| Getting Pregnant after 40 is becoming more and | | | | ten pounds can balance your hormone levels to the |
| more common as women are putting off having a | | | | point where you can get pregnant so there real |
| baby until later in life. The positive aspect of doing | | | | benefits to losing weight when trying to get |
| this is that older women tend to be more financially | | | | pregnant. Though there is no known cure for PCOS, |
| stable, emotionally mature, and they tend to be much | | | | it is manageable and many women have gotten |
| more enthusiastic about providing a good life for their | | | | pregnant despite having PCOS so do not lose hope. |
| future baby. Unfortunately, for women in their 40s, | | | | For women and couples that are having difficulty |
| the rate of fertility is drastically reduced when | | | | getting pregnant, stress can be an ever-present |
| compared to a twenty five year old woman. Age is | | | | factor but stress can also be a major factor in |
| one component that medical science cannot reverse | | | | contributing to your infertility. This stress can then |
| and it is a major factor in a woman's fertility. In fact, | | | | wreck havoc on your ovulation which is crucial to the |
| studies have shown that the chances of fertility | | | | whole process. Though living a stress-free life is not |
| decrease about 3 to 5 percent each year after the | | | | realistic, especially when you are dealing with getting |
| age of 30 and once the woman is in her 40s, that | | | | pregnant after the age of 40, there are things that |
| number sees a very noticeable jump. However, there | | | | you can do to manage your stress level. The |
| are things that you can do to make sure you have | | | | American Society of Reproductive Medicine lists |
| the best possible chance of becoming pregnant. | | | | techniques and options that mitigate your stress |
| A very common cause of infertility in women is | | | | during this trying period in your life such as keeping |
| polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS. Essentially, it is | | | | the lines of communication open with your partner, |
| a hormonal imbalance that can cause make your | | | | exercising regularly to decrease your tension, cutting |
| ovulation cycles irregular or make you not ovulate | | | | down on stimulants such as caffeine, and educating |
| altogether. The U.S. Department of Health and Human | | | | yourself on all of your options so you know when |
| Services cite that about ten percent of women of | | | | you can expect. It seems cruel that stress can |
| childbearing age has PCOS so you are not alone. The | | | | contribute to your infertility yet it is a highly stressful |
| common treatment for PCOS is eating a healthy diet, | | | | situation when confronting your infertility. Despite this, |
| regular exercise, and if you are smoker, quit smoking. | | | | knowing that you are not alone can be a huge |
| These are all things that you will want to do anyway | | | | emotional boost so seeking out emotional support in |
| but if you are diagnosed with PCOS, this is especially | | | | the form of a support group or therapist can be |
| important. In fact, it has been shown that losing even | | | | very beneficial. |