Found in the spellings of Atkinson, Aitchison, Acheson, Aicheson, and Aitcheson, it is as a patronymic form of the medieval male given name Atkin or Adkin, itself a double diminutive of the Hebrew name 'Adam', meaning 'red earth'.
But for natural conception, age rarely keeps women from getting pregnant until they are over 40. Even in their early 40s, though, most women are still able to get pregnant, especially if they use ovulation prediction.
A woman may stop getting her period for a variety of reasons: 1  She's having a health problem. 2  She's pregnant. 3  She's reached menopause â a time in life when older women (45 to 55 years old) stop getting periods and can no longer have babies.