一女子竟在47歲絕經後自然受孕產下嬰兒

A woman has given birth seven years after going through the menopause.

一名女子竟然在絕經後7年產下了一個孩子。

Tess Morten had been feeling unwell for months and doctors initially suspected that she had ovarian cancer, before realising that she was three months pregnant.

苔絲·莫頓數月來一直感覺不適，醫生最初懷疑她患有卵巢癌，直到後來莫頓才意識到自己已經懷孕三個月了。

Baby Molly was born in January at the Royal Berkshire Hospital at the healthy weight of 7lb 14oz.

今年1月，莫頓在伯克郡皇家醫院產下了體重爲7磅14盎司的莫莉。

Morten and her husband Neil had struggled to conceive throughout their 14-year marriage and had unsuccessfully attempted IVF treatment three times.

莫頓和她的丈夫尼爾結婚14年，一直想要個孩子，並且曾先後三次嘗試試管受精治療。

In total, the couple spent more than 20,000 pound sign trying to have children and eventually resorted to foster care to fill the void.

爲了有個孩子，這對夫婦已經花費了超過20000英鎊，但最後只能通過寄養來填補空白。

Doctors believe she might have been able to get pregnant thanks to the HRT drugs she was taking for relieve the symptoms of menopause.

醫生們認爲是她服用的激素替代治療藥物緩解了更年期的到來，所以纔可能懷孕。

In recent years, rare quinquagenarian pregnancies have become more common.

近年來，罕見的中老年懷孕現象已經變得越來越普遍。

Though this is typically down to advances in fertility treatments, rare cases of natural conception occurring for women approaching their 50s and beyond, such as Morten, are possible.

儘管這通常需要先進的生育治療，但對於接近及超過50歲的女性（如莫頓）來說，罕見的自然受孕也是可能的。