#fertility in women over 40

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Age and Fertility: What You Need to Know

Embarking on the journey to parenthood is a deeply personal and transformative experience for individuals and couples alike. One of the crucial aspects that significantly influences this path is the relationship between age and fertility. In this article, we will explore the intricate dynamics of age-related factors affecting fertility in both men and women, offering valuable insights and considerations for those navigating the realms of reproductive health.

Female Fertility Across the Lifespan

The significance of age in determining a woman's reproductive potential cannot be overstated when it comes to the topic of female fertility. When a woman is in her 20s and early 30s, she is in the prime fertility window. During this time, the chances of conceiving a child during each menstrual cycle are at their highest, ranging from 20 to 25 percent. On the other hand, fertility begins to decrease at a more rapid rate when women reach her mid 30s with an associated increase in the risk of miscarriage.

Egg Quantity and Quality

The number and quality of eggs that are produced by the ovaries are two of the most important factors that determine a woman's fertility. Ovaries produce fewer eggs after the age of 35, and the quality of these eggs may decrease also. With an increased risk of chromosomal abnormalities in eggs, the 40s are a period that marks a more pronounced decline in fertility.

Menopause

At the age of 51, most women experience menopause, which is the natural cessation of their ability to have children. In light of the fact that a woman's fertility ceases after this point, it is essential to have a solid understanding of the limited nature of the reproductive window.

Fertility Treatments and Options

It is possible for assisted reproductive technologies (ART) like in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to provide solutions for individuals who are experiencing difficulties in conceiving a child. On the other hand, it is essential to keep in mind that the efficacy of these treatments might decrease with increasing age. With the intention of proactively addressing these challenges, some women opt to freeze their eggs during their more fertile years for the purpose of using them in the future.

Male Fertility: Quality and Quantity of Sperm

Sperm production is something that men continue to do throughout their lives, in contrast to women. On the other hand, getting older can have an impact on both the quality and quantity of sperm. It is possible for men to experience a decline in the quality of their sperm after the age of 40, which may have an effect on their fertility.

Time to Conception

Couples, particularly those with an older female partner, may find that the time to conception gets protracted as age advances. Patience and persistence become crucial virtues during this journey.

Genetic Considerations

Advanced paternal age is associated with a slightly increased risk of certain genetic disorders in offspring. Couples should be aware of this factor and consider genetic counseling if needed.

Maintaining Reproductive Health: Tips for Both Genders

Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Maintaining a healthy weight through a balanced diet and regular exercise is imperative for optimizing fertility. Both underweight and overweight conditions can adversely affect reproductive health.

Avoiding Harmful Habits

It's a good idea for everyone, regardless of gender, to avoid smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. These habits have been found to have a negative impact on fertility.

Regular Health Check-ups

It is possible to identify and treat any fertility-related issues in a timely manner if one receives proactive healthcare, which includes regular checkups. If you want to achieve your reproductive goals, it is important to seek the advice of a professional as early as possible in the process.

The importance of recognizing the influence that age has on reproductive health cannot be overstated as individuals and couples navigate the complex terrain of fertility. People have the ability to empower themselves to make proactive decisions that are in line with their family planning goals if they understand these dynamics and make choices based on accurate information. Professional guidance from healthcare specialists remains a cornerstone in this journey, offering personalized strategies and support tailored to individual circumstances.

FAQ'S

1. What age does female fertility start to decline?

Female fertility typically starts to decline around the age of 35. The number and quality of eggs decrease as women age, which can impact the ability to conceive. Fertility also declines more sharply as women enter their 40s, with an increased risk of miscarriage and chromosomal abnormalities.

2. What fertility treatments are available for women over 35?

For women over 35, fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF) can help. However, the success rate of IVF may be lower as age increases due to reduced egg quality. Some women opt to freeze their eggs during their more fertile years for future use. Prashanth IVF offers advanced fertility treatments, including IVF, to support women in their reproductive health journey.

3. How can lifestyle choices impact fertility?

Maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, and avoiding smoking or excessive alcohol consumption can significantly improve fertility in both men and women. Healthy lifestyle choices play an essential role in optimizing reproductive health and increasing the chances of conception.

[writingsofwesteros]

Kink talk: Breeding kink + Age gap

(I know this is an old one but still) viserys marries a young Tyrell lady who is just utterly obsessed with him and since aemma died has been raised to the next queen. She is incredibly fertile ( to the point that the common conception that Tyrell women are extremely fertile comes from her ) and appears to only have boys. So viserys soon becomes obsessed with her and makes sure that once the 6 weeks of rest is done after each kid that he is on top of her pumping another boy into her. They have so many kids that by the point where it isn’t safe for her to have kids anymore (late 30’s to 40’s ) they have more sons than any Targaryen in history. Like they got so many the fucking keep is over flowing

No because its so canon, if Viserys hadn't gotten so ill - he would have continued to breed his wife.

Sweet gaggle of boys running around the keep; poor thing trying to keep up with them whilst Viserys is in his meetings and then she goes and sits by his side - never liking to be away from him for long.

And oh how he spoils her - the jewels and silks wrapped around her pretty form.

