... at the age of 35 or older. However, when I (finally!) became pregnant with my twins, I was sent to see a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, or perinatologist, because I was considered high risk for several ... for having babies at 58, 62, and even 70. So, how did I get to be considered "Advanced Maternal Age" at 33? They offered me an amniocentesis and everything! I declined that, though, because ...

The unfortunate part about being in your 30's and in a committed relationship is that everyone you meet is constantly waiting for you to be knocked up.I refuse a drink at a party and a friend says, "Oh my God, are you pregnant?"I talk to a cousin about good baby gifts, which were for a friend who is expecting, and I hear, "Are you trying to tell me something?"I tell my husband that I'm sick of ...

... Downs Syndrome is 1 in every 1,400 live births. By age 35, however, the frequency is 1 in every 350 births -- a ... the frequency is 1/140 -- 10 times the risk at age 20-24.Risk is not certainty, of course. My wife and I ... , 37 and 39. Downs Syndrome, however, is only one of the serious complications associated with advanced maternal age. Indeed, waiting to have a baby increases the likelihood that you' ...

Analyzing the influence of age and basal levels of follicle stimulating hormone on the risk for aneuploidy in women undergoing IVF. ... aneuploidy in women undergoing IVF is significantly influenced by age but not by follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, say ... , UK, note the decline in fecundity seen in women of advanced maternal age "is attributed to reduction of ovarian reserve and deterioration ...

... genetic illness of a child could originate in a mutation related to the age of the father or to a mutation in the spermatogenesis caused by ageing in ... determinants of the health of future generations. The relationship between maternal age and Down Syndrome is a currently recognized scientific fact. ... Psychotic Disorders in Individuals Whose Parents Married at an Advanced Age. Med Records 1938; 148: ...

... : Reprod Biomed Online. 2008 Sep;17(3):392-7.Effect of maternal and paternal age on pregnancy and miscarriage rates after intrauterine insemination. ... , as classically observed in the past. It was found that advanced maternal age had a negative effect on the pregnancy rate and ... exactly parallel effect was found for paternal age. The impact of increased age on necrospermia and sperm DNA structure ...