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Study suggests women who are able to conceive children later may live longer

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Some nice hump-day study news for some of us - LOL. I saw this on the Today Show and looked it up.  Women who conceive later in life (33 and later) naturally (no IVF, IUI, meds  etc) seem to have greater longevity.  It doesn't mean by having kids later you increase your lifespan, just that being able to conceive later is possibly a marker for genetic longevity and aging slower.  Women who have children naturally around 40 and later are 4 times more likely to live to 100.   Maybe I'll see some grandkids after all?!!!!
 
 
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  • Samuelismomma Samuelismomma member
    Thanks for sharing! I have a great aunt who had last child at 42 she is 89 and going strong:)
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  • 2redtulips2redtulips member
    We have pretty amazing longevity on both sides of my family (all my grandparents lived to 86+, and my one grandma is still with us at 98 and living in her own home), but this is nice to hear. 

    Actually, three of my grandparents were born to women who were 45, so maybe there's something to it. :)

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  • kimb311kimb311 member
    I love this! Thanks for posting!
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  • lcwedlcwed member
    My mom had me at 30 and my sister at 34.  DH's mom had his brother at 41.  Both of our Mom's are in their late 60's and doing great.  So I guess there may be something to that.
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  • BigbonededBigboneded member
    My grandma who started her family after 39 lived well into her nineties... close to 100 :-)
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  • missmendymissmendy member
    love it! thanks
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  • ScubaMommaScubaMomma member
    This post is pretty uplifting!  Thanks for sharing!
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  • fromvatobkfromvatobk member
    I want to show this article to my sister-in-law and ask if she still feels like making cracks about me being an older pregnant woman!!! :)
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  • EvokeEntertainmentEvokeEntertainment member
    Good to know :) Thanks for sharing!
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  • indianaalumindianaalum member
    I did in vitro, but my eggs looked amazing according to doctor, so I wonder if this applies to me after all LOL

    also, I hear tiny short women live longers, so I might be REALLY set
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  • harmonicbabe26harmonicbabe26 member
    Oh good. This will help me when I have to my next appt at MFM and they put 'elderly mother' on my checkout paper again... I'm 36 as of 1 day ago. Got preg on first try with both kids. Hopefully that means I will live to be 100 and still fabulous at that age.
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