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      "term": "How does age affect fertility",
      "snippet": "ence-backed information you can trust. Go Pregnancy Getting Pregnant During Pregnancy Labor and Delivery After Pregnancy Pregnancy Book Topics A-Z Featured Topics COVID-19 Cancer Mental Health Prenatal Testing Menopause Menstrual Health Heart Health Vaccines Special Procedures Diseases and Conditions Browse All Topics View All Frequently Asked Questions Experts & Stories The Latest Ask ACOG FAQs Having a Baby After Age 35: How Aging Affects Fertility and Pregnancy Frequently Asked Questions Share Facebook Email Link URL has been copied to the clipboard Close Print Fertility and Age Expand All How does age affect fertility? More and more people are delaying having children until their late 30s or 40s. But as you age, so do your ovaries and the eggs inside them. You cannot see or feel these changes, and they happen faster than you may think. A woman's peak reproductive years are between the late teens and late 20s. By age 30, fertility (the ability to get pregnant) starts to decline. This decline happens faster once you reach your mid-30s. By 45, fertility has declined so much that getting pregnant naturally is unlikely. How does age affect your eggs? You begin life with a fixed number of eggs in your ovaries. The number of eggs decreases as you get older. Also, the remaining eggs are more likely to have abnormal chromosomes . And as you age, you are more likely to have developed health conditions that can affect fertility, such as uterine fibroids and endometriosis . What are the chances of pregnancy as you get older? For healthy couples in their 20s and early 30s, around 1 in 4 women will get pregnant in any single menstrual cycle . By age 40, around 1 in 10 will get pregnant per menstrual cycle. A man’s fertility also declines with age, but not as predictably. When should I consider an infertility evaluation? If you are older than 35 and have not gotten pregnant after 6 months of having regular sex without using birth control, talk with your obstetrician–gynecologist (ob-gyn) about an infertility evaluation . If you are older than 40, an evaluation is recommended before you try to get pregnant. This advice is especially important if you have a problem that coul"
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      "term": "preserve fertility",
      "snippet": "y are best.” Talking with your ob-gyn can help you develop your reproductive life plan. How often should I review my reproductive life plan? It’s a good idea to talk about your plan once a year with your ob-gyn. Ask yourself whether you would like to have children in the next year. If your answer is yes, you can take steps for a healthy pregnancy . If your answer is no, you can make sure that you are using a reliable birth control method . You can also learn about fertility preservation options if you know you’ll want to wait to have children. Preserving Fertility Expand All Are there ways to preserve fertility? Currently, there is no medical technique that can guarantee fertility will be preserved. If you know that you want to have children later in life, one option may be in vitro fertilization (IVF) . With IVF, sperm is combined with a woman's eggs in a laboratory. If the sperm fertilizes the eggs, embryos may grow. What happens to embryos stored for later use? Embryos can be frozen and used many years later. When you are ready, an embryo can be transferred to your uterus to try to achieve a pregnancy. The chance that IVF will work for you depends on many factors, including your health and your age when the embryos are frozen. What else should I know about IVF? Talking with a fertility expert will help you understand your chances of success with IVF. Infertility treatment takes time, and it can have high costs. Some IVF treatments are expensive and may not be covered by insurance. What is egg freezing? A procedure called oocyte cryopreservation —“freezing your eggs”—has become more popular in recent years. In this procedure, several eggs are removed from the ovaries. The unfertilized eggs are then frozen for later use in IVF. Who should think about egg freezing? Egg freezing may seem like a good option if you want to delay childbearing. But egg freezing is recommended mainly for women having cancer treatment that will affect their future fertility. There is not enough research to recommend routine egg freezing for the sole purpose of delaying childbearing. Egg freezing is also expensive and may not be covered by insurance. Glossary Carrier Screening : A test "
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      "term": "egg freezing",
      "snippet": "bryos may grow. What happens to embryos stored for later use? Embryos can be frozen and used many years later. When you are ready, an embryo can be transferred to your uterus to try to achieve a pregnancy. The chance that IVF will work for you depends on many factors, including your health and your age when the embryos are frozen. What else should I know about IVF? Talking with a fertility expert will help you understand your chances of success with IVF. Infertility treatment takes time, and it can have high costs. Some IVF treatments are expensive and may not be covered by insurance. What is egg freezing? A procedure called oocyte cryopreservation —“freezing your eggs”—has become more popular in recent years. In this procedure, several eggs are removed from the ovaries. The unfertilized eggs are then frozen for later use in IVF. Who should think about egg freezing? Egg freezing may seem like a good option if you want to delay childbearing. But egg freezing is recommended mainly for women having cancer treatment that will affect their future fertility. There is not enough research to recommend routine egg freezing for the sole purpose of delaying childbearing. Egg freezing is also expensive and may not be covered by insurance. Glossary Carrier Screening : A test done on a person without signs or symptoms to find out whether he or she carries a gene for a genetic disorder. Cesarean Birth : Birth of a fetus from the uterus through an incision (cut) made in the woman’s abdomen. Chromosomes : Structures that are located inside each cell in the body. They contain the genes that determine a person's physical makeup. Complications : Diseases or conditions that happen as a result of another disease or condition. An example is pneumonia that occurs as a result of the flu. A complication also can occur as a result of a condition, such as pregnancy. An example of a pregnancy complication is preterm labor. Diagnostic Tests : Tests that look for a disease or cause of a disease. Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) : A genetic disorder that causes abnormal features of the face and body, medical problems such as heart defects, and mental disability. Most cases of Down syndrome are cause"
