Yes it does, although not as hard as you may think. Despite the scare stories, getting pregnant is not a problem for most women in their 30s.The best available evidence shows that among couples having regular unprotected sex: Aged 19-26: 92% will conceive after 1 year Aged 27-34: 86% will conceive after 1 year Aged 35-39: 82% will conceive after 1 year More than 90% in all groups will have conceived after 2 years.While fertility does decline with age, plenty of women get pregnant over the age of 40, with around 1 in 25 births and abortions to women in this older age group. However the risk of miscarriage also increases with age, and around half of pregnancies among women in their 40s end in miscarriage. Older women also have a higher chance of having a baby affected by Down's Syndrome - although the overall risk at 40 is still only 1 in 100 (meaning the vast majority of pregnancies are not affected).If you want to avoid unplanned pregnancy, contraception needs to be used until you have gone through the menopause, or are 55 or older. If you are having difficulties conceiving a wanted pregnancy at any age, you should seek medical advice.