Medically, a woman can become pregnant at the age of 50 years

Medically, a woman can become pregnant at the age of 50 years

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Post Compass - Singer Janet Jackson made a splashy after circulating the news that she was pregnant her first child at the age of 50 years ahead.

Biologically, the chances of women aged over 40 years to get pregnant is indeed small, but instead is not possible. In the year 2012, in the u.s. reported there are 600 births from women aged over 50 years.

"Basically, the risk of miscarriage increases if age pregnant women too old," said Amy Bryant, Assistant Professor of obstetric and Gynecology of the University of North Carolina.

In addition, pregnant at the age of 50 's egg cell donors typically require minimum or a fertility program that must be followed. The number of women who could conceive naturally at that age are very rare. However, do not sepelekan the importance of wearing contraceptives in their 40s if you are planning a pregnancy.

There are a few things to know about pregnancy in their 40s and 50s, one of which is the risk of complications.

The quality of the egg cells will decrease as the age of the fetus is conceived, so that also at high risk of chromosomal abnormality is experiencing. This means that the risk of having birth defects is also greater.

In women who used donor eggs and hormones to support the pregnancy, risks were indeed lower suffered birth defects. But, still it mother containing risk experiencing high blood pressure, diabetes, and preeklampsia.

Other risk factors that need to be known of course miscarriage. 35-year-old pregnant woman has a risk of miscarriage to 20 percent, and the risk of it going up twice on the 40-year old bumil, as for the bumil aged over 45 years of age, the risk rises to 80 percent.

The phenomenon of pregnancy at an advanced age of celebrity, according to Bryant, led to many women being not realistic regarding fertility.

Some of the celebrities who successfully undergo a pregnancy with a healthy at the age of 45 years, among others, Halle Berry and Kelly Preston.

But, keep in mind that a person's health and fitness levels also affect fertility. For example, a 50 year old woman who is suffering from diabetes and obesity, the chances of conceiving normally is lower even though he still ovulate each month.

In addition, of course it takes a little unnecessary expense to undergo pregnancy for women who had passed the age of exuberance.