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Is Your Biological Pregnancy Clock Ticking

Your twenties are the ideal age for pregnancy. But most women are too busy with their careers in their twenties and even thirties to think about planning a baby. Most careerist women get married in their thirties. However, your biological clock for pregnancy will not wait for your career to get settled. It will tick on at its own pace.

You might have heard that a lot of women are nearing their menopause even in their late twenties. While we are still looking at such cases as exceptions, there is no doubt about the fact that the biological clock for pregnancy is ticking faster and faster these days. So if you are working woman who would like to have babies but hasn't thought about it yet, may be you should keep an eye on the right age for pregnancy.

We all hear stories of women conceiving in their 40s. But trust me, your 40s are not the right age for pregnancy. By the time you turn 35 your biological clock for pregnancy starts ticking away at a high pace. You may be too busy with your work to notice that you are nearing menopause or rather you are passing the right age for pregnancy.

That is why, these signs will tell you that your biological clock for pregnancy is ticking away.

Hot Flashes

Hot Flashes

Hot flashes are definitive sign that your body is ageing and having hormonal imbalances. For many women, hot flashes is the first sign of menopause.

Fibroids

Fibroids

Often when your reproductive organs remain unused for 30 to 35 years, you start developing fibroids in them. Fibroids are nothing but tiny tissue growths that occur on your uterine walls. They may male pregnancy very difficult.

Hormonal Highs And Lows

Hormonal Highs And Lows

Do you feel very happy at one moment and 'low' at the next? Then may be you are going through a phase of hormonal depression. Women are normally hormonal before their periods but this will be much more severe than that.

Irregular Periods

Irregular Periods

Many young women also suffer from irregular periods. But if your periods were more or less regular till 34 and becomes irregular at 35, then there is cause to worry.

Low Sexual Libido

Low Sexual Libido

When you are just married or are into a new relationship, you are consumed with passion for your partner. Slowly the passion subsides and you attribute it time. But in some cases a lack of libido may be due to your sagging hormonal levels.

Weight Gain

Weight Gain

It is not like people in their 20s and 30s are not putting on weight. However, when you are nearing menopause you might have a sudden tendency to put on weight. If you are eating the same amount and doing your regular exercises, then weight gain is a cause of worry.

Greying Hair

Greying Hair

Premature greying is common these days. However, it is a warning sign that you are not as young as a green stick any more.

Diabetes

Diabetes

Once you start developing any of the chronic diseases like diabetes, pregnancy will become an ordeal. Due to our unhealthy lifestyles, women are becoming diabetic in their early 30s now.

Thyroid

Thyroid

The malfunctioning of thyroid gland makes it very difficult for you to have a normal pregnancy. Thyroid usually causes bleeding during pregnancy and can also cause mental illnesses in the unborn child.

Sagging Breast

Sagging Breast

Your breasts usually start sagging with age and when you put on weight. It is a very sharp sign that your biological clock is ticking and you don't have too much time to make babies.

Story first published: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 13:04 [IST]
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