As you move through your 20s, 30s and 40s, your eggs undergo many changes that make conceiving and giving birth full of uncertainty. Female fertility mostly has to do with the quality of egg rather than quantity of egg. While the health of eggs varies from person to person, here are the changes you can expect in your 20s, 30s and 40s. GynaecologistDr Anindita Dhar explains you the cycle.
In your early 20s: You are born with 1-2 million eggs, however, by the time you hit your 20s, only 100-200 thousand eggs remain. The quality of the eggs is still very high, so you stand very high chances of getting pregnant.
In your late 20s: Women experience a slight dip in fertility by the time they reach late 20s. If you are in your late 20s, you still stand 75 percent chance of getting pregnant in a year. Here are 9 myths and facts about fertility everyone should know.
In your early 30s: You have fewer eggs than you had in your 20s. Did you know you start losing about 1000 eggs per cycle in your early thirties?
In your late 30s: In your late thirties, you stand only 50 percent chances of getting pregnant in your one year of trying. This is because the eggs are more likely to have chromosomal problems in your late thirties. The odds of miscarriage also increase in the late 30s. So it is best that you do not wait till your late 30s for a healthy pregnancy.
In your early 40s: Your odds of conceiving a child with a chromosomal disorder like Down s syndrome increases to one in hundred the moment you hit forty. Learn these 6 facts about getting pregnant after abortion.
After 45: Very few women have a successful pregnancy after 45 and the odds of conceiving a child with a chromosomal disorder like Down s syndrome increases with one in 30 cases reported. Many women also hit menopause after crossing 45.
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