Fertility starts to decline for women from about the age of 30, dropping down more steeply from the age of 35 (CKS 2007, NCCWCH 2013). As women grow older the likelihood of getting pregnant falls ...

How Age Affects Female Fertility A woman is born with all the eggs she will ever have. This is known as her ovarian reserve. With each menstrual cycle, the number of available eggs decreases, and ...

Women’s fertility tends to decline starting in their mid-30s, which can make it harder to have kids in middle age. Now scientists have identified a mechanism that seems to accelerate aging of ...

After age 44, the success rate is 3 per cent. A Canadian study in 2010 found similar patterns among Canadian women, who overestimated women's fertility at age 35 and older.

Fertility peaks between the late teens and 20s, when women have an 85% chance of conceiving within a year. By age 30, that percentage drops to 75. At 40, it's sunk to 44%.

This story is from November 27, 2001 Female fertility levels continue to drop TNN / Nov 27, 2001, 01:27 IST AA Follow us ...