[balkanradfem]

So I've had some thoughts and I don't actually believe that males aren't attracted to women over 25, they absolutely can't even tell a 40yo from a 25yo woman, they made it clear they're only attracted to visual features and they don't even know what age they're looking at. But they are still absolutely obsessed with youth and repeatedly attempt to mingle with female teenagers and try to find a partner who is in the age brackets from 14-21. I do believe a lot of these males are pedophiles, or have converted themselves into pedophiles, but also the end goal of pedophiles and other males is the same: to find a girl/woman with no background knowledge or previous experience.

Even if a 18 year old woman looks exactly like a 25 year old woman, they'll go for the 18 year old, not because she's more attractive or 'fertile', it's simply because they can have that much more power and influence over her. They can tell her anything about life and she wouldn't know the difference, wouldn't know she's being lied to. She hasn't yet had the experience of tolerating male nonsense to the point of breaking, hasn't seen trough their schemes and grooming process, she doesn't know their true intentions, she doesn't have her finances/career/living situation in order, she is more vulnerable, more naive, more easy to exploit. She's still filled with hope and optimism, inclined to believe the best of them, to give them benefit of the doubt, to forgive and tolerate and do whatever she's told to, in order to gain their approval.

25 year old woman will not do this so easily, she's probably had enough experience with the world and the m*n to see the red flags instantly. The 40 year old woman, who looks exactly as attractive, will not even spare him the second glance, he's nothing to her, she knows his value is null.

I don't think it's youth, appearance, or any other kind of 'biological impulse' that makes m*n go after younger women, it's just the amount of power they're able to have over younger women. The idea of a woman who knows who they are and what they stand for is intensely non-attractive to them, a woman who understands their core and knows their intentions, that is a complete no-go, they'd rather throw insults at her and make sure she can't communicate her knowledge to the younger generations.

But a younger woman who is still under the effects of patriarchal grooming, who is easy to convince, manipulate, trick, cheat, who is without any defenses, naive, gullible, that's where their attraction is amplified. If the situation suddenly switched and all of the younger women had the exact experience and power of mature women, while mature women were under some kind of amnesia and thought m*n were cool, and were willing to do whatever for them, the attraction would flip just like that. M*n really can't do well anywhere except among children who are fawning over them, not knowing what they're looking at.

Being young and without experience makes a woman so much less likely to be able to defend herself against abuse, so much more easily pulled into doing things against her own benefit, much more easily obliged with a promise of a fake future that will never happen. And they all know they're pulling those young women into relationships/partnerships under fake pretenses, that they're just going to use these young women, until they age up to the point where they're sick of his bullshit, and then find new, younger, more inexperienced, more easy to manipulate girls.

What I'm saying is that their attraction grows only with girls and women's inability to truly consent to what they're going to do to her. If those young women knew where the situation was going, they would never say yes to it, and m*n all know it.

[prolifeproliberty]

Problems with Trump’s new proposal to make insurance companies/the government pay for IVF:

1. IVF is immoral. Human life begins at conception. Human embryos are human beings. IVF commodifies, destroys, and endangers human embryos. An embryo created in IVF is statistically more likely to die before birth than to make it to term. Even in “ethical IVF” where only one embryo is created and implanted at a time, for a woman under 35 that child has a 49% chance of dying before birth. There is no other circumstance in which we would tolerate putting a child in a situation where they had a 49% chance of dying. For women over 35 the survival rate goes down dramatically. Since older women are more likely to be candidates for IVF (you have to have been trying for a while before it’s even recommended, and many women today don’t start trying until their 30s or later), the chance of death for many embryos created in IVF is between 75-95%.

It is impossible to know the success rate for natural implantation, because a woman cannot know if she has conceived until after implantation has already occurred. However, it would be reasonable to assume that the natural method of conception would be less risky for the embryo than creating an embryo in a lab and trying to perfectly time the implantation attempt, often by using drugs that artificially manipulate the mother’s hormonal cycle.

Note: in the article linked above, a 60-65% success rate is referenced before they get to the age breakdown. However, it should be noted that that rate is for “genetically normal” embryos, implying that you only get that rate if you’ve already destroyed any embryos that are not genetically perfect. But even if you decide to be a eugenecist and not consider generally “inferior” embryos to be people, that’s still a 35-40% risk of death, which again we would not tolerate for any other situation involving a child.

2. Religious freedom. For the same reason we have the Hyde Amendment to prohibit federal funding of abortion, and for the same reason that Hobby Lobby won their Supreme Court case, forcing either taxpayers or employers to fund IVF is forcing people to participate in something they consider to be morally indefensible. Both the Catholic Church and the Southern Baptists have condemned IVF, along with many smaller denominations and individual churches/religious groups.

3. It is not the best solution to our birth rate issues. IVF will not get us to replacement rates. We need cultural shifts that encourage women to start having children in their 20s (many fertility issues stem from waiting too long) and better overall health for women (healthy food, less environmental toxins). Let’s instead focus on letting RFK Jr. step in as part of Trump’s cabinet and work on getting the toxins out of our food and fixing nutritional recommendations to reflect the actual science, not lobbyist agendas.

[alicentflorent]

Reginald Hargreeves didn’t just abuse his children but when he released the marigold he forcibly impregnated over 40 women who went into labour immediately. Those women did not consent to being pregnant or giving birth. The sudden rapid growing of the womb and quickly going into labour could have done serious damage to their bodies, impact their fertility or even kill them (and for all we know someone may have died giving birth without access to immediate medical care). He then bribed these women to sell their babies and some of them might not have had a choice given their life circumstances. The whole thing is really disturbing.

