Sexual Health
What is the most suitable age for men and women to have a baby? Let's take a look together
The most suitable birth age for both men and women is between 25 and 29 years old. When is the optimal birth age? According to research conducted by relevant departments in China on obstetric physiology, eugenics, and population management, the optimal reproductive age for women is 25-29 years old.
Clinical practice has proven that women in this age group have the strongest fertility, the best uterine contractions, and a very low chance of difficult childbirth. If the maternal age is too young, such as 20 years old, it is easy to combine with pregnancy induced hypertension syndrome, premature birth, etc., and may also lead to difficult labor due to incomplete pelvic development; If the maternal age is too old, especially over 35 years old, it will increase the possibility of egg cell abnormalities, thereby increasing the incidence of fetal abnormalities. Research shows that the incidence of congenital stupidity in infants aged 25-29 is only 1/1500, and 1/900 in infants aged 30-34. From 35 to 39, it increases to 1/300, and over 45, it reaches 1/40. In addition, the mother's age is too old, and abnormalities in other chromosomes, as well as innate physical and intellectual deficiencies, are also common. The age of the father also affects fertility, and for men, the age of childbirth is also related to the health of the baby. Generally, males aged 25-35 are energetic, physically robust, and have the highest sperm quality. Someone surveyed 1150 children from 302 families, and according to statistics, the average age of the father when the person with the best intelligence and physical strength was born was 29 years old. This is because with the increase of age, male chromosome diseases are also increasing.
According to data statistics, approximately 1/4 of the additional chromosome 21 in trisomy 21 (congenital dementia) comes from the father. Other data shows that the neonatal mortality rate increases with the age of the father. If the father is over 40 years old, the number of children with deformities will double. In modern society, there are many reasons why men and women cannot have children at an appropriate age, fearing that their initial careers will be affected. In fact, giving birth is not complicated. For women, pregnancy and childbirth are a physiological process, not a disease, and they can fully undertake the work within their capabilities. I suggest that everyone cherish their reproductive age, give birth early when there is no health concern, run for the future, and think more for their descendants. Over the age of 45, fertility significantly decreases. From the perspective of obstetrics and gynecology, women between the ages of 18-45 are considered women of childbearing age.
In fact, women have the ability to conceive after menarche, and women born after the age of 45 are not uncommon now. However, women before the age of 18 and after the age of 45 experience irregular ovulation or poor egg development, resulting in a low chance of pregnancy. In fact, fertility gradually decreases with age. Research has shown that women of childbearing age do not use contraception. About 57% of those who cohabit for 3 months are pregnant for 6 months, while about 70% are pregnant for 1 year for 85%, and for 2 years for 93%. Of course, age is one of the important factors affecting fertility, regardless of race. Scholars have studied tribes living on the border between the United States and Canada. There, contraception is prohibited. Among the 209 women surveyed, only 5 were infertile. Among them, 11% were infertile after the age of 34, 33% were infertile at the age of 40, and 87% were infertile after the age of 44. What is the result of excluding the impact of sexual intercourse frequency on pregnancy? French scholars specialize in studying the pregnancy status after artificial insemination. The pregnancy rate before the age of 31 is approximately 74%, 61.5% between the ages of 31 and 35, and 53.6% over 35.
The fertility of women decreases with age, and becomes more pronounced after the age of 40. This is not only influenced by the frequency of sexual intercourse, but also by physiological and endocrine changes. Cecilia Paper, a senior researcher in the Department of Public Health at the University of Oxford in the UK, is an expert in reproductive health. She warns women that once they reach the age of 35, their fertility will decline. Therefore, she suggests that women give birth to their first child before the age of 30, so that they have time and methods in case of any problems.