Can a woman get pregnant naturally at 45?
This depends a lot on her age. A healthy 25-year-old woman would have about a 1 in 100 chance of getting pregnant in a year if she were to stick to a healthy routine. If she were to indulge in any risky behavior, it could be as reckless as 15- or 20-year-olds.
“Pregnancy at 45 is fairly rare, with only about 20 percent of women ever getting pregnant,” says Steven R. Bayer, M.D., director of Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York and co-director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
“Risks increase, even for a 25-year-old who wants to get pregnant,” Dr. Bayer says. “But then again, those risks are much lower for a 15- or 20-year-old.”
“Risks increase, even for a 25-year-old who wants to get pregnant,” Dr. Bayer says. “But then again, those risks are much lower for a 15- or 20-year-old.”
“Risks increase, even for a 25-year-old who wants to get pregnant,” Dr. Bayer says. “But then again, those risks are much lower for a 15- or 20-year-old.
Not if she wants to,” says Alan Copperman, M.D., a reproductive endocrinologist at Boston IVF fertility clinic. “The clear preference is for a woman to be pregnant in her late 20s or early 30s.
