A few generations ago it was unthinkable that women wanted to extend their fertile life. Most of them focused on home or work (very few) but they soon got married and had children. It was rare to see women after 30, 35 or even 40 wanting their first child. However, things change and currently the variety of ages at which children are born is very diverse, and they depend a lot on the circumstances of each one. 
The pace of life has changed, the economic possibilities as well, and perhaps for these or other reasons, but the reality is that more and more people are wondering how to extend a woman’s fertile life. Is there any chance to get it? What factors should you know before doing so? Let’s see everything you need!
What ways are there to extend the fertile life of a woman?
- According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, in a guide on fertility, they note that “as women age, fertility declines due to normal and age-related changes that occur in the ovaries.” That is why the chances of having children decrease with age, and there are many who want to have alternatives.
- For example, many women decide to freeze eggs just in case, in the future, they need them to be young to be fertilized. This is a good way to extend the fertile life of a woman, even if it is outside her body.
- Reproduction is a world that today still has taboos. Nobody -unless you have friends trying- tells you that the average time to get pregnant is around two years and that there are people who will take very little time to achieve it and others who will take a long time.
- Other factors such as the health of the parents come into play in this ‘biological game’. For example, it directly influences the fertile life of a person who leads a sedentary life, who smokes a lot or who drinks alcohol. Diet also influences, since there are foods that can help us take care of our health and, therefore, take care of our fertile life: antioxidants, vitamin E, zinc and omega 3 and 6…
- Undoubtedly, the best way to extend the fertile life of a woman is to take care of herself and have a balance of sports and healthy eating, as well as putting aside habits that are harmful to health.
When is a woman most fertile?
- Do you know what are the fertility stages of a woman? Before trying to get pregnant, you should take a look at them to learn much more about your own body, health and needs. To begin with, around the age of 14 or 15, many girls begin to ovulate and, therefore, would biologically begin the fertile stage.
- However, it is not until 21-23 years of age that a woman is considered to be in her best stage to conceive. These years are the best, until we reach 30-35 years where fertility begins to decline. Around the age of 40 this decrease increases and, around the age of 44 or 45, the difficulty to conceive becomes very complicated, becoming a low probability of achieving it.
- In principle, these are the fertile stages that every woman has. However, problems or pathologies may arise that cause our fertility to drop for some reason. It does not hurt, if you want to get pregnant, do fertility tests that can go from a baseline hormonal study (analytics to determine ovarian and hormonal function) to an endometrial biopsy, including vaginal ultrasounds in which our doctor will be able to see through the ultrasound how our ovarian reserves are.