Is it true that just before menopause women become extra fertile?

Hershel

I have heard that as menopause approaches womens hormones alter such that they experience a last surge of super-fertility and that this is to blame for many 'accidents' created long after parents have thought their baby days were over. Is this true or an old wives tale?



Madge

You've been watching Downton abbey haven't you. To answer your question sounds like an old wive's tale to me. I think maybe a lot of pregnancies at that time are from people who have stopped taking precautions because they think they've hit the menopause.



Mariana

I don't think it necessarily true. I think when a woman enters that part of her life it's the last thing on her mind and may even think she can't get pregnant right then. But surprise. It happens.



Alden

I wouldn't think so. It's a fact that older women have a harder time getting pregnant, and are more at risk for miscarriages and birth defects because their egg quality has decreased over time.



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