At what age do you become barren?

In respect of having a baby.

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u can become a baron at 40, a lord at 21 and a king anytime.
Never, God can allow you to have a baby whenever.
when you go through the menopause which is different for all women
When you hit the menopause, or I guess if you have a problem earlier on that means you cannot have kids.
It varies but usually in your 40's when your periods end.
When you have finished with the menopause.
there is no age, to be barren means you cant have kids so its different for everyone, in my case it will probably be when I reach menopause but there are young women barren now because of problems.
When a baby girl is developing, she has a set nuber of eggs that form in her ovaries. This is all of the eggs she will have for life. I guess that once these eggs run out or become so old that they can't be fertilized. Unless menopause comes first and for that, find out what age your mom and her sisters or mother went through it.
It is different for every woman if it happens naturally. Of course, some of us had hysterectomies early. I think the "average" woman goes through menopause is between 47 and 52, could happen earlier, or later.

With modern medicine the way it is, some women in their 50s and 60s have had babies.

The bottom line is: if you think you're pregnant, find out for sure; if you're worried about becoming pregnant, use protection. Get a doctor's advice either way.
Biologically, after menopause.. around 40-50y/o -- you wont be able to bear a child anymore. (but it is still possible to produce an offspring by surrogate)

Emotionally, you can always adopt a child.. anytime.

Being a parent is a precious gift and privilege.
around 50 before or after I believe.
i had my tubes tied after having my son. i was 26.
i had a really rough pregnancy the second time around. i felt i was blessed to have the 2 kids. and after talking with my husband, we made the choice not to have any more children, naturally anyway.
After menopause, witch is one year with no preiods and blood test to check your hormone levels.

Most women begin menopause between 45 and 55 yrs old. and the process takes a few years. you can still get pregnant while going through menopause.
you can become preggers as long as you get your monthly. but
you should have a blood test to determine hormone levels.cause
while going through menopause women sometimes still have children.
"Barren" means unable to have children ever - throughout your entire reproductive life. You wouldn't know you were barren unless you'd tried fruitlessly to get pregnant and then went for tests to find out why you couldn't. My sister tooks 10 years to get pregnant and finally did at age 34. She wasn't barren and no one would have called her that unless she ended up incapable of getting pregnant. My older sister CHOSE not to marry and have kids - that made her an "old maid".
God can allow you to have a child at any age. Have you ever heard the story of the woman who had a full hysterectomy but still had a baby and carried it to term? I can't remember where it happened, but it did. I think she was in her sixties. Good luck!
The change of life. The end of fertility. The beginning of freedom. Whatever people call it, menopause is a unique and personal experience for every woman. It's a natural event that marks the end of fertility and childbearing years. Technically, menopause results when the ovaries no longer release eggs and decrease production of the sex hormones, estrogen, progesterone and, to a lesser extent, androgen. Menopause is said to have occurred when a woman has not had a period for 12 months.

During the reproductive years, a gland in the brain generates hormones that cause a new egg from the ovaries to be released from its follicle each month. As the follicle develops, it produces the sex hormones estrogen and, after ovulation, progesterone, which results in a thickened uterine lining. This enriched lining is prepared to receive and nourish a fertilized egg, which could develop into a fetus. If fertilization does not occur, estrogen and progesterone levels drop, the lining of the uterus breaks down and menstruation occurs.

For reasons unknown, your ovaries gradually begin to function less efficiently during your mid-to-late 30s. In your late 40s, the process accelerates along with greater hormone fluctuations. This affects ovulation and levels of the hormone progesterone. During this transition period, called perimenopause, you may experience irregular menstrual cycles and unpredictable episodes of menstrual bleeding. By your early to mid-50s, your periods will finally end.

Most women can tell if they are approaching menopause because their menstrual periods start changing. The "menopause transition" is a term used to describe this time, as is perimenopause.

But menopause itself—as defined by health care professionals—is only one day in a woman's life—the day after she has not had a menstrual period for 12 consecutive months and no other biological or physiological cause can be identified. Until that time, a woman in her late 40s or 50s may still be able to get pregnant, despite irregular periods.

Although the majority of women experience "natural" or spontaneous menopause, some women may experience menopause due to a medical intervention. Surgically removing both ovaries, a procedure known as bilateral oophorectomy, triggers menopause at any age. Induced menopause can also occur if the ovaries are damaged by radiation, chemotherapy or certain drugs. Certain medical conditions also may cause menopause to occur earlier.

Just as every woman's body is unique, each woman's menopause experience will be highly personal. For example, around 25 percent of women experience no physical symptoms at all, except the end of their menstrual periods.

Menopause can occur as early as your 30s and, rarely, as late as in your 60s. However, there is no correlation between the time of a woman's first period and her age at menopause. In addition, age at menopause is not influenced by race, height, the number of children a woman has had or whether she took oral contraceptives for birth control.

Some women go through menopause before age 51 and some experience it a bit later. Early menopause is defined as occurring at any age younger than age 40. Early menopause can occur naturally, but premature menopausal symptoms may signal an underlying condition, so it is important to discuss any symptoms with your health care professional.

