Odds of Getting Pregnant at 45??!!

[Anonymous]

It doesn't have to be the subject of research for it to be true. I have no interest in your bridge. Why would I make up a story about my grandmother? Your disbelief is just weird. I have nothing to gain here...OP asked if it is possible. Many posters have said yes, though unlikely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My grandmother got pregnant at 46. Naturally obviously.

So did my aunt - with her 6th. Surprise! My friend is the youngest of 10 and was also born to a mother well into her 40s. Late fertility happens. Be careful, OP, and don't assume you're safe. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually did a research paper for my English #101 course a few years back on this very topic.

In the U.S., it has NEVER been documented of a women 45 and over, conceiving a child naturally using her own fertilized eggs, carrying a child to term and giving birth to a healthy baby. Never.

So even if you did get pregnant OP, your chances of miscarrying the child are already at 50 per cent. Then your odds drop at actually carrying it to term.

I wouldn't waste any money on buying Plan B. The Morning After Pill makes you nauseous as heck plus at your age it wouldn't make sense.

+1 this is true. I did some similar research. There are no documented cases for women over 45. Many of you have anecdotes regarding a 43 year old grandmother. this is not the same.

We also discussed this at great length in one of my classes at college. There was an overwhelming consensus in the class about this subject.

Omg. This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. OP - if you haven't gone through menopause, then yes, there is a chance you could get pregnant, although the chance is very slight given your age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually did a research paper for my English #101 course a few years back on this very topic.

In the U.S., it has NEVER been documented of a women 45 and over, conceiving a child naturally using her own fertilized eggs, carrying a child to term and giving birth to a healthy baby. Never.

So even if you did get pregnant OP, your chances of miscarrying the child are already at 50 per cent. Then your odds drop at actually carrying it to term.

I wouldn't waste any money on buying Plan B. The Morning After Pill makes you nauseous as heck plus at your age it wouldn't make sense.

+1 this is true. I did some similar research. There are no documented cases for women over 45. Many of you have anecdotes regarding a 43 year old grandmother. this is not the same.

We also discussed this at great length in one of my classes at college. There was an overwhelming consensus in the class about this subject.

Omg. This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. OP - if you haven't gone through menopause, then yes, there is a chance you could get pregnant, although the chance is very slight given your age.

And - if you have had children in the past, it is more likely b/c you had proven fertility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually did a research paper for my English #101 course a few years back on this very topic.

In the U.S., it has NEVER been documented of a women 45 and over, conceiving a child naturally using her own fertilized eggs, carrying a child to term and giving birth to a healthy baby. Never.

So even if you did get pregnant OP, your chances of miscarrying the child are already at 50 per cent. Then your odds drop at actually carrying it to term.

I wouldn't waste any money on buying Plan B. The Morning After Pill makes you nauseous as heck plus at your age it wouldn't make sense.

Never? Are you insane? What kind of "research" did you do? Did you actually get a passing grade on that nonsense?

. Oh forete's sake. Why do you think it needs to be documented? Personally, I know of more than 1 mid-40's whoops baby and 1 from a 50 year old.

[Anonymous]

But, but, but she discussed this at length in her college class. Obviously, they didn't duscuss the average age of menopause...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But, but, but she discussed this at length in her college class. Obviously, they didn't duscuss the average age of menopause...

And there was overwhelming consensus in the class! Because having a bunch of 20 year olds agree totally makes it true!

[Anonymous]

Why would so many people lie about something like this? My grandmother's sisted had twins at 46 (au natural, obviously). Both living healthy adults with living healthy offspring. A coworker was born when her mom was 47. She is not frail, never takes a sick day for herself. Only for her young children that she had at 42 and 45

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually did a research paper for my English #101 course a few years back on this very topic.

In the U.S., it has NEVER been documented of a women 45 and over, conceiving a child naturally using her own fertilized eggs, carrying a child to term and giving birth to a healthy baby. Never.

So even if you did get pregnant OP, your chances of miscarrying the child are already at 50 per cent. Then your odds drop at actually carrying it to term.

I wouldn't waste any money on buying Plan B. The Morning After Pill makes you nauseous as heck plus at your age it wouldn't make sense.

+1 this is true. I did some similar research. There are no documented cases for women over 45. Many of you have anecdotes regarding a 43 year old grandmother. this is not the same.

We also discussed this at great length in one of my classes at college. There was an overwhelming consensus in the class about this subject.

Did you fail the class where you learned to "research" things?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/16947000/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/8828432/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually did a research paper for my English #101 course a few years back on this very topic.

In the U.S., it has NEVER been documented of a women 45 and over, conceiving a child naturally using her own fertilized eggs, carrying a child to term and giving birth to a healthy baby. Never.

So even if you did get pregnant OP, your chances of miscarrying the child are already at 50 per cent. Then your odds drop at actually carrying it to term.

I wouldn't waste any money on buying Plan B. The Morning After Pill makes you nauseous as heck plus at your age it wouldn't make sense.

+1 this is true. I did some similar research. There are no documented cases for women over 45. Many of you have anecdotes regarding a 43 year old grandmother. this is not the same.

We also discussed this at great length in one of my classes at college. There was an overwhelming consensus in the class about this subject.

Did you fail the class where you learned to "research" things?

Honestly!

My grandmother's youngest was born when she was 49yrs and 3 months old.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/16947000/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/8828432/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually did a research paper for my English #101 course a few years back on this very topic.

In the U.S., it has NEVER been documented of a women 45 and over, conceiving a child naturally using her own fertilized eggs, carrying a child to term and giving birth to a healthy baby. Never.

So even if you did get pregnant OP, your chances of miscarrying the child are already at 50 per cent. Then your odds drop at actually carrying it to term.

I wouldn't waste any money on buying Plan B. The Morning After Pill makes you nauseous as heck plus at your age it wouldn't make sense.

+1 this is true. I did some similar research. There are no documented cases for women over 45. Many of you have anecdotes regarding a 43 year old grandmother. this is not the same.

We also discussed this at great length in one of my classes at college. There was an overwhelming consensus in the class about this subject.

Can you provide research on this? So, I am a demographer, but not an expert on reproductive health. The only way that I can see this statement as being technically true is the way that data is collected and reported by the CDC for birth rates. I do know that maternal age is taken from birth certificates (which do not have information about donor sperm or donor egg or prematurity). Birth rates are reported by the CDC going back to at least 1970 for women 45-49, and certainly women weren't using donor egg in the 1970s. I am truly curious and would love to see if there is actual data to back up your assertions.

[Anonymous]

I think the "no documented cases" PP is thinking exclusively of pregnancy via IVF. Natural pregnancies over 45, particularly among women with proven fertility, are a completely different story.

[Anonymous]

So IVF doesn't work in women over 45? Is that what PPs researched ?

I checked the NIH links and most of the women who gave birth over 45 were grandmultiparous...6 plus births. This was The case for my grandmother and it makes sense to me. When pregnant and nursing you're not expelling eggs each month. So there are more available for later. I'm totally not a scientist but this makes sense to me.

[Anonymous]

You all need to stop taking the troll bait. Of course women have gotten pregnant in their 40s. Stop responding and the troll will go back under the bridge.

OP, go get tested for STDs after you get that pregnancy test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But, but, but she discussed this at length in her college class. Obviously, they didn't duscuss the average age of menopause...

And there was overwhelming consensus in the class! Because having a bunch of 20 year olds agree totally makes it true!

I'm stealing this from another thread, but PP needs to call the college and get a refund.