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Can Women Get Pregnant After Menopause?
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What is Menopause ?
Menopause is identified as that phase of a
womans life where the periods have disappeared
for more than a year. And it follows that women
are free from birth control precautions as they
step out of the pregnancy zone. Here are some
facts associated with pregnancy after menopause.
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Best Age for Pregnancy
It is in the twenties, the stats are on their
peak for getting pregnant. As a healthy fertile
woman in mid-twenties, there is approximately 33
percent chance of getting pregnant each cycle.
The prerequisite for this is that you have sex a
day or two before ovulation. When you reach the
age of 30, your chances are reduced by about 20
percent each cycle.
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Some facts about Menopause
Though it appears that menopause happens
suddenly, yet the process of menopause may take
few years to complete. The activity of the
hormones that trigger ovulation and pregnancy in
the body become weaker. The level of hormones
estrogen and progesterone drop considerably. This
has a deep impact on ones ability to get
pregnant. It may take anywhere from five to ten
years for the process of menopause to
complete. During the menopausal stage of ones
life, a woman still has the prospect of getting
pregnant. The typical age of menopause is around
45 years. Some of the menopausal symptoms are hot
flashes, night sweats or skipped periods for a
few months, only to have them disappear gradually.
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What changes occur in body related to pregnancy
after menopause?
When a woman has already reached menopause i.e.
shes not having her periods for more than a
year, the body stops producing eggs. This
concludes that when there are no eggs produced,
there is no possibility of a woman getting
pregnant naturally. Surprisingly, the rest of the
reproductive system is still functional.
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The changing phase of Perimenopause
Perimenopause is the time of transition. During
this phase, your ovaries start producing lesser
quantity of hormones estrogen and progesterone.
The ovaries become less responsive to LH (
luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle
stimulating hormone) and their levels start
rising. During this perimenopausal phase, the
ovaries are still able to release eggs but they
may release eggs in some months and not in
others. Yet, if the egg is fertilized, LH
stimulates progesterone production to maintain
the pregnancy. There is no clear line to mark the
completion of menopause cycle. This period may
stretch up to 10 years. This makes it possible
for a woman to get pregnant when she feels she
has already reached menopause.
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Does something like menopausal pregnancy exist?
Medical science has been pushing the age barrier
for safe pregnancy. The technology shifted the
statement related to safe age of pregnancy from
under 40 to 50 plus. And the doctors are still on
it to keep it safe and yet push the boundaries
farther. Since postmenopausal pregnancy may face
its complications, it will require much more
close monitoring and complete healthcare to pass
all the phases of pregnancy successfully.
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