5 fertility myths that are hurting your chances of getting pregnant
After spending most of your adult life trying not to get pregnant, it can come as quite a shock when conceiving proves challenging. But one in six Canadians will experience infertility problems, and for some hopeful parents, misinformation can be a major stumbling block.
According to a new survey by Fertility Matters Canada, a national charitable organization, many Canadians are jeopardizing their chances of getting pregnant because they?ve got the wrong information about everything from timing and odds of conception to when to seek help from a specialist. We asked Dr. Yaakov Bentov, a reproductive endocrinologist and research director of Anova Fertility in Toronto, to debunk five of the biggest myths about fertility.Â
1. MYTH: A major decline in a woman?s fertility doesn?t happen until after age 40.
TRUTH: According to the Fertility Matters Canada survey, over half of Canadians believe this, but it?s untrue. ?A woman?s fertility peaks at age 25 and declines from there,? says Bentov. There?s a sharp decline after age 35 and by 43 most women are unable to conceive naturally. As a result of this misinformation, some couples wait too long to start trying and miss their baby-making window, says Bentov.
2. MYTH: There?s a 50 percent chance of getting pregnant each month.
TRUTH: There?s actually just a 15 to 20 percent chance of a couple conceiving ? and that?s just for the first three months. After that, your chances of getting pregnant drop even further, because it becomes m...
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