posted by eddie each one of us has been told about our ticking biological clock, but those in their 30<u+2019>s or 40<u+2019>s who are hoping to have kids, probably think having a baby, is just not possible anymore. well, it is, but with a few risks. but, after hearing the story about a 70-year-old who gave birth, you now have the perfect comeback to whoever says your lady parts are slowly reaching its best-before date. a 70-year-old woman named, daljinder kaur, in india has become the world<u+2019>s first-mom to give birth to a son, using in-vitro fertilization (ivf). despite, two failed pregnancies before, the third time was the charm, giving her a boy she named, arman. what<u+2019>s more is, it<u+2019>s been years since daljinder had her menopause (the end of a woman<u+2019>s menstrual cycle in life), so theory has it that daljinder used an egg from a younger donor, although this has not been confirmed. studies by the american congress of obstetricians and gynecologists (acog) say that although medicine has endless phenomenon, a woman<u+2019>s chances of fertility does reduce as they age. this usually occurs by the early-30<u+2019>s, and plummets faster by their late-30<u+2019>s. the reason for this is because a woman is born with just one to two million eggs and they are lost gradually with each menstrual cycle, till it finally ends. by the early 50<u+2019>s, when menopause begins on average, there may be just around a thousand eggs left. but ivf and other assisted reproductive procedures, is usually taken up as a solution to this, especially women who are suffering from infertility and want to improve their chances of getting pregnant. so here<u+2019>s how ivf works. an egg is taken from a woman and fertilized using a man<u+2019>s sperm, outside of the body. the embryo is then placed back inside the woman<u+2019>s womb with the hope that she will get pregnant. the age-limit for allowing ivf and such procedures, in the us is those in their mid-40<u+2019>s or 50<u+2019>s. in addition, women in their 40<u+2019>s are usually impregnated with donor eggs from women in their 20<u+2019>s and 30<u+2019>s, to increase their fertility chances. statistics suggest that women for all ages recorded, who used donor eggs, had a 50% success rate and gave birth. however, a 70-year-old is stretching it a bit, making daljinder one of the oldest women on the planet to give birth. this is despite the fact that, aged women have a lower blood flow to their uterus, making it close to impossible to conceive and sustain a baby<u+2019>s life through the pregnancy. it could also take a huge toll on an older woman<u+2019>s body and put their heart at risk, as it would be unable to handle the blood flow for their own body, let alone a baby. old-age also comes with its classic creaks from high blood pressure to diabetes and weak bone structures. so, could daljinder<u+2019>s case change the face of fertility possibilities as we know it? as a fellow myth-buster, maybe. but the older-mom trend is on a rise, such as, 50-year-old janet jackson, who is now pregnant with her first baby as well as halle berry who gave birth when she was 47. and hearing from the woman who made history herself, daljinder<u+2019>s says she is doing well and feels blessed to hold her own baby. whoever said motherhood is timeless, has probably found a whole new dimension of meaning to it now. source:
a 70-year-old woman gave birth<u+2014>and what you should know about it
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