…nformation), there are studies and medical opinions that confirm these occurrences aren’t so unusual. An OBGYN in private practice writing for Slate magazine explains that “the number 35 itself, not to mention the conclusions we draw from it, has spun out of our collective control” while a study published in the journal, Human Reproduction, points out that the “universal pattern of age-related fertility decline” has emerged from studies that used small data sets. (Eijkemans et al., 2014). The researchers in this study looked at larger historical datasets from natural fertility populations of women in various locations over 100 years ago and developed a curve showing women had their last child into their 40s. The authors conclude that their curve “contradicts the occasionally exaggerated pessimism about women who intend (or by circumstances are forced) to have children in their late thirties.” Furthermore, other arguments suggest we’re still stuck with perceptions based on statistics from a …