Fertility Issues With Trying To Get Pregnant After 35

Have you arrived at that scary time in your life… where time has just caught up with you, and now you’re afraid you may have left it too late for trying to get pregnant? I’m now 36 (what?! Where did the last 6 years go?) and only now are my husband and I considering the prospect of having children. We have only been married two years but time is whizzing by and I can’t deny the fact that we need to get on to it soon. With all this talk of getting pregnant we have both begun to wonder about our fertility chances. My biggest fear is that we may have fertility issues (due to my age and medical history) so in order to educate myself a little bit more about what we may have to deal with, I have found the following.

First off, it’s us women that seem to have the most fertility issues. Here are just two of the main factors affecting fertility that are pertinent to most women I think. 1. Body Weight – often we think that just being overweight can affect our fertility. Overweight or obese women may not be able to conceive due to hormone issues brought on by obesity. But underweight women can problems too; if they are able to conceive some are not able to provide the fetus/baby with the nutrients they need.

2. The other major issue is with the ovaries and uterus. In the ovaries you can have problems like Poly Cystic Ovaries (PCO), twisted ovaries or fibroids. And then in the uterus, one of the most common causes of fertility issues is with endometriosis. This can cause further complications such as low progesterone count, diminished ovarian reserve and other ovulation disorders. It’s just my luck that I have both these issues to deal with, I’m overweight and have a long history of endometriosis.

But don’t forget, it’s not just the women that have the fertility issues. Men can have fertility issues such as: low sperm count and low sperm motility, injury or chronic diseases, sperm blockage or even an STD. And then both of us can have our fertility affected by other factors such as malnutrition, a depressed mental condition and endocrinology factors.

So putting all these factors together, my husband and I realized that we have quite a lot to deal with. It’s not just about taking the right vitamins or fertility drugs, but it’s about getting both of our bodies healthy. We know that as I get older our fertility chances decrease, so we’re taking a holistic approach to making sure that we give ourselves the best chances possible.

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