一女子竟在47岁绝经后自然受孕产下婴儿

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

一名女子竟然在绝经后7年产下了一个孩子。

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.

苔丝·莫顿数月来一直感觉不适，医生最初怀疑她患有卵巢癌，直到后来莫顿才意识到自己已经怀孕三个月了。

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

今年1月，莫顿在伯克郡皇家医院产下了体重为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.

莫顿和她的丈夫尼尔结婚14年，一直想要个孩子，并且曾先后三次尝试试管受精治疗。

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.

为了有个孩子，这对夫妇已经花费了超过20000英镑，但最后只能通过寄养来填补空白。

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

医生们认为是她服用的激素替代治疗药物缓解了更年期的到来，所以才可能怀孕。

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

近年来，罕见的中老年怀孕现象已经变得越来越普遍。

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.

尽管这通常需要先进的生育治疗，但对于接近及超过50岁的女性（如莫顿）来说，罕见的自然受孕也是可能的。