It’s crazy to me that man that abused his children, turned them into child soldiers, killed one of them AND impregnated their mothers without their consent somehow wasn’t the final villain that needed to be taken down to save the world.

[totally-not-here-for-the-smut]

Hi! I was wondering if you could write about the M6 having baby fever? It can be nsfw and or sfw, I don't really care! Thank you!

Hi, my fellow julianist-smutter! As before, I'll randomly pick the spicy level for each character and write them in whatever-my-mind-blurts-out-first-order. The adult themes will be on a properly flagged reblog!

Key: ◇Random/cute/funny stuff; ♡romanticism/physical affection/teasing; ♧light smut&fluff; ♤hic sunt DONGS, minors def nope out

~♡~

[F!reader]

Portia keeps getting home late without any reasonable explanation. When pressed she blurts ovious lies, so you start to grow suspicious, then jealous. One day it gets the best of you, and you decide to follow her...

...up until the magic shop?! Is she...? And Asra??? You hear them talking quietly, so you sneak in from the backdoor. Portia seems... distressed? Hopeful...? Asra is explaining something complex from a big, old book.

Days later you get that book with an excuse, and magic helps you find the page they were looking at. The spell seems very complicated. Some kind of ritual that involves two women, a man, some fresh rainwater and nine full moon cyc...

Oh.

Oh.

Blood flushes to your face and somewhere else. You slam the book shut in embarrassment, and put it back. You're not sure about how to talk with Portia, for your hart is full of a warmth your words can't express.

You decide to let her be the one talking about it, when she'll feel ready.

~♡~

Nadia keeps pulling out pictures of when she was young, talking about all of her fondest childhood memories and how blessed is an home full of children.

She gets you to se Pepi's new litter, and you see her melt internally as she holds one of the tiniest fluffy balls.

One day you find her and Natiqua with Nadia's nephew. They've come to visit even though she went to see the newborn just few weeks ago. With an excuse, Natiqua hands you the little one, who grabs your hair and doesn't let go. The sisters laugh, whispering something in Pakran. God where's Julian when you need him.

One day she gifts you a beautiful calendar. It's gilded in gold and powered lapis, with beautiful illustrations of the two of you each month. Some days are marked. This time Julian's around, and bursts out laughing when he recognizes a fertility pattern.

Looks like you're gonna do this.

Lucio is super happy. He's always wanted to be the cool uncle.

Little does he know, Noddy has a comprehensive list of what games, tales and shenanigans will and won't be allowed.

~♧~

You and Lucio have a pregnancy scare. He panics, cries that he's too cool and young to be a dad (he's not, he's 40). Disappears hunting in the woods for a week.

He must have met his mother, because when he comes back at the Palace his left cheek is red and swollen.

Thank the gods it was just a scare.

The days after, Lucio starts to act weird. You caught him staring at you with a dumb dreamy smile.

He tells you he bought new animals from the red market. You're expecting crocpdiles, but fing wourself surrounded by hundreds of the cutest ducklings you've ever saw.

Mercedes, Melchior and Pepi are -burp- very happy of this.

You spend two days consoling Lucio.

Then he brings home ten "kittens".

They're tiger cubs.

Mercedes and Melchior happy.

Pepi very not happy.

Nadia and Portia extremely not happy.

When he arrives with a baby dolphin to substitute the vampire eels, Nadia snaps and tell him to go make a baby already if he so wants small things around him

That evening, you enter your room to find him laying on your bed, rose petals all around you, magical windchimes dangling over the bed.

"It MUST BE a great idea, Noddy had it!"

~♧~

Asra is the one who doesn't realize he has baby fever. Everyone else knows he has it, everyone is lowkey laughing about it, but god fkrbjd someone makes him notice.

You are now subscribed to detailed reports of Asra's paternity dreams. He goes on and on describing the beautiful white haired baby he dreamt, they were sleeping on his chest, with a cute pijama with small red foxes embroided on it. Each day he adds new details.

Every morning you wake up to a different, exotic breakfast in bed. "I figure you wanted chestnuts with spiderhoney" "I got you yak salty milk with spices!" "Hey, I brought you the deer horn flour sourdough you asked me for... what do you mean you didn't asked me for it? I deamed you were craving it?! Again?"

He's also all over you, night and day. If it was for him, you'd never leave the magic shop.

He takes every chance he gets to hug your belly. Now you're both used to him falling dead asleep there after going down on you. Sometimes he gives tiny kisses on your belly as he sleeps, and you smile while passing your fingers through his hair.

When you finally confronts him about it, he blushes violently and denies everything.

"So, if I told you you can take me now and do as you please, hre on the shop's counter without even locking the door, you wouldn't do it?"

He does it.

~♢~

Julian has worked with quite a number of babies, lately. Thanks to Nadia, now people eat better and are healthier, so they enjoy their life -and Vesuvia's nightlife- way more. This lead to a massive wedding season, and for the first time in his life the women and men who send for Julian night and day aren't lovers (or scorned spouses), but anxious parents of chubby newborns.

It's a lot of work, but for the first time in forever he's strangely not complaining about it. The doctor sleeps very little, but has a constant dumb grin. He is also very confused.

