How does age your age and your lifestyle affect your ability to have children?
And what factors do you have to take into consideration when trying to conceive?
Here are 5 important factors that affect your fertility – and that of your partner. These are the things that you should begin thinking about before you try for a baby and ask your doctor about at your pre-conception check-up.
1. Age and fertility
You can’t do anything about how old you are but if you and your partner want to have a child or another child, you might want to factor in your age when trying to conceive and that of your partner.
Women’s fertility starts to decline when women are in their early 30s (and the decline speeds up post-35). Men’s fertility starts to decline at 45 years of age.
As well as declining fertility, there is an increased risk of pregnancy complications for older mothers and and with older… Read the rest