The data shows that women between the age of 40 and 50 in 2012, had an average of 1.989 children each during their lifetime. But the average number of children decreases for women as they move up the educational ladder.
In-vitro fertilization procedures have increased significantly but only 9 percent of these procedures resulted in pregnancies for women over the age of 42.
Researchers at the Oregon Health and Science University have discovered a promising procedure that may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer for women who want to bear children but are at high risk of ovarian cancer.
