This question has been there for a while and the age factor has become quite controversial amongst women who are looking to conceive. Thanks to medical technological advancements and contraceptives that have enabled couples to have a more controlling effect over their pregnancy. However, when you want to keep yourself away from complications, you might want to sit back and read how your body behaves age-wise towards conceiving strength!
Pregnancy has a lot to do with age factor and it’s medically proven! Over the course of years women tend to lose their fertility strength. To know more about age and fertility in women, keep reading the blog and you would understand what’s the best time to conceive.
Hitting Puberty & Beginning the Reproductive Year
Menarche is the start of the menstrual cycle leading to reproductive capability in women (medically). It happens to young girls aged between 12-15.
In the 20s
Medically, 20’s, especially early 20’s is considered the best time to get pregnant. These years are the most fertile years and women have a higher chance of getting pregnant without facing any complications.
Expert’s say that women in their 20’s have the most good quality eggs available that lowers pregnancy risks!
In the 30s
Fertility starts to decline after the age of 32 and this decline starts to speed up after 35. A girl is born with 1 million eggs (approximately). These eggs start to decline and gradually drop over time.
At the age of 37, you are believed to have only 25000 eggs left.
At 35, the odds of conceiving is about 12 % after trying. After 35, miscarriage rates and genetic abnormalities start to rise and women start facing more complications in the pregnancy, during delivery and also after birth.
In your 40s
After entering the age bracket of 40, the ability to conceive witnesses a fast decline. This is also the time for women to slowly proceed towards menopause.
When women try and conceive after 40, the chances for a baby to witness a birth defect increase. Some women get pregnant after 40, however, the complications increase, and having a healthy pregnancy and baby becomes problematic.
Consulting with the doctor and getting frequent monitoring of the pregnancy is suggested.
Conclusion: What is The Best Age to Get Pregnant?
Menarche (the onset of the menstrual cycle) is when a girl’s reproductive years start, and menopause (the offset of the menstrual cycle) is when women’s reproductive years end. In this blog, we explored all the age groups in terms of women’s reproductive health and the ability to conceive.
The fact is that as long as your menstrual cycle is on and you haven’t hit menopause, you can conceive. The only difference is in the ease and complications your reproductive years pass by. Your body is best prepared for pregnancy in your 20’s, however, the modern lifestyle does not promote pregnancy in that age cycle. In that case, the best thing to do is to keep monitoring your reproductive health and maintain a nutritious diet, a good exercise routine and healthy lifestyle.
However, you must not reach your 40’s, that’s what experts say, when you want to conceive normally and experience a safe and complication-free delivery.
