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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You guys are crazy. I know so many people (including myself) that had healthy babies after 40. Yes, the risks for everything goes up - by a few percentage points. For instance, the risk for preeclampsia goes from 2.5% in younger women to 5% in those over 40. And a lot (not all) of those risk factors are greatly mitigated by the overall health of the mother and family history. [/quote] The overall rate becomes a few percentage points, but the increased risk is huge. Chromosomal abnormalities are 25 *times* more likely in mothers aged 45 years old compared to those 30 years old. If you're going to try for kids at advanced age, you need to test and be prepared to terminate.[/quote]
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