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Pregnancy After 30: Understanding Fertility, Egg Reserve and Health

Many women choose to have children after turning 30.

Pregnancy is still possible and often healthy at this age.

However, the number and quality of a woman’s eggs slowly decrease over time.

This can make getting pregnant harder and can raise some pregnancy risks.

Tests for egg reserve can offer useful information, but they cannot guarantee whether pregnancy will happen naturally.

A doctor can check health conditions, medicines, vaccinations and lifestyle before pregnancy.

Both partners should be evaluated if pregnancy does not happen after the recommended period.

Eating well, exercising, avoiding smoking and managing medical conditions can support reproductive health.

Age matters, but it does not decide whether someone can become a parent.

Key facts

Egg reserve: The remaining supply of eggs in the ovaries.
Egg-reserve tests: AMH testing and antral follicle count on ultrasound can provide information about ovarian reserve.
Testing limitation: Ovarian-reserve results do not by themselves predict whether a woman will conceive naturally.
Evaluation under 35: Generally recommended after 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse without conception.
Evaluation at 35 or older: Generally recommended after six months without conception.
Pregnancy considerations: Gestational diabetes, high blood pressure and chromosomal abnormalities become more common with increasing maternal age.
Health measures: A balanced diet, regular exercise, avoiding smoking and recreational drugs, limiting alcohol, managing stress and adequate sleep are recommended.

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