What does influence the time of menopause? Genetics are a key factor. The age at which your mother stopped her periods may be similar to when you stop your menstrual periods. And women who smoke cigarettes experience menopause two years earlier, on average, than nonsmoking women.

About two to eight years prior to natural menopause, typically in a woman's late 40s, menopause-related changes begin. Physical changes triggered by hormonal fluctuations during this time frame include:

Irregular menstrual patterns. One of the most common and annoying symptoms you may notice during your 40s is that your periods become irregular. They may be heavy one month and very light the next. They may get shorter or last longer. You may even begin to skip your period every few months or lose track of when your periods should start and end. These symptoms are caused by irregular estrogen and progesterone levels.

Levels of hormones vary erratically and may be higher or lower than normal during any cycle. For example, if you don't ovulate one month -- which is common for women in their late 40s -- progesterone isn't produced to stimulate menstruation and estrogen levels continue to rise. This can cause spotting throughout your cycle or heavy bleeding when menstruation does start.

One note of caution: although irregular menstrual periods are common as you get closer to menopause, they can also be a symptom of uterine abnormalities or uterine cancer. If your periods stop for several months and then start again with heavy bleeding; if you have irregular spotting, or bleeding after intercourse; or if you start bleeding after menopause, consult with your health care professional as soon as possible for an evaluation. Be sure to mention any menstrual irregularities during regular check-ups. A uterine biopsy or vaginal ultrasound are the only ways to evaluate if irregular symptoms are abnormal. Irregular spotting can also be a symptom of cervical cancer which may be picked up by a Pap test (see screening recommendations below).

Other changes and signs of menopause include:

Hot flashes (sudden warm feeling, sometimes with blushing)
Night sweats (hot flashes that occur at night, often disrupting sleep)
Fatigue (probably from disrupted sleep patterns)
Mood swings
Vaginal dryness
Fluctuations in sexual desire or response
Difficulty sleeping
Although there is a wide range of possible menopause-related conditions, most women experiencing natural menopause only have mild disturbances during the perimenopausal years. However, you should be aware that there are at least two major health conditions that can develop in the years: coronary artery disease and osteoporosis.

Your body's estrogen helps protect against plaque buildup in your arteries. It does this by helping to raise HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol), which helps remove LDL-cholesterol (the type that contributes to the accumulation of fat deposits called plaque along artery walls). As you age, your risk for developing coronary artery disease (CAD) -- a condition in which the veins and arteries that take blood to the heart become narrowed or blocked by plaque -- increases steadily. Heart attack and stroke are caused by atherosclerotic disease, in most cases.

Your body's own estrogen helps prevent bone loss and works together with calcium and other hormones and minerals to help build bones. Your body constantly builds and remodels bone through a process called resorption and deposition. Up until around age 30, the body makes more new bone than it breaks down. But once estrogen levels start to decline, this process also slows down.

By menopause, your body breaks down more bone than it rebuilds. In the years immediately after menopause, some women may lose as much as 20 percent of their bone mass in the first five to seven years following menopause. Although bone loss eventually levels out, in the years ahead, keeping bone structures strong and healthy to prevent osteoporosis becomes more of a challenge. Osteoporosis occurs when bones become too weak and brittle to support normal activities.

Not all women develop heart disease or osteoporosis. Many more things affect your heart and your bones than estrogen alone. For example, exercise improves your cardiovascular system -- your heart, lungs and blood vessels -- at any age. It can help decrease high blood pressure, a concern for half of women over age 60. It can also help reduce weight gain, a major risk factor for heart disease, diabetes and many other health conditions common to older women.

You are never too old to begin or continue exercising. A simple walking routine for 30 minutes four to five days a week can provide health benefits. There are other exercise options. Talk to your health care professional about which ones fit your lifestyle and medical needs.

If your bones are strong and healthy as you enter menopause, you'll have better bone structure to sustain you as you age. Bone loss varies from woman to woman. You can also improve bone strength as you age by exercising regularly and making sure you get enough calcium in your diet or from supplements. Exercise also helps improve balance, muscle tone and flexibility, which can diminish with aging. Weakness in these areas can lead to more frequent falls, broken bones and longer healing periods.

Women today can expect to live as much as one-third of their lives beyond menopause. The years following menopause can be healthy years, depending on how you take care of yourself.
After menopause unless you're already infertile for some other reason.
Ther is no "age" - its different for everyone

You are no longer able to have a child after you have been through the menopause - that is when your ovaries stop releasing eggs every month,

The age at which this happens varies from woman to woman but it is generally late 40s. But it can vary - some women go through the menopause in their early 40s and some are well into their 50s. It all depends on genetics - if your mother had an early menopause you are likely to have one yourself.

You can have a child up till then although some people say it is harder to get pregnant once you reach your late 30s or 40s.

As someone whose mother had me at 36 and my brother at 42 and my grandmother had her kids at 36, 38 and 40 (all easily with no problems or complications) I can't say I agree with that (I'm having my first at 34). But I guess they will always need to justify why they had their kids at 19.
it can happen at any age
you go through menopause and this happens around the ages of 45 and 55 as it is for different women..some women can stay fertile into their 60's other loose it when they are in their 30's

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