"11th-hour pregnancy"

11th-hour pregnancy
More women then ever are becoming mothers at a later age. The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 25 percent of
American mothers are older than 35 when their first child is born.
Advances in fertility treatment have made it possible to push the upper
limit of a woman's fertility window.
at http://www.washtimes.com/familytimes...3552-4353r.htm

Myths obscure reality of window of fertility
Cara Birrittieri heard all the old wives' tales when she was trying to
conceive her second child at age 42. Her mother told her as long as her
cycles were regular, she could conceive.
at http://www.washtimes.com/familytimes...3552-6264r.htm

More info:
Books -
- "What Every Woman Should Know About Fertility and Her Biological
Clock," by Cara Birrittieri, New Page Books, 2005. This book, by a
woman who had two children after turning 40, combines personal stories
with research and experts' advice.
- "Rewinding Your Biological Clock: Motherhood Late in Life," by
Richard J. Paulson, W.H. Freeman and Co., 1998. This book focuses on
options for older mothers, including using donor eggs.
Associations -
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 1209 Montgomery
Highway, Birmingham, AL 35216-2809. Phone: 205/978-5000. Web site:
www.asrm.org. This professional association has information for the
general public regarding conditions that cause infertility, treatment
success rates and research.
Online -
- Resolve: The National Infertility Association, has information
about conditions, treatments and support groups on its Web site
(www.resolve.org).
- The International Council on Infertility Information
Dissemination (www.inciid.org), a nonprofit organization, has research
and treatment information, forums and message boards on its Web site.
- Mothers Over 40 (www.mothersover40.com), a site run by a British
woman who had children in her 40s, has many personal stories by midlife
parents.