How Age Changes Fertility
Dec 04, 2024
As women who are actively trying to conceive, all we hear is the ticking of our biological clock with each month that passes and we are not pregnant. As frustrating as this is, it’s important to understand the science behind our biological clock. Let’s talk about how fertility changes through our lifespan.
Women are born with all the eggs they will ever have, and the number of eggs decreases over time. In their 20s, women have the most eggs, and the eggs are of the highest quality. Starting in the early 30s, the number of eggs begins to decrease more rapidly, with a more noticeable drop around age 35. By age 40, a woman has fewer eggs, and the quality of the eggs also declines, making it harder to conceive. For healthy couples in their 20s and early 30s, about 1 in 4 women will conceive during each menstrual cycle. By age 40, the likelihood drops to about 1 in 10 per cycle. While a man's fertility also decreases with age, the decline is less predictable.
As women age, they may experience irregular ovulation, which can lead to difficulty in predicting the fertile window and lower chances of conception. However, this doesn't mean that women over 35 can't have successful pregnancies. Many healthy women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s typically have successful pregnancies. If this has been weighing heavy on your mind, you probably already consulted your trusted healthcare professional and they talked to you about medications you can take to stimulate ovulation, and reviewed other medical interventions like intrauterine insemination (IUI) and invitro fertilization (IVF), but those are rarely covered by health insurance and can be costly.
Conception cups have gained popularity in recent years as a non-invasive and holistic aid for those struggling with natural conception. These devices are designed to be used after intercourse to help retain sperm in the vaginal canal. Research has shown that prevention of backflow and prolonged exposure of semen effectively increases the number of spermatozoa available at the site of fertilization, thereby increasing the chance of conception. The Ovarium Conception cup is made of medical grade silicone, and is the only device on the market that can be left inside the vagina for up to 12 hours, which creates an environment that promotes sperm longevity and reduces the distance that the sperm must travel. Ovarium’s pilot study resulted in a 49% pregnancy rate overall, and a 50% pregnancy rate for women over the age of 40.
Ovarium is an inexpensive, hormone-free, user friendly fertility aid that can help overcome nature's age related pregnancy challenges.
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Resources:
Flierman P, Hogerzeil H, Hemricka D. A prospective, randomized, cross-over comparison of two methods of artificial insemination by donor on the incidence of conception: intracervical insemination by straw versus cervical cap. Human Reproduction. 1997; 12 (9).
