Another celebrity is pregnant, and at her advanced maternal age, Halle Berry's state comes at a surprise to many. Berry is 46 years old and has one five-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. Berry's fiancée is 47 years old, making them an odd pair to have conceived naturally, if that is the case. According to a Fox News story, "Halle Berry's pregnancy: The real deal on fertility in your 40's," doctors and medical experts have weighed in and said it is highly unlikely that someone in their mid 40's would be able to conceive using her own eggs because by that point, the number of egg releases has dwindled extravagantly.
There is definitely a fertility window for safely conceiving a child and while I do not like to pass judgement, I feel there can be adverse consequences for going against the biological clock. I'm not talking about someone who uses IVF and has a younger person's egg implanted or uses a younger person's sperm to fertilize, I'm talking about the mid-30-something (because it is more likely) who uses her own eggs. The risk of complications to both mother and baby increases with the mother's age. There could be developmental issues for the child as well as many other conditions that could arise. There are trade offs in life, and if you waited until your mid 30's to think about starting a family for what ever reason, perhaps you should consider other options. There are so many babies in the world that need good homes and loving parents. Perhaps parents of a certain age should consider adoption instead of spending thousands and thousands of dollars to attempt to conceive a child of their own in a less natural fashion. People weren't designed to be able to bear children into midlife, but people are able to parent children throughout their lives.
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