As Milennials delay childbirth, fertility crisis looms large

1. 2024-07-13 at 8:17 AM UTC

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   The Self Taught Man Black Hole

   In terms of milestones, turning 35 years old may seem unremarkable. Unless, that is, you're a woman who hopes to get pregnant – in which case it can loom large.
   
   For decades, the age has been seen as a watershed moment for female fertility. Before 35, the theory often goes, most women will have little trouble conceiving, but that point, fertility falls off a cliff. For those who do become pregnant later, there even are particular medical terms, including "geriatric pregnancy" and "advanced maternal age", used to drive the point home.
   
   But the reality is more nuanced, say experts. It's true that more women in their late 30s will experience difficulties conceiving – and, in some cases, face more risks in pregnancy and delivery itself – than women in their late 20s or early 30s. However, the decline is a continuum, not a cliff, and it looks different from one woman to the next.
   
   "From 35 years onwards, the rate of decline speeds up, in egg quality and quantity," says Lorraine Kasaven, an obstetrician-gynaecologist and clinical research fellow at Imperial College London with a special interest in fertility. "The rate of decline, however, will vary from individual to individual."
   
   Infertility – clinically defined as not being able to get pregnant spontaneously after a year of trying – becomes more likely the older that prospective parents get. One of the largest studies on the topic, for example, found that, of 2,820 Danish women who had intercourse at least twice a week, 84% of those aged 25-29, 88% of those aged 30-34, and 73% of those aged 35-40 conceived within 12 menstrual cycles.
   
   Of course, not being able to get pregnant in that time frame doesn't mean never being able to. Another study found that, of women in their late 30s who hadn't conceived after a year of trying, more than half still got pregnant naturally after two more years if their partner was younger; if their partner was 40, 43% did.
   
   For those who go on to use assisted reproductive technologies (ART), there is still more hope. According to the most recent data, for example, in 2020 for example, 40.6% of all egg retrievals for 35- to 37-year-old female patients in the US led to live births. That's lower than the average of 54.1% for under-35s. But the decline holds steady until the 38- to 40-year age range, when it hits 26.9%. For patients over 40, it drops to 9.3%.

   https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240313-the-fertility-myth-most-advice-says-womens-fertility-declines-after-35-the-truth-is-more-complicated
2. 2024-07-13 at 2:37 PM UTC

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   Bradley Florida Man
   Yeah I'm turning 31 in a couple weeks. I don't think I am going to have kids unless I do something really quickly but at this point I'd rather focus on being a loser and getting my bachelors degree by 32/33 then falling in love and needing to support a pregnant woman and then raise a child in a stable environment.
   
   I felt bad about it for awhile (No brothers, no sisters) but then I kinda thought about what Jiggaboo Johnson said on this forum and about how children are worthless liabilities that aren't necessary for him to attain self actualization or be happy in life and that gave me some solace.
3. 2024-07-13 at 2:45 PM UTC

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   the man who put it in my hood Black Hole [miraculously counterclaim my golf]
   any sluts wanna surrogate my cum? if it's twins you can have `1 will pay %###$%%