Can I get pregnant with menopause?

For the conception of a child, it is necessary to have a mature egg. Maturation of the egg occurs in the follicle produced by the ovaries. As is known, the onset of menopause is associated with the extinction of ovarian function. Consequently, pregnancy and menopause are incompatible. But if everything was so simple ...

Probability to become pregnant after menopause

Indeed, after about 45 years, the functions of the ovaries significantly weaken. This process is accompanied by a slowdown in the production of hormones, and the maturation of the egg ceases. But the problem is that the menopause does not occur within one day. Often, the arrival of menopause is stretched for many years.

And all this time there is a real probability of pregnancy, as the decline in reproductive activity is very slow. Especially the risk of ovulation and subsequent pregnancy in the early menopause is great. Therefore, it is recommended that women do not lose their vigilance and use contraceptives to avoid unwanted pregnancies.

Another negative side is that a woman during menopause is not always able to notice signs of pregnancy in time. Menstruation comes irregularly, the state of health leaves much to be desired, dizziness and half-fainting are not uncommon. Pregnancy tests with menopause are unreliable. The hormonal background is very unstable at this time.

There is a special classification of periods that allows to determine whether pregnancy is possible with menopause:

Gynecologists are sure, during the menopause, you can get pregnant. True, not every woman is able to conceive a child during menopause. By the way, it is possible to bear a child and with complete extinction of reproductive abilities, if using in vitro fertilization with the donor's ovum.

What is the risk of late pregnancy and childbirth during menopause?

  1. If a woman in the climacteric does not seek to acquire offspring, the use of contraception becomes mandatory. The fact is that the interruption of pregnancy at a later age provokes severe blood loss and carries the risk of developing infectious diseases.
  2. In the case of a desired pregnancy, the risk of having a child with deviations in physical and mental development is great. In addition, the mother's organism is exposed to a large load.
  3. By themselves late birth does not threaten the condition of a healthy woman. But, unfortunately, the environmental situation and working conditions are often such that after 40 years a woman finds a huge bouquet of various diseases. Each of them can significantly complicate the course of pregnancy.

If a woman still decided on late delivery, caution should be exercised and, during the entire pregnancy, be supervised by a gynecologist. This is the only way to reduce the risk of significant complications in the health of the mother and violations in the development of the fetus.