Despite having started with the symptoms of menopause, there is still risk of pregnancy. We must prevent these situations if we want a child at this age.
1. The risk of pregnancy persists
Caution. At this stage it is recommended to take measures to avoid unwanted pregnancies.
Although perimenopause occurs in a significant decrease in the fertility of women, the risk of pregnancy persists.
The possibility of pregnancy is 10% approximately 40 to 44 years and 2-3% in women aged 45 to 49 years. Even after 50 years the risk of pregnancy in perimenopause is less than zero.
The wisest course is to use some method of contraception until 12 months after the last natural menstruation.
In a recent survey across the country, it was found that over 50% of women between 40 and 50 do not use any contraceptive method and 80% is because they believe they no longer get pregnant at this age.
Because of this lack of information, pregnancy at this stage of life are often not scheduled, so are rarely desired.
There is a mixture of feelings, from fear of social rejection and / or family by becoming pregnant at this age, to the concern of a complicated pregnancy or a baby with some type of malformation.
And it is true that complications of pregnancy and delivery increase with age, as well as birth defects in the fetus.
