The risks of complications from an upper GI endoscopy are low, but may include. 1  bleeding from the site where the doctor took the tissue samples or removed a polyp. 2  perforation in the lining of your upper GI tract. 3  an abnormal reaction to the sedative, including breathing or heart problems.
The average age of women having their first child was a record high of 26 years old in 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Vital Statistics Report.
Asia, Japan and the United States are all seeing average age at first birth on the rise, and increasingly the process is spreading to countries in the developing world like China, Turkey and Iran. In the U.S., the average age of first childbirth was 26 in 2013.