Pregnancy – Perimenopause is not an Excuse for Having Unsafe Sex
You feel that you can do anything now that you are in perimenopause – that you are safe, and can now have unprotected sex anytime and anywhere you and your partner wants to. Unfortunately (for you, maybe), perimenopause and pregnancy still go hand-in-hand.
It doesn’t necessarily mean that being in perimenopause automatically disqualifies you from being a candidate for pregnancy. Always keep in mind that as long as you are still ovulating, even though you are currently experiencing irregular periods due to perimenopause, that you still have the ability to conceive and bear a child. (Have you heard of the term “menopause baby”? Well, that may not be true – “perimenopause baby” is more politically correct, so to speak.)
As your body grows old with you, there are certain risks involved when you get pregnant at this time. There are 4 possible (but not always the case) repercussions when you conceive while you are in perimenopause: You risk the possibility of the baby having a low-birth weight, or being delivered prematurely (hence, his size). You also risk delivering still birth (a condition where the baby is full-term, but dies upon delivery). And sometimes, since the body is unable and loses the ability to support the fetus (due to aging reproductive organs), the possibility of having a miscarriage becomes very real.
If you get pregnant, the possibility of the baby being in the breech position – the baby’s feet would be closest to the vaginal opening, not the head which is normal – which in turn, may lead you to delivery via cesarean section to safely deliver the baby without putting health risks to both mother and child.
You may get pregnant if you are using hormone therapy due to stimulated estrogen production. More so when you stop the pills – there is a good chance of you getting pregnant immediately.
This is not meant to scare you, but just to inform you that you still need protection should you be disinterested in becoming pregnant. Bottom-line is, you cannot have unprotected sex every time (unless you are with a partner you’ve trusted for more than a decade possibly). Ask your doctor on preventive measures. If you believe in alternative birth control, then ask your doctor about a possible prescription of birth control pills, shots or implants. If you want to give up on kids permanently, then you may opt to consider sterilization or ligation.
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