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Good Morning to All,
I am new to the community and was hoping to find some advice from anyone with a similar situation. I am 43 and remarried to a wonderful man. He is a fantastic father to my 3 children, but has no natural children of his own. I had a tubal ligation 15yrs ago so the only hope for us getting pregnant is through IVF. I am very concerned by all the research I have done that says the odds are against us. Anyone been through the process that would have some words of encouragement and suggestions?
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I am new to the community and was hoping to find some advice from anyone with a similar situation. I am 43 and remarried to a wonderful man. He is a fantastic father to my 3 children, but has no natural children of his own. I had a tubal ligation 15yrs ago so the only hope for us getting pregnant is through IVF. I am very concerned by all the research I have done that says the odds are against us. Anyone been through the process that would have some words of encouragement and suggestions?
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Hi, all! We are just awaiting for AF to make its presence so we can go in to our Doc & discuss DET #2. We already had both of our BW done, and the Doc made me a vaccination/injection out of 7 vials of DH's blood. He's pos. & I'm Neg. So, my failed/chemical-pregnancy/miscarriage . . .etc., in Oct. 2008, was due to my body rejecting DH's blood-type. My body's antibodies destroyed all 3 embies that were transferred last year. My body took offense on the foreign bodies and abolished them all. As soon as we get back in to the Doc's ofc., Doc will prepare us/me, again, for DET #2. Then, nxt. mo., Valentine-Baby will make an appearance! (Praying veRy hard!) Hopefully & prayerfully, we will be blