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A reason for the rise is said to be because women wrongly assume they are now too old to become pregnant. According to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), some older women are said to be under the illusion that they no longer need to use contraception because, by this age, the only way they can fall pregnant is through IVF treatment.
The BPAS is Britain's largest abortion provider, and criticised experts who say women in their late 30s, or older, are "leaving it too late" to start a family, even though their chances of conception are still high.
Research conducted by the organisation found that of the 156,751 women who had abortions between 2011 and 2013, those in their late 30s and 40s were far less likely to use contraception than younger age groups. Some 42% of women in their 40s had not used contraception, compared to 36% in their early 30s and 34% in their late 20s.
Ann Furedi, Chief Executive of BPAS, is quoted in the Daily Mail as saying: "Over the past few years we have seen much scaremongering about older women's fertility. From career women leaving it too late to older women banking on IVF to conceive, these stories lead many women to dramatically underestimate their own fertility later in life.
"At BPAS we see more women over 35 with unplanned pregnancy than we do women under 18. We know from speaking to women that stories and campaigns suggesting it's hard to get pregnant after 35 – even if well intentioned – are having a real impact on women's perception of their own fertility, and therefore their use of contraception.
"Women deserve accurate, impartial information to make their own choices about family planning in their 30s. Fertility does decline as you get older, but the drop is not as great as we are sometimes led to believe. For women who don't want to fall pregnant the message is simple: use contraception until you have passed your menopause."
(JP)
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Abortions Increase Among Older Women
The number of women in their late 30s and 40s having abortions is increasing, new research has suggested.A reason for the rise is said to be because women wrongly assume they are now too old to become pregnant. According to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), some older women are said to be under the illusion that they no longer need to use contraception because, by this age, the only way they can fall pregnant is through IVF treatment.
The BPAS is Britain's largest abortion provider, and criticised experts who say women in their late 30s, or older, are "leaving it too late" to start a family, even though their chances of conception are still high.
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Research conducted by the organisation found that of the 156,751 women who had abortions between 2011 and 2013, those in their late 30s and 40s were far less likely to use contraception than younger age groups. Some 42% of women in their 40s had not used contraception, compared to 36% in their early 30s and 34% in their late 20s.
Ann Furedi, Chief Executive of BPAS, is quoted in the Daily Mail as saying: "Over the past few years we have seen much scaremongering about older women's fertility. From career women leaving it too late to older women banking on IVF to conceive, these stories lead many women to dramatically underestimate their own fertility later in life.
"At BPAS we see more women over 35 with unplanned pregnancy than we do women under 18. We know from speaking to women that stories and campaigns suggesting it's hard to get pregnant after 35 – even if well intentioned – are having a real impact on women's perception of their own fertility, and therefore their use of contraception.
"Women deserve accurate, impartial information to make their own choices about family planning in their 30s. Fertility does decline as you get older, but the drop is not as great as we are sometimes led to believe. For women who don't want to fall pregnant the message is simple: use contraception until you have passed your menopause."
(JP)
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