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Is 42 Years Old A Problem To Get Pregnant?
Hi I m 42 years old got married in 2012 and not pregnant yet ? could i be having difficulty because of my age? My period started getting weird since the beginning of this year less days than it used to be FYI i had three kids from previous marriage my youngest is 16 yrs old I don t have a health card yet and i don t have a family doctor, do i have to be reffered to a gynaecologist doctor to accept me as a patient or i can be with one directly? Thank you Betsy
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
42 yrs age is not a definite cause of not becoming pregnant olden days when contraceptive measures were not used females used to deliver even upto the age of menopause But in modern obstetrics we dont advice pregnancy in this late age usually due to increased chances of congenital anomalies especially Downs syndrome By 40 yrs your cycles may become irregular due to ovarian failure that may be the cause of oligomenorrhoea ie scanty periods If you are very particular to have a baby you can opt for IVF ie test tube babies where donar ova and sperms are used and embryo can be transfered to your womb But the cost of this treatment is more
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