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Is-40-a Safe Age For Pregnancy - Articles
Damage from Binge-Drinking in Pregnancy Worsens with Age
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Medline Plus
Posted
Wed 21 Jul 2010 11:00am
Children of women 30 or older suffered greater harm from prenatal exposure to alcohol, researchers find
By Alan Mozes
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
WEDNESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Older women who binge-drink when pregnant are at higher risk for having children with permanent alcohol-related br ...
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Tubal Ligation Reversal vs. IVF: Age And Pregnancy Success
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Dr. Gary Berger


Posted
Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:52am
This article discusses the impact of age on the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and tubal ligation reversal surgery. Age is a strong predictor of success in becoming pregnant with either treatment. At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, the tubal reversal success rates are higher in every age group when compared to IVF using fresh, nondonor ...
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Pregnancy Stories By Age
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Marie L.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 12:04pm
Here's an interesting site where people contribute their personal stories...it's pretty inspiring in the face of "You're over 35, you're fertility toast," etc. Again, I feel that if you take care of yourself, your fertility can last for quite a while.
From the site:
Pregnancy Stories By Age: "Who says your eggs are too old?
It's not ...
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LONGER LIFE LINKED TO PREGNANCIES OVER THE AGE OF 40
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Triumph
Posted
Tue 25 Aug 2009 7:28pm
“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.
Children born to a young man are like sharp arrows in a warrior’s hand.”
Psalm 127: 3 & 4
There is good news for women who are getting pregnant naturally after age 40. Apparently the fact that you are able get pregnant naturally at this ag ...
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Pregnancy And Tubal Reversal: Challenges Increase With Age
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Dr. Gary Berger


Posted
Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:52am
This series of articles has been created by the tubal reversal doctors of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. We have dedicated this series to women over the age of forty who may be considering having their tubes untied. The information provided should be helpful to all women considering natural conception and reversal surgery. Previous articles [.. ...
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Tubal Reversal Pregnancies: Age And Genetic Abnormalities
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Dr. Gary Berger


Posted
Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:52am
Trisomy – Most Common Chromosome Abnormality
There are many different types of genetic abnormalities. The most common is chromosomal (DNA) trisomy.
Trisomy means there are three copies of any one of our 23 chromosomes. Normally, we have two copies of each. Humans have 23 different chromosomes and each chromosome has a duplicate, or back up copy, ...
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YOU COULD KNOW THE SEX OF YOUR BABY FROM AS EARLY AS 7 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE
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Triumph
Posted
Thu 18 Aug 2011 11:48am
According to a recent research, expectant parents could know the sex of their baby from as early as 7 weeks gestational age. This news does not have me doing the happy dance though because I am quite comfortable with finding out the sex of my baby at the recommended 16 weeks gestational age, which now exists. I would have been comfortab ...
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