Get $200 with your 1st order. Same day blood tests, next day results. Google reviews

Private MD News

Home | News | Infertitlity Hormone Testing

More college-educated women are starting families than in the past

Category: Infertitlity Hormone Testing

In recent decades, many women felt forced to choose between a career and a family. This meant that those who went to college in order to pursue professional success were less likely to have children than those who did not go on to higher education. However, a new study suggests that this trend may be turning around.

A team of researchers from Ohio State University found that childlessness rates among college-educated women peaked in the late 1990s, when 30 percent of women in this group decided not to have children.

However, that rate dropped about 5 percentage points between 1998 and 2008. A greater number of women decided to wait until their late 30s or early 40s to try to conceive during these years.

"We may be seeing the beginning of a new trend," said researcher Bruce Weinberg. "For the highly educated women born after the late 50s, they are more likely to have children than did previous cohorts, and they are having them near the end of their childbearing years."

FSH testing may play a role in the ability of career-minded women to also start families. Knowing one's fertility levels could enable individuals to time their first pregnancy for after they have gained economic and professional security.

Related Articles from Private MD:

News Categories:

Advanced Lipid Treatment I   Allergy Testing   Anemia and RBC disorders   Autoimmune Diseases   Bariatric Lab Testing   Blood and Blood Diseases   Breast   Cancer Detection and Tumor Markers   Celiac Disease Testing   Chlamydia   Coagulation and blood clotting disorders   Colon   DNA, Paternity and Genetic testing   Diabetes   Drug Screening   Environmental Toxin Testing   Female Specific Tests   Gastrointestinal Diseases   General Health   General Wellness   HIV   HIV monitoring/Treatment/Testing/Post Diagnos   Heart Health and Cholesterol   Herpes   Hormones and Metabolism   Infectious Diseases   Infertility Testing-Male   Infertitlity Hormone Testing   Kidney Diseases   Leukemia and WBC disorders   Liver   Liver Diseases   Lyme Disease   Male Specific Tests   Menopause/Peri-Menopausal Diagnosis   Musculoskeletal Diseases   Nicotine Screening   Organ Specific Testing   Ovarian   Prostate   Prostate   Sexually Transmitted Diseases   Thyroid Diseases   Transgender Hormone Testing-Male to Female   Transgender Hormone Testing-female to male   Vitamin D Deficiency-Diagnosis and Treatment   

Visit the Health News Archive: Click Here

Questions about online blood testing or how to order a lab test?

Speak with our Wellness Team: (877) 283-7882
Back to top