Tired like, he told Asra to "Open wide the mouth, vessel's coming!" while going in with a tongue depressor to take a look at his sore throat. Mouth free, Asra winked. "As big as I remember you Jules, maybe vessel IS an exaggeration"

Julian's house is now full on tiny gifts from the babies (and their parents): handprints on canvas, first drawings (he SWEARS that black spot behind red scribbles is his eye-patch), even a little elephant doll a two year old was adamant about giving him. "I'll put it aside for when he'll want it back, I'm positive it will happen"). You could SWEAR though, that there's a note of horror in his voice when he says so.

As usual, the nsfw ones will be in THIS reblog :)

[beardedmrbean]

North Korean authorities have been punishing doctors who carry out abortions and the providers of contraceptives amid a drive by the country to boost its birth rate, according to a recent report.

Radio Free Asia cited a medical field source in the northern province of Ryanggang, which borders China, in its article. The source, who requested anonymity for their own safety, said the head of the obstetrics and gynecology department of Paegam County Hospital was put on trial for having conducted at-home abortions.

The doctor, who conducted one abortion at home that resulted in the death of the woman, was sentenced to five years in prison, according to Radio Free Asia. His trial was held in a conference room of a medical university hospital.

North Korea's fertility rate, or the number of babies expected per woman's lifetime, dropped to 1.8 births per woman last year, per estimates by the United Nations Population Fund. A fertility rate of 2.1 is considered the minimum rate necessary for a population to sustain itself over time.

An OB-GYN working at a hospital in Unhung County, another administrative unit in Ryanggang, was handed a three-year sentence. She had previously been sanctioned for illegally terminating a pregnancy in 2021.

The pair carried out the clandestine abortions at home, as many as three in a day, according to the source. The procedures reportedly cost 30,000 North Korean won ($33), equivalent to an average monthly salary and enough to buy 10 pounds of rice.

"Typically, OB-GYN doctors go to a pregnant woman's home to perform abortions in order to leave no trace, but these two doctors had set up medical equipment in their own homes," the source said.

They added that the department head in Paegam County had reached retirement age this year. The Unhung County doctor has two daughters who are middle school students.

RFA cited sources who said the government had raised doctors' salaries by a factor of 40, now ranging between $5-$11 won per month, to disincentivize earning extra money outside of their regular jobs.

Vendors of contraceptives are also reportedly being targeted, another source told the outlet.

She said she knew of two such merchants in the city of Hyesan who had their stalls seized by authorities in July. Late last month, three others were issued with heavy fines and had their booths confiscated.

These vendors were also banned from conducting business in the market ever again.

The North Korean embassy in China didn't immediately respond to a written request for comment.

North Korea banned abortions during the "Arduous March," a period of extreme economic hardship and famine that gripped the country between 1994 and 1998, with deaths ranging from hundreds of thousands to upwards of 2 million.

North Korea's demographic crunch is also a concern for its neighbors, whose policies to encourage births are so far failing to bear fruit. The fertility rate stands at 1.4 in Russia, 1.2 in Japan, 1.0 in China, 0.85 in Taiwan and 0.72 in South Korea.

However, North Korea is even more susceptible to the negative impact of the trend because of international embargoes on advanced machinery, imposed over Pyongyang's missile and nuclear weapons programs. The country therefore continues to rely more on physical labor and outdated production techniques than other countries in the region.

Late last year, in remarks during the country's fifth National Congress of Mothers, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un named the declining birthrate as one of the country's major social challenges and appealed to North Korean women to do their part to reverse the trend.

[landlordspoison]

trans Frank Reynolds: a life story

• As a child he was institutionalized for a vauge and unexplained reason (he was transgender and it was the 40s), creating the persona of a “frog kid” as a way to seperate himself from what made him unusual and therefore vulnerable

• As a young man he lived in the shadow of his older brother, envying him and the heterosexual relationships he was able to pursue, as well as the success he was able to achieve

• When he’s first introduced, Frank references “living in filth” in his early life. This was likely during the period when he lost contact with his brother and was unable to find work due to his unusual gender presentation

• The late sixties would see an increase in visibility for queer people, with the rise in the gay liberation movement and events like the stonewall riots. Frank would’ve become better acquainted with the label of transsexual, and as he became more and more obscenely wealthy, he would’ve been one of the few people with enough money and connections to undergo a phalloplasty

• Barbara was smart enough to recognize Frank as a transsexual when meeting him, but knowing that he had been rejected by many women because of this, she would’ve feigned ignorance to win him over

• By the time he was married to Barbara, Frank had already been through many affirming surgeries, and like many privileged trans people, would’ve abandoned the community seeing as he’d gotten what he wanted and didn’t see the need for further progress

• When Barbara became pregnant with the twins, Frank would’ve been aware that he couldn’t possibly have impregnated her, but because he thought that he was completely stealth, he couldn’t confront her about it without risking his identity being exposed

• Over the next few years, Frank would have convinced himself that Barbara’s pregnancy and his fertility was some kind of medical miracle

• Although Frank has been shown to be very capable of fatherly affection (particularly in his relationship with Charlie) He would’ve been disillusioned by the differences between his children and his own childhood, and therefore never properly bonded with either of them

• By the time Frank is introduced into the gang, he would be so far removed from queer identity that he’d basically forgotten that he ever lived as a female

[useless-catalanfacts]

The 2nd of February is the Christian festivity called Candlemas (Candelera in Catalan). It's the date that ends the Christmas cycle, where traditionally people would put away the Nativity scene, though nowadays lots of people take it down soon after Three Wise Men Day (6th of January).

What does this day celebrate?

