Category Archives: Fertility

How long does IVF allow a woman to delay having children?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Dalrock

The New Scientist has a new article up titled: When should you get pregnant? Computer knows age to start trying. Happy with just one? The model recommends you get started by age 32 to have a 90 per cent chance … Continue reading →

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Exploding 50 something pregnant women.

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Dalrock

Drudge had a link today titled “More women waiting until 50 to have children…”.  The article it points to is from myfoxny.com, titled 51 and pregnant: Tracey Kahn is a successful publicist. She is single, lives in a beautiful apartment … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Feminists, Data, Fantasy vs Reality, Fertility, Foolishness | 306 Comments

Committed to the trail

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Dalrock

Anyone who has ever done any off-roading knows the danger of inadvertently becoming committed to a trail.  If you aren’t careful you can become too focused on overcoming the obstacle ahead of you without understanding what lies beyond.  Before you … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Feminists, Data, Fertility, Finding a Spouse, Marriage | 164 Comments

Charts on delayed motherhood

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Dalrock

As so often happens the discussion in the comments section to a recent post turned to the issue of delayed marriage & motherhood*.  In this specific case we were discussing how a woman’s circle of friends and acquaintances is impacted … Continue reading →

Posted in Ageing Feminists, Data, Fertility, Motherhood | 138 Comments

Misinformation on later life pregnancy.

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Dalrock

Note:  I don’t have any malice for women who have children later in life, and I don’t want to cause women who are over 35 and pregnant any concerns.  As I have written before my wife was 35 when she … Continue reading →

Posted in Fertility, Motherhood | 85 Comments