Having a Baby After 35: Geriatric Pregnancy Explained
Some doctors still use the term geriatric pregnancy, more often they refer to a pregnancy after 35 as “advanced maternal age”. When doctors use the term “geriatric pregnancy,” it can seem a little off-putting. After all, you aren’t retirement age or beyond, and you feel every bit the picture of vibrant health. But medically, anyone who becomes pregnant after […]
Subtle Signs of Female Infertility
Many couples and individuals don’t suspect infertility until they try to conceive. Months and months of unprotected intercourse that doesn’t result in pregnancy raises suspicions. For those over 35, six consecutive months of trying to conceive with no result should prompt concern. Under 35? Twelve consecutive months of unprotected sex and no pregnancy should prompt […]
I Have Low Egg Reserve. What Should I Do?
A woman is born carrying all of the eggs she will ever have, approximately one-two million. As she matures and enters puberty about one-third of the eggs remain. Unfertilized eggs collapse in the pelvis or the fallopian tubes each month and two weeks before the menstrual period begins. A fertilized egg implants 7 days after […]