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    {
      "term": "pregnancy as you get older",
      "snippet": "d late 20s. By age 30, fertility (the ability to get pregnant) starts to decline. This decline happens faster once you reach your mid-30s. By 45, fertility has declined so much that getting pregnant naturally is unlikely. How does age affect your eggs? You begin life with a fixed number of eggs in your ovaries. The number of eggs decreases as you get older. Also, the remaining eggs are more likely to have abnormal chromosomes . And as you age, you are more likely to have developed health conditions that can affect fertility, such as uterine fibroids and endometriosis . What are the chances of pregnancy as you get older? For healthy couples in their 20s and early 30s, around 1 in 4 women will get pregnant in any single menstrual cycle . By age 40, around 1 in 10 will get pregnant per menstrual cycle. A man’s fertility also declines with age, but not as predictably. When should I consider an infertility evaluation? If you are older than 35 and have not gotten pregnant after 6 months of having regular sex without using birth control, talk with your obstetrician–gynecologist (ob-gyn) about an infertility evaluation . If you are older than 40, an evaluation is recommended before you try to get pregnant. This advice is especially important if you have a problem that could affect fertility, such as endometriosis. What happens during an infertility evaluation? During an evaluation, you have physical exams and tests to try to find the cause of infertility. If a cause is found, treatment may be possible. In many cases, infertility can be successfully treated even if no cause is found. But the chances of success with these treatments decline with age. How Pregnancy Changes With Age Expand All What are some possible risks of getting pregnant later in life? When you get pregnant later in life, there is a higher risk of complications . But these risks do not increase all at once. Some risks do not increase until age 40 or later. For example, those who get pregnant after age 40 have an increased risk of preeclampsia . Pregnancy later in life can also affect the health of the fetus . Why does the risk of pregnancy problems increase with age? Older people tend to have more healt"
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      "snippet": "Having a Baby After Age 35: How Aging Affects Fertility and Pregnancy | ACOG We Use Cookies ACOG uses cookies, pixels and similar technologies to personalize your website experience. By clicking “continue” or continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy . Continue Skip to main content Healthy Living Screening & Prevention Sexual Health & Relationships Birth Control Preparing for Surgery Checklist Healthy Teens Healthy Aging Menopause Menopause Book Pregnancy Getting Pregnant During Pregnancy Labor and Delivery After Pregnancy Pregnancy Book Topics A-Z Topics A-Z COVID-19 Cancer Mental Health Prenatal Testing Menopause Menstrual Health Heart Health Vaccines Special Procedures Diseases and Conditions Browse All Topics View All Frequently Asked Questions Experts & Stories The Latest Ask ACOG From the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Menu acog.org ACOG Clinical For Patients Store From the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Dictionary About ACOG Supporters Healthy Living Screening & Prevention Sexual Health & Relationships Birth Control Preparing for Surgery Checklist Healthy Teens Healthy Aging Menopause Menopause Book Order the Go-To Book on Menopause Navigate the menopause transition with expert, unbiased, and science-backed information you can trust. Go Pregnancy Getting Pregnant During Pregnancy Labor and Delivery After Pregnancy Pregnancy Book Topics A-Z Featured Topics COVID-19 Cancer Mental Health Prenatal Testing Menopause Menstrual Health Heart Health Vaccines Special Procedures Diseases and Conditions Browse All Topics View All Frequently As"
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      "snippet": "Having a Baby After Age 35: How Aging Affects Fertility and Pregnancy | ACOG We Use Cookies ACOG uses cookies, pixels and similar technologies to personalize your website experience. By clicking “continue” or continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy . Continue Skip to main content Healthy Living Screening & Prevention Sexual Health & Relationships Birth Control Preparing for Surgery Checklist Healthy Teens Healthy Aging Menopause Menopause Book Pregnancy Getting Pregnant During Pregnancy Labor and Delivery After Pregnancy Pregnancy Book Topics A-Z Topics A-Z COVID-19 Cancer Mental Health Prenatal Testing Menopause Menstrual Health Heart Health Vaccines Special Procedures Diseases and Conditions Browse All Topics View All Frequently Asked Questions Experts & Stories The Latest Ask ACOG From the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Menu acog.org ACOG Clinical For Patients Store From the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Dictionary About ACOG Supporters Healthy Living Screening & Prevention Sexual Health & Relationships Birth Control Preparing for Surgery Checklist Healthy Teens Healthy Aging Menopause Menopause Book Order the Go-To Book on Menopause Navigate the menopause transition with expert, unbiased, and science-backed information you can trust. Go Pregnancy Getting Pregnant During Pregnancy Labor and Delivery After Pregnancy Pregnancy Book Topics A-Z Featured Topics COVID-19 Cancer Mental Health Prenatal Testing Menopause Menstrual Health Heart Health Vaccines Special Procedures Diseases and Conditions Browse All Topics View All Frequently Asked Questions Experts & St"
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