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After 40, it gets much harder, as almost all women are subfertile at 40 and half of them are already sterile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_female_ferti

• ne0flex 4y ago
  Still worth it to get checked out. My wife is also late-thirties. We consulted with an IVF doctor and he said that she her reproductive system is still similar to that of a 35yo woman (meaning that although there is increased risk, it's similar to that of a 35yo than a woman close to 40). Luck of the draw.
  • Kretinsky 4y ago
    Of course if you're a 40 years old women, you can try, but I wouldn't tell a woman that "she can have babies after 40", since it's a very risky gamble, aside from the complications of birthing and pregnancy, and illnesses such as Down's syndrome, which are much more prevalent when the mother is older.
• pnutjam 4y ago
  It's still not uncommon. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/cdc-birth-rates-middle-aged-mothers-rise/story?id=10298740 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/cdc-birth-rates-middl...
  • Kretinsky 4y ago
    This is a statistic: for your life, it's a gamble not really worth trying.