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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know two people for sure who easily got pregnant in their 40s with their first (and subsequent) children, no fertility treatments needed. One confided to my sister that she had heard how hard it would be but that it happened so easily and that my sister shouldn’t be afraid of all the horror stories. [/quote]
Anecdota isn't data! For those two women you know there are probably two dozen who needed fertility treatments or couldn't have kids. We need to stop lying to women and pretending that it's so easy to just have a baby when you feel like it. I'm 31 and half my friends have had fertility issues, including myself. Just because 2% of 40 somethings will have an oops baby doesn't mean that's the norm. Look at the actual data people![/quote]

Right, but that just goes to show you fertility problems are not always age related. It's not lying to women - women are smart and can look into the stats. The problem is population wide is not individual data.

This issue is tied up with a lot of underlying misogyny. We tell women they better hurry up or they will be worthless and barron. Women in their 40s who have unintended pregnancy? They should have known better. I'm 43 and just got berated by my obgyn for wanting to not replace my IUD. [/quote]

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