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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]It’s one of the huge mistakes of today’s society [/b]and I silently shake my head in sad confusion whenever I see a pregnant person in their 40s or late 30s.  It’s  not right. Our bodies know it’s not right, but science makes it possible.  [/quote]

It’s one of the many mistake’s of today’s society. We are living in very unnatural times. [/quote]

[b]You know your theory is debunked every time a 40 year old gets pregnant naturally without even trying? [/b]My mom was on birth control. And still got pregnant at 40. [/quote]

Me and I assume the PP certainly realize that women get pregnant naturally in their 40’s. That’s not where the huge mistake comes in. It’s intentiinally putting it off to that age. [/quote]

Why?  As a PP said, pre birth control, women had babies ALL THE TIME in their 30s and 40s.  Not sure what point you're trying to make, other than you think women's only function is a baby factories and they should get to it as soon as possible?

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Off topic, but I believe there are factors in our environment that may be causing fertility issues.  My maternal grandmother had 8 kids, from her 20s to around 40.  I have 6 female cousins,so there are 7 of us.  Of those 6,

1 never got married, 
My oldest cousin had 2 children in her late 20s with no fertility issues, 
1 got married in her late 30s and eventually had a child after a couple years of trying but then got divorced,

1 had 1 child, then ovarian cancer at a very young age that has rendered her infertile,
1 tried IVF unsuccessfully and has no children
1 is infertile and is refusing to try any medical interventions,
I got married in my early 20s and had 2 children naturally after [b]3 years[/b] of trying, at a pretty young age (20s).

All of my infertile cousins and myself got married in our late 20s.  Of my less fertile cousins, only I was able to have 2 children.  I know this is anecdotal but it is so striking.  My grandmother had 3 or 4 children in her 30s, and 4/7 of her granddaughters have dealt with fertility issues.  I think our chemical environment may be creating fertility issues that exacerbate the issues that people have getting pregnant at an older age. [/quote]

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