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That's a result of the euphemism treadmill, not of physical reality changing. Some call it advanced maternal age now and it's exactly the same thing, if you go
by ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago
That's a result of the euphemism treadmill, not of physical reality changing. Some call it advanced maternal age now and it's exactly the same thing, if you go see a fertility specialist you can be sure he will change his recommendations greatly depending on whether you are younger or older than 35.
- Apocryphon 4y agoIt's a confusing term as well, as geriatric, even when it comes to technical terms ("geriatric medicine") tends to refer to actual seniors and the elderly.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoDescriptions are usually relative. Obviously, a 65+ year old cannot get pregnant, so logically, geriatric pregnancy must mean a pregnancy at the older end of the ages that it is possible to be pregnant.
- rs999gti 4y agoThere have been cases where older women can still gestate a baby. Here's a story of a grandmother birthing her own grandchild. https://people.com/human-interest/grandmother-gave-birth-son-daughter-in-law-baby-never-felt-more-loved-by-husband/ https://people.com/human-interest/grandmother-gave-birth-son...
- Apocryphon 4y agoBut that is not what geriatric means, neither in the layman definition nor in the medical definition. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geriatric https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geriatric https://www.health.harvard.edu/d-through-i#G-terms https://www.health.harvard.edu/d-through-i#G-terms https://openmd.com/define?q=geriatrics https://openmd.com/define?q=geriatrics