Candlemas is most likely a remnant of the Ancient Roman festival of Parentalia (last day of the Feralia), celebrated annually in February to remember the dead. During Parentalia, they did processions where they dressed in black and carried little blessed candles to the cemeteries to guide the dead people's souls.

Some say that the origins of Candlemas might also be related to another Ancient Roman festival celebrated in February: the Lupercalia, in honour of the god of fertility and shepherds Lupercus.

In the Christian tradition, this festivity celebrates when Mary brought Jesus to the temple. Biblical scholars explain that it was a tradition for Jewish women to bring their child to the temple 40 days after giving birth. Then, the child was presented to the priests and they were blessed in front of candles, and the woman was purified. Since the Christian tradition says Jesus was born on the 25th of December, 40 days after his birth is the 2nd of February. Candlemas is celebrated every year on this day to commemorate Mary introducing Jesus to the temple. The festivity was introduced officially by Pope Gelasius I in the year 496.

How is Candlemas celebrated?

Believers take candles to be blessed, and some places hold processions with lit candles. The candles are taken home to be kept, because they're believed to have protection powers.

Candlemas procession in L'Ametlla de Mar (Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia), who celebrates their festa major on this day. Photo: IPCITE.

Unlike other festivals of the Christian calendar (like local patron saint days, Christmas, Three Wise Men Day, Saint Anthony/Three Laps, Saint George, Midsummer/Saint John, Corpus, etc) which are celebrated by everyone in our country, Christian and non-Christian alike; Candlemas is not so widely celebrated by people who aren't Christian believers. But even then, there is one thing that everyone knows Candlemas for: predicting the weather.

In Catalan we have the saying: "Si la Candelera plora, l'hivern és fora. Si la Candelera riu, el fred és viu." which means "If Candlemas cries, the winter is out. If Candlemas laughs, the cold is alive". This sums it up, if it rains on February 2nd it's believed to be a sign that winter is ending. If it's sunny, winter will still go on.

Candlemas is also the day that people in the USA and Canada hold "Groundhog Day", where a groundhog (a rodent animal) is said to predict the same.

Some mountain parts of Europe also remember this date as the day where bears wake up from their hibernation, and many of these places have some festivity about it. In Northern Catalonia, we have the Bear Festivity (Festa de l'Os). In this ancient festivity, which is still done nowadays, some people from the town dress up as bears, while others get all dirty and accompany him running through the town, shouting, whistling and playing music. Others dress up as hunters and run after them. It represents nature waking up from the winter rest, but also the danger that comes with it.

Festa de l'Os in Prats de Molló (Northern Catalonia). Vilaweb and Fabricio Cardenas.

Festa de l'Os in Sant Llorenç de Cerdans (Northern Catalonia). Photographer: Marc Velasco.

The festivity ends when the hunters bring the bear to the town centre and take off his bear skin, turning him into a human. This represents the victory of humans over nature, but scholars also point that it could come from an ancient myth from the Pyrenees according to which humans evolved from bears (for reference, we don't have apes nor monkeys in this part of the world).

[kiefbowl]

You are probably aware of this given your interest in the topic, but some other interesting things to look at for the fucked up fertility industry (and how they absolutely don't give a fuck about their patients/clients or the children they produce):

This piece from reveal specifically talks about how fertility clinics downplay something as basic and fundamental as the health risks of twins and triplets.

https://revealnews.org/podcast/misconceptions/

Sarah Zhang (excellent science writer) has written a lot (mostly for The Atlantic) about fertility ethics and legal issues. In this piece, she talks about a case where a clinic mix up led to a couple using the wrong samples to conceive, and that only coming to light years later, and the ensuing legal case

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/ivf-embryo-mix-up-parenthood/593725/

I think I've already seen you talk about The Retrievals, but good lord that's fucked up.

Yes I did listen to the The Retrievals!! I think last month or the month before. Really lays bare how medicine is not exempt from cultural beliefs, with the juxtaposition of real medical issues (pain from lack of anesthesia) and the constructed medical issue (you want to conceive a baby) - the patriarchal constructed idea taking precedence over real women's pain. Highly recommend any feminist listen to it.

It definitely should come to no surprise to any feminist that the for-profit fertility and adoption industries looooove to lie, much like any industry! It comes in the form of lobbying, creative marketing, and of course just straight up lying to your customers. The fertility industry and the plastic surgery industry in my mind are holding hands in this way, that recovery from any of these procedures is easy, no worries, like magic. And of course, the over reliance on detached clinical language when it suits them (like in ads to egg donors...a sort of "you aren't using them, who cares!") just to flip to over reliance on pathos when it suits them ("we understand your internal need to hold a baby in your arms, it's more powerful than science" sort of talk), when really neither the emotional nor physical repercussions should be taken lightly. It's easy to persuade a young 20 something who needs money that her genetic material totally has no emotional weight, dude. just like it's easy to rely on the magical thinking that already exists in the cultural conscience to persuade women that pregnancy is sort of a nebulous, a baby is just small and then it just gets big, who knows what goes on in there process, instead of a long set of very specific biological processes that require many of your resources. Like, it really is your blood and energy and hormones making this baby, not just your "womb" doing "magic".

