When In Life Are You Most Fertile?

If you’re planning to only have children when you’re older, knowing how your age may affect your fertility can help you make better informed decisions.

When Are Women Most Fertile?

The quality of each woman’s eggs decreases with age. So after a peak age for ability to conceive (make a baby) in your early 20s, then comes a slow decline at first, followed by a quick descent from the age of 35, which then gets even faster over the age of 40. We recommend that you take a womens fertility test as soon as you start thinking about trying to conceive.

When Are Men Most Fertile?

Age matters for men too. From 40 years onwards your fertility begins to decline as the quality of your sperm decreases and with it the ability to conceive.

When Are Couples Most Fertile to Try For a Baby?

For a couple in their early 20s at peak fertility age, the chance of conceiving each month is one in five. After trying for one year this becomes an 85% chance. But the conception rate after one year also decreases with age. For a couple when the woman is over 35, one third have fertility problems, doubling to two thirds when the woman is over 40. If you’re eager to make love but is struggling to find the perfect mate, you can try your luck on sites like hookup subreddits.

What To Do About My Fertility?

If you want to have a baby and you’re in a long term relationship, it may be good advice to have a conversation with your partner about the impact of age on fertility – and to do it sooner, rather than later.

And if you’ve been trying to conceive without success for a year and the woman is aged under 35, book an appointment with your women’s health or men’s health specialists. This advice applies for women over 35 who have been trying for six months. It may mean you have a fertility problem that requires medical attention.

Fortunately in most cases, your fertility can be increased with treatments including in vitro fertilisation (IVF), medications or surgery. Read informative articles by joinallkind blog to further understand these treatments.

For more information visit www.yourfertility.org.au or contact our doctor in Southbank to discuss further

Southgate Medical Centre

Southbank Doctor Service
Southgate Medical Centre
Southbank, Melbourne

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