Staff writer GDCS IVF , the medically assisted procedure to achieve pregnancy, has really come as a boon for older women wanting to give birth. The oldest woman to have used IVF to become the mother of twins is, in fact, a 74-year-old Indian by the name Erramatti Mangayamma . “ If we are talking of technical possibilities in IVF , then yes, women in their 60s and 70s can also bear children. But it is an ethical minefield, given that such late pregnancies are fraught with dangers ” , says Dr Mangala Devi , the chief gynaecologist at Smile Baby IVF clinic in Bengaluru. Right up to their 50s, however, IVF induced pregnancies are a fair game. Several women have taken advantage of it too. At the Smile Baby clinic itself, women well-above 40, have successfully availed IVF . “ In fact, they are the ones who have made most of the IVF promise, ” says Dr Mangala . At 35, most women begin to lose their capacity to produce eggs. By 50, they are almost menopausal. Soon they would h...
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