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 Diabetes DNA, Paternity and Genetic testing Drug Screening Environmental Toxin Testing Female Specific Tests Gastrointestinal Diseases General Health General Wellness Heart Health and Cholesterol Herpes HIV HIV monitoring/Treatment/Testing/Post Diagnos 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-female to male Transgender Hormone Testing-Male to Female Vitamin D Deficiency-Diagnosis and TreatmentVisit the Health News Archive: Click Here
Back to topYour 24/7 Personal Lab Guide
Quick questions:
Log in