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An academic journal article states that “IVF cannot compensate for delays in childbearing” because of the biological effects of ageing.
Even women who do conceive are told they are at “substantive risk” of suffering complications such as heart disease and even stillbirth for their babies.
In addition, society as a whole suffers from a drop in the fertility rate as it means fewer working-age people to support an ageing population.
The strongly worded paper in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist concludes: “Significant work and lifestyle changes have resulted in childbearing at ever increasing ages, with an overall reduction in fertility rates.
“The unfortunate consequences of these choices include, most prominently, age-related infertility, high-risk pregnancies achieved through assisted conception and a reduced economic base to support an ageing population.”
It says “increasing public awareness of reproductive ageing must be the priority” while scientists try to prolong the time during which women are fertile.
Across the western world, there has been a drop in the birthrate over recent decades as women of childbearing age delayed starting families in order to further their careers...
Even women who do conceive are told they are at “substantive risk” of suffering complications such as heart disease and even stillbirth for their babies.
In addition, society as a whole suffers from a drop in the fertility rate as it means fewer working-age people to support an ageing population.
The strongly worded paper in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist concludes: “Significant work and lifestyle changes have resulted in childbearing at ever increasing ages, with an overall reduction in fertility rates.
“The unfortunate consequences of these choices include, most prominently, age-related infertility, high-risk pregnancies achieved through assisted conception and a reduced economic base to support an ageing population.”
It says “increasing public awareness of reproductive ageing must be the priority” while scientists try to prolong the time during which women are fertile.
Across the western world, there has been a drop in the birthrate over recent decades as women of childbearing age delayed starting families in order to further their careers...