One of the things I find alarming is if you search "risks of egg donation" is how the results from all sorts of different .coms and .orgs are all over the place, with few linked sources, and a general blase attitude of how there are few proven risks to date...but also the process requires you to give yourself hormonal injections every single day for minimum two weeks. I'm not saying you should start believing conspiracies and think "well definitely there are risks being ignored and hidden on purpose", I'm just saying it follows a pattern in women's health, where things are understudied and the more convenient narrative is believed over trying to get data. What do we actual know about injecting hormones every day for two weeks (at least) for the long term? I don't know!!! There doesn't seem to be any serious data anywhere. Could be low risk, could be high risk, who cares!!! Do it three or four or five times for $$$ and you can find out in 5 or 40 years, if you're even believed.

[prettyaddict14]

Top Scents that attracts Men

Vanilla

Probably the most universally known scent that is desirable to all. Its scent has been shown to increase arousal by 9 percent in men.

2.Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie scent increases penile blood flow in 40 percent in men. The scent of pumpkin pie mixed with Lavender increased blood flow to the nether regions by 40 percent when sniffed, Also the smell of pumpkin pie mixed with the smell of doughnuts increased blood flow by 31.5 percent.

3. Lavender

Lavender is also known as the 'herb of love' and has been used to entice men for centuries. It would have been rubbed over womens bodies.

Strawberry

In one study, the sweet scent of strawberry increased arousal in people who were told the smell had the same affect.

Jasmine

In Hindu and Muslim Traditions, Jasmine is known as the perfume of love. This scent is claimed to be the one strongest aphrodisiacs out there.

Lily of The Valley

A study found that the scent heightened arousal in men by 11 percent and said to make women more likely to get pregnant when wearing it during intercourse.

Ginger

Ginger has been used throughout history as an aphrodisiac. Ginger essential oil has been found to be energising and uplifting. A recent study of Chinese folk medicines found that ginger acts as a circulatory stimulant and that it can aid in erectile dysfunction.

Black Licorice

The smell of this candy has been shown to increase arousal in men by 13 percent, when combined with the cent of doughnuts that number jumped to 32 percent. The sweet smell. which comes from anise has been rumoured to work on arousing women as well.

Cinnamon

Cleopatra is reputed to have used a special blend of cardamom, cinnamon and rose oil to bewitch Mark Anthony. Cinnamon has been proven to activate arousal in animal studies. Its a scent know to attract both men and women.

Doughnut

The smell of doughnuts on its own increased blood flow to the groin by only 7 percent, but the scent of doughnuts mixed with black licorice increased blood flow by 31 percent. Mixed with lavender, the doughnut smell increased blood flow by 18 percent anf mixed with cola it increased by 12 percent,

Pink Grapefruit

Studies show that women who wear the scent of pink grapefruit are perceived to be 6 years younger on average and therefore more attractive to men.

Roses

Rose scents has been used throughout time for medicinal reasons, and to boost confidence, fertility and libido. Ayurvedic practitioners will also tell you that it helps regulate the nervous system. making people more responsive to touch.

Peppermint

Peppermint has been found it as an aphrodisiac for women increasing alertness, stimulating the brain and dilating the blood vessels in the sexual organs.

Sandalwood

Used in Eastern Indian Ayurvedic medicine, Sandalwood has often been used as an aphrodisiac. Recent studies back up these claims showing that sandalwood elevates the pulse and exhibits the pulse and antidepressant and relaxing qualities.

Orange

Orange is another scent thats proven to increase blood flow to the sexual organs testing at 19 percent. The smell of citrus has been shown to increase alertness.

[mandsleanan]

“The past few decades have shown that societal norms don’t look the same as they used to, and millennial women played a major role in that shift,” said Courtney Alev, consumer financial advocate at Intuit Credit Karma. 

“As a result, women today aren’t tethered to the timelines set by those before them, as many choose to prioritize their careers above being young mothers. In some cases, that means prolonging family planning until they become more established in their careers, while others don’t see children in their future at all. Regardless, both camps are highly influenced by money and the high costs associated with conceiving and raising children.”

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America’s vision of success is changing. Once upon a time, U.S. adults may have aspired to have a nuclear family, their name on a property, and maybe even a white picket fence.

Not anymore—at least, not for a growing number of millennial and Gen Z women who are prioritizing their careers and finances over having children.

New research from personal-finance experts Intuit Credit Karma found 45% of millennial women are not following the “traditional” societal timelines of getting married, buying a home, and having kids.

A further 41% of Gen Z women—those born from 1997 onwards—say they won’t follow this path, with 32% noting their goal is to have no children at all.

Instead, they want to be “DINKs”—having dual income with a partner but no children.

It’s part of a growing trend in the U.S. In 2022 there were 38.1 million married, childless households—an increase of 140% compared with 1960.

DINK couples Fortune spoke to previously said their choice was prompted by a range of reasons: pursuing passions, financial freedom, or a focus on their careers.

These factors were all the more pronounced in Credit Karma’s report. It found a quarter of American women are delaying having children in order to focus on their careers, a figure that correlates to the number of women who earn more than their partners.

While jobs and careers form one major reason why women aren’t having children right now, another is financial situation and savings.

For the 35% of millennial women who told Credit Karma they didn’t want children, money was often a significant factor: 40% of that group said they couldn’t afford children, compared with 35% of Gen Zers planning to be DINKs.

On top of that, getting a plan in place to potentially have children in the future comes with a hefty price tag. Nearly one-third of the millennial women surveyed said that the eye-watering sums which come with fertility treatment, egg freezing, adoption, and surrogacy are what has kept them from family planning.

