Women who want a family should start thinking about having children in their twenties and begin no later than 35, a group of leading fertility experts has warned, SIA reports citing "The Telegraph".
Most women’s fertility begins to decline sharply in their mid-thirties but a growing number are waiting until a later stage in order to focus on a career or save money, experts from Newcastle University said.
The percentage of mothers giving birth aged between 35 and 59 rose from 6 per cent in 1986 to 17 per cent in 2008, while the median age for giving birth increased from 27.2 years to 29.3 over the same period.
Women should not assume that advances in fertility treatments will allow them to delay having children until after their biological "clock strikes 12", said Prof Mary Herbert, a specialist in reproductive biology.
Speaking before a public discussion on fertility at the British Science Festival in Newcastle, she said: "What we can say for sure is that reproductive technologies do not do much to buy time.
"Perhaps the most important message to give is that the best cure of all is to have your babies before this clock strikes 12.
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