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Dr. Marjorie Greenfield
Specializing in pregnancy and birth.
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Getting Pregnant after Menopause
QUESTION
Dear Dr. Greenfield,
Is it possible to become pregnant at the age of 50 while going through the change?

— Dbaker

ANSWER
March 22, 2002
Dear Dbaker,
It is very rare to get pregnant after age 45 without using donor eggs or other assisted reproductive techniques. That said, we have all heard stories about women missing periods and thinking it was menopause when actually they were pregnant.

In general, for women who really don't want any chance of conception, we recommend using a birth control method until age 50 or until periods have stopped for a year. Since fertility is very low as you get towards these ages, you don't need a great method--spermicides are often a good choice.

I hope that this answered your questions.

— by Marjorie Greenfield, M.D.

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