“The past few decades have shown that societal norms don’t look the same as they used to, and millennial women played a major role in that shift,” said Courtney Alev, consumer financial advocate at Intuit Credit Karma. 

“As a result, women today aren’t tethered to the timelines set by those before them, as many choose to prioritize their careers above being young mothers. In some cases, that means prolonging family planning until they become more established in their careers, while others don’t see children in their future at all. Regardless, both camps are highly influenced by money and the high costs associated with conceiving and raising children.”

Economic power players

The importance of millennial women in the economy is only going to get more pronounced in the coming years, according to Ned Davis Research (NDR).

Last month, a study titled The Rising Influence of Millennial Women found prime-age female job participation rate hit record highs in a handful of developed economies in 2023.

Among the nations where women are now having an outsize impact on the economy are the U.S., Australia, Japan, Italy, South Korea, and Germany.

This increased participation comes with higher levels of education, NDR chief economist Alejandra Grindal and senior analyst Patrick Ayers found, with women therefore more likely to be employed in productive roles.

Grindal explained the correlation between education, employment, and productivity, writing: “The unemployment rate tends to be lower among people with higher education, which helps explain the greater take-up of women in the workforce. People with greater education are also more likely to have full-time jobs and to be employed productively.”

[eccentricphilosoph]

Basically women’s whole existence has been systemically reliant on their ability to be mothers, even today. It’s a relic way of thinking that hasn’t been dealt with properly in society.

Gendered Ageism is Sexism

Women are widely only considered attractive at the age they’re “fertile” or “legal” and able to have children. Then women are tossed aside after menopause or even after 30. Whereas men are still considered attractive well into their 50s and even older. Ageist sexism is misogyny. Young women become old, old women were young. They're one in the same, not two different types of women! What's disturbing is we have maintained these antiquated ideas backed with "biology", and yet, teens are by far the most sexualized as we can see how "barely legal teen" porn is the most popular tag today. BUT it's proven that teens are less fertile than women in their 20s! Therefore, there's no excuse to want to go after teens besides a latent pedophilia or want to control someone who is coming out of childhood.

This is exemplified by Hollywood where many actresses are discarded after 40 to play mothers and are told they’re “too old” to play love interests of men over 10 years older than them! This way of thinking makes its way into people’s minds via film and TV and makes it a reality.

Gendered ageism has been experienced by most women by the age of 35-40!

Women over 40 have their jobs hanging by a thread with gendered ageism affecting their leadership positions, their pay, them possibly losing their job, and them having a hard time finding work! Whereas men don’t have the same disadvantages at this age.

Call out people on their gendered ageist bullshit and call out young women who think they’re better just because they’re younger. The young women are digging their own graves when they fight against older women. They will become “old” in no time at all and will have to suffer the same things in addition to possibly being taken advantage of sexually at a young age.

We have to fight this part of sexism if we want true gender equality!

[ivfsunflower]

The Impact of Age on IUI Success Rates

IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) is a highly effective fertility treatment for couples struggling with infertility, especially when age is carefully considered as a factor in its outcome. The success chances are highest for women under 35, with outcomes decreasing between ages 35-40, and further dropping for women over 40. IUI is often recommended for couples facing unexplained infertility, mild male infertility, or using donor sperm. As a safe and affordable option, IUI treatment in India is helping many couples. Knowing how it works and its success factors can guide you better.

[gemsofgreece]

is there a huge social stigma on being childless in greece ?

I think the stigma would be bigger if it hadn't become progressively harder and harder for Greek people to have children. Greece has a very serious problem with low fertility. The spread of the problem has made people become somewhat more delicate about it compared to the previous decades.

However, Greeks typically associate not having children with misery or eventual regret, both for women and for men. They might think a man can postpone having children for a little longer but they still think that the man "threw away his life" if he did not have any children. One might feel pitied by others. People who try but can't have children will feel stressed out by the way others "urge" them like it's easy. Greeks are known to be tactless about this, like:

"Do you have children?" "No" "Why not?" "Ehm... I have been trying. It just hasn't happened yet..." "Oh you should try this or that and also that thing and don't forget to do this thing" "...Okay" "But be quick about it, your time is running up!"

IDK they think they are helping or that somehow they know your age better than you do. There are of course the tactful Greeks who will be like: "Okay, I wish you happy news soon" or "Nevermind, you're still young!".

Not having children by choice won't get you any strong reactions upfront but people might have opinions about it behind your back. Directly it will be like this:

"Do you have children?" "No" "Why not?" "I don't think it is the correct choice for me. I am pretty content without" "Are you sure? Children are a blessing." "For others sure. It wouldn't work for me." "Perhaps you will regret it at some point." "I am pretty sure I won't" "If you say so. Think it over though."

Behind your back some people may think you are misled, you are doing a mistake you will regret, you are following trends blindly. Some might even be triggered, if they themselves suffered long in order to have babies. But okay also a lot of people, especially younger generations won't think twice about it. And I don't think anyone will attack you or something about it.

Now if one is childless because they are still a certain age and they plan to have children later, then that's not a problem in Greece. Greeks marry quite late and it is absolutely normal and unremarkable for a woman to be childless until her mid-30s (and for a man until his early 40s). It's after that when the looks of pity or the tactless questions will start.

[loominggaia]

¿Cómo fue la noche de bodas de los padres de los fgg? (O la primera vez (sexo) de los padres de los fgg con su respectiva pareja)

P.d:ya que el padre es un misterio, skel no cuenta

(Translated via Google Translate)

"How was the fgg parents' wedding night? (Or the first time (sex) of the parents of the fgg with their respective partner) P.s: since the father is a mystery, skel does not count"

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That's kind of funny to think about! I think each answer could say a lot about their respective cultures, and even more about who they are as people.

There's nothing especially graphic ahead, but I'll put the following text below a cut just in case.

Foster and Sofia probably waited until their wedding night to do anything sexual because they're both Lindists. According to Lindist scripture, it's immoral to have sex before marriage because it "invites bad spirits" and "spoils the body". (In reality, the House of Humanity imposed this rule because Evangelite medical technology sucks, this kingdom is not well-equipped to deal with disease, and monogamous, committed intercourse is less likely to spread diseases.)

Since neither of them had prior experience, I'm sure it was awkward and unpleasant, especially for Sofia. Pleasure is not prioritized for Evangelite women because in their culture, women are seen as beasts of burden, baby-factories, and servants to men. Evangelite women are not supposed to enjoy sex because it's seen as improper, not ladylike behavior. So, sex with Foster was probably pretty awful and I doubt it got much better with time.

Moswen and Ekwame: Moswen was forced to marry Ekwame when she was 16, and she gave birth to her sons at 17. I think we can safely assume that she conceived those children on her wedding night, which is really upsetting considering Ekwame was 40 years older than her. As cruel and hateable as she is, I can't help but feel sympathy for her here, because this had to be a traumatic experience for her no matter how you slice it. She should have been in school with her peers, but instead she was getting railed by some nasty old man and forced into motherhood when she was still a kid herself. I don't want to dwell on this one, I'm sure you can imagine how scary this was for teenage Moswen. And knowing what a selfish, apathetic ass Ekwame was, I'm sure he didn't really care how she felt about anything. Both of them just went through the motions like they were told to, to fulfill political obligations.

Oggsa and Vingevar: We don't know much about Vingevar, so it's tough to say what happened here. But we do know what a tough, domineering personality Oggsa is, so you can bet one thing...she was always on top.

Rene and Sebastian: They were at it long before they got married, and I doubt they even remember their first time because they were both completely wasted. Despite their dysfunction, I think these two did genuinely love eachother, and it must have been a sweet moment for them both. Perhaps they were getting it on in a dirty public bathroom or next to a stinking swamp...but the love was still there!

Ojio and Tarajeen: Sex before marriage is taboo in Damijana, and considering all the agents spying on them, these two wouldn't have risked it. I think both of them were virgins before they married, and their first several times was the most awkward sex ever. Sex education is bad in Damijana--and I mean baaaaad! They don't teach their people anything useful about intercourse because the censorship laws are so over-the-top. Porn and nudity is outright banned, even if it's tasteful. This leaves grown-ass adult citizens very confused about sex and how it actually works. They just clumsily fumble their way through it until offspring happens (and oftentimes, doesn't happen! Damijani fertility rates are low for a reason...People literally forgot how to reproduce here...)

Ojio and Tarajeen knew they were supposed to undress and climb into bed together. After that...??? Something about tab A into slot B??? But they don't realize Ojio is supposed to be erect when it happens, nor do they realize they're supposed to gyrate around until climax. So they just kinda put it in for a while, take it out and then go to sleep. Several confounding trips to the clinic later, they finally discover why they haven't concieved a child...the sex got a lot better after that, but boy did they feel silly. And then Jeimos was born, and they never had time for sex again. :') Ah, parenthood under capitalism.

Darshaan and Karenza: I think they hooked up well before marriage, probably during their journey across the desert as they fled from Alqamah. I can imagine them taking cover in a cave after dark and getting extra cozy in the tiny space. It's a loving encounter and they are sweet and gentle with eachother...then right before climax, Darshaan notices a scorpion on the wall right in front of his face. He screams like a little girl, wraps his arms around Karenza and rolls them out of the cave like a sweaty, naked tumbleweed. They both get sand lodged in unfortunate places. Karenza never lets him forget that moment as for long as they were together.

Riona and Nemeto: Supposedly Nemeto sailed to Umory-Ond in search of old ships to repair and sell, where he met Riona and fell in love with her. Riona chose to sail away with him back to Matuzu Kingdom. I like to think she jumped his bones right there on the boat!

I'll skip Balthazaar and Skel's parents because we just don't have enough information about them. Same for Adel and Zeffer's mother. I'll skip Olandrah too, because her first time was unfortunately very disturbing and not fun to read about. No point in talking about the Tekeetian King and Queen either, because they were cecaelia and had no concept of sex.

I think Eindrid and Jorun waited until marriage as is customary for their culture. But as we learned in "The Stash", the people of Loreham have an unusual practice where the bride and groom get it on for the first time in front of the whole tribe! They do this because centaurs are big, cumbersome creatures who can actually injure eachother pretty bad during sex if they're not careful. Having the tribe there to cheer and backseat them during their first time is probably annoying as hell, but it prevents tragedies and gives the couple confidence. It also ensures that a child is conceived properly, provides witnesses to the consummation, and guarantees the celebration ends with a bang...pun intended.

Anyway, Jorun is Elska's mother, so you know she ended up mangling someone or something by the end of it. I'm just saying, Eindrid always had a little extra bend in his ween from that day forward...

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