Monthly Archives: September 2016

Pregnancy Rates Falling?

It is true that pregnancy rates have been falling over the past twenty years in all races and ethnicities but NOT in all age groups! In women in their late 30s and early 40s, pregnancy rates actually went up. The National Center for Health Statistic released a report recently that showed that over the past 19 years, between 1990 and 2008, pregnancy rates for women aged 35-39 increased by 38% while those for women aged 40-44 increased by 65%. This was in contrast to pregnancy rates in teenagers aged 15-19 that decreased 40% between the years 1990-2008 and also to pregnancy rates in women in their early 20s that were 18% lower in 2008 than in 1990. It is thought that the overall decline in pregnancy rates and subsequent delivery rates is the result of birth control. In 2008 there were 68.1 live births per 1,000 women of childbearing age compared to 70.9 in 1990.

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As a patient with PCOS, the dream of having a child may sometimes seem out of reach.  But with the help of Dr. Winslow and staff, that dream often becomes a reality. With the care, support and guidance given to me by all of those who helped me along this emotional journey, I am able […]

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