need to exercise caution in order to minimize the risk of infection.
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Do I need to freeze my eggs?
Are my ovaries getting old?
Is there a way to check my ovaries to see how they are doing?
These are just a few of the questions that I get from young women all the time. I think that many women might not be ready to freeze their eggs,
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