A member asked:

I have a mother-in-law who is 46 and takes thyroid pills since 2009 she also has bad back problems and she wants a bby with her bf is that safe forher?

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Dr. Mohammad Khan answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Yes : Modern medicine is pretty good and she may have a baby safely.

Answered 5/4/2014

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Relatively: There is a baseline risk of about 4% unexpected outcomes with pregnancy at any age. If you add 1-2% for her age and health issues, she still can have a healthy outcome more often than not.

Answered 7/11/2016

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