{"id":5957,"date":"2016-04-01T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/ileri-yasta-hamilelik\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T13:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T10:22:46","slug":"pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnancy at an Advanced Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u0130\u00e7indekiler<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age\/#pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age\" >Pregnancy at an Advanced Age<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age\/#what-is-the-advanced-age-for-pregnancy\" >What is the advanced age for pregnancy?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age\/#what-are-the-negative-effects-of-advancing-age-on-pregnancy\" >What are the negative effects of advancing age on pregnancy?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age\/#1-older-women-have-a-higher-risk-of-hypertension-and-diabetes\" >1- Older women have a higher risk of hypertension and diabetes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age\/#2-women-who-become-pregnant-at-an-older-age-are-more-likely-to-have-babies-with-congenital-anomalies\" >2- Women who become pregnant at an older age are more likely to have babies with congenital anomalies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age\/#3-the-risk-of-miscarriage-in-older-ages-is-approximately-4-times-higher-than-in-younger-ages\" >3- The risk of miscarriage in older ages is approximately 4 times higher than in younger ages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age\/#4-there-is-a-high-probability-of-ectopic-pregnancy-in-older-pregnancies\" >4- There is a high probability of ectopic pregnancy in older pregnancies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/pregnancy-at-an-advanced-age\/#5-maternal-and-infant-deaths-are-more-common-in-advanced-age-pregnancies\" >5- Maternal and infant deaths are more common in advanced age pregnancies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every woman is born with a certain egg reserve. A woman who produces an average of one egg every month starting from puberty, has a reduced egg reserve with age. Of course, aging is not the only reason for a woman&#8217;s egg reserve to decrease; however, illnesses, medications, unbalanced diet, and the use of harmful substances such as smoking and alcohol also cause a woman&#8217;s egg reserve to decrease rapidly. For all these and similar reasons, the chances of a woman with ovulation problems and a reduced egg reserve to conceive naturally decreases at an older age, and even if she does <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/pregnancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conceive<\/a><\/strong>, some difficulties may occur. However, especially in the last 10-15 years, the increase in women&#8217;s educational opportunities and therefore their job and career opportunities has resulted in women postponing having a baby. The most productive period for fertility, the 20-30 age range, is spent with job and career efforts, and women only find the opportunity to have a baby between the ages of 32-35. In addition to all these, the increase in medical opportunities, technology and infertility treatment providing advanced success are also important factors in easily postponing pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-993z22828\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-advanced-age-for-pregnancy\"><\/span>What is the advanced age for pregnancy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-5vj7g2830\">The ages when fertility functions are most active are between 20-30. After the age of 30, women&#8217;s reproductive cells begin to decrease rapidly, and after the age of 35, it is difficult to achieve pregnancy naturally. However, it is possible to get pregnant by using assisted reproduction treatment methods. In this context, it is possible to say that over 35 is an advanced age for pregnancy. 35 is not an age that is sharply underlined for pregnancy. For example, it is not surprising that a 38-year-old woman can conceive naturally, have a healthy pregnancy, and give birth to a healthy baby. The age determined here represents an average period of time, and in this parallel, the woman&#8217;s biological, genetic, physical and spiritual characteristics and infrastructure are also very important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-vtirn2832\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-are-the-negative-effects-of-advancing-age-on-pregnancy\"><\/span>What are the negative effects of advancing age on pregnancy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-older-women-have-a-higher-risk-of-hypertension-and-diabetes\"><\/span>1- Older women have a higher risk of hypertension and diabetes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-1n9sk2838\">People with chronic diseases increase their illnesses every passing day, and advancing age also triggers this increase. Although there are no symptoms of the disease in people with hypertension and diabetes in their family and blood relatives during their youth, symptoms and complaints appear in later ages. Moreover, when these diseases begin to appear and pregnancy occurs, these illnesses have a much more severe effect and negatively affect not only the mother but also the baby. The frequency of chronic hypertension and diabetes in pregnant women over the age of 35 is on average 3 times higher than in young pregnant women. In addition to all this, it is also known that diabetes and hypertension in pregnant women at an older age cause developmental delays in the baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-women-who-become-pregnant-at-an-older-age-are-more-likely-to-have-babies-with-congenital-anomalies\"><\/span>2- Women who become pregnant at an older age are more likely to have babies with congenital anomalies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-9q6uf2844\">If women who carry certain genetic disorders become pregnant at an older age, there is a high probability that their babies will have chromosomal abnormalities. The most common congenital anomaly in babies of older mothers is Down Syndrome, a chromosomal disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-the-risk-of-miscarriage-in-older-ages-is-approximately-4-times-higher-than-in-younger-ages\"><\/span>3- The risk of miscarriage in older ages is approximately 4 times higher than in younger ages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-dkl402850\">The probability of chromosomal abnormalities in babies of women who get pregnant at an advanced age is high, and in this context, the rate of miscarriages also increases. Because one of the most important causes of miscarriage during pregnancy is the chromosomal disorders that exist in the woman. As a result, it is possible to say that there is a positive relationship between pregnancies at an advanced age and miscarriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-there-is-a-high-probability-of-ectopic-pregnancy-in-older-pregnancies\"><\/span>4- There is a high probability of ectopic pregnancy in older pregnancies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-2mvf22856\">As a woman ages, the mobility in the tubes decreases and the tubes may have become deformed or damaged due to surgeries or illnesses during this period. In this case, the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy increases. In fact, it is possible to say that the rate of ectopic pregnancy in those who become pregnant over the age of 35 is approximately 3 times higher than in younger pregnant women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-maternal-and-infant-deaths-are-more-common-in-advanced-age-pregnancies\"><\/span>5- Maternal and infant deaths are more common in advanced age pregnancies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although medical technology offers endless and limitless possibilities, pregnancy is difficult for women who become deformed, damaged, and metabolically weaker with age. The body of an older woman cannot withstand the difficulties of pregnancy or has difficulty sustaining the life of the baby due to illnesses transmitted from mother to baby. In parallel, maternal and infant deaths during pregnancy, birth, or <strong><a href=\"\/lohusalik-ne-demektir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">postpartum<\/a><\/strong> are much higher in older pregnancies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every woman is born with a certain egg reserve. A woman who produces an average of one egg every month starting from puberty, has a reduced egg reserve with age. Of course, aging is not the only reason for a woman&#8217;s egg reserve to decrease; however, illnesses, medications, unbalanced diet, and the use of harmful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pregnancy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serkanoral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}