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a blog by Helen Denise, CEO, Knowhen®, May 28, 2013

A new era for women is kicking in full swing throughout vast regions of the globe. Many have set down their laundry baskets and picked up laptops, traded in their mini van for a small coupe, left the house for a corporate office, and delayed raising children for extensive world travel. In short, women can live like – well – like men, who have been afforded the option for such a lifestyle for many years.

There is a growing consensus in our culture pertaining to the life of the modern woman. It can be extremely rewarding to experience those extra years in life wherein the focus is on your health, both physically and spiritually. Research suggests that growing your individual identity as a woman prior to shaping the lives of your precious offspring typically comes with many rich benefits for the entire family.

a blog by Claire, April 13, 2013

Since Halle Berry announced her pregnancy earlier this week, there has been plenty of speculation about whether or not she used fertility treatment to conceive. Some physicians have even voiced their medical opinion regarding potential pregnancy complications due to her age and medical history.

As a woman ages, her ovarian reserve declines making her less inclined to conceive using her own eggs, and at greater risk of miscarriage due to chromosomally abnormal embryos. Many fertility doctors recommend that a woman over the age of 42 turn to egg donation, so it is quite possible that Berry (47) is keeping her use of an egg donor under wraps. Additionally, women over the age of 40 (without an infertility diagnosis) have just 5% chance of conceiving each month. While it isn't impossible for Berry to have conceived naturally, the odds seem to be stacked against her.