Marla Ahlgrimm Outs Women’s Health Myths

Marla Ahlgrimm spent her 40+ year-long career in medicine dedicated to women’s health. She has seen a lot changed since the 1970s and has watched science prove and disprove dozens of common health myths over the decades. Here are a few of the more persistent myths relating to women’s health.

Myth: Women can’t get pregnant naturally after the age of 35.

Myth: While fertility does decline with age, a number of studies have found that 38- and 39-year-olds were still capable of getting pregnant naturally 80% of the time within six months. However, according to Marla Ahlgrimm, the general consensus remain that the chances of conceiving after a woman’s 40th birthday drop to less than 5% each cycle.