Quote: (08-13-2014 09:53 PM)Days of Broken Arrows Wrote:
“I don’t have a significant other . . . but I hope to one day and have kids,” said attendee, Donna Kanze, 35, of Manhattan, who has a career in the technology sector. She’s already signed up for egg freezing.
She's shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. Modern women are spending the majority of their lives planning for adulthood to start.
Her eggs - assuming she's in peak physical condition for her age - were 87% fertile at 20. At 35, 52%.
Already a 1 in 700 chance of having a baby with Downs at 35, with greatly increased chances of premature birth, low birth weight, eptopic pregnancy and placenta praevia.
After all that, she has to carry the baby to term, when she's finally ready and feels empowered enough.
At 35 - miscarriage rate is 25%.
At 40 - 33%.
At 45 - 75%, with a spike both maternal and fetal mortality during childbirth.
Fertility specialists recommend starting your family by 35, but at least she has the comfort of a high disposable income to now waste on IVF, assuming she's paid off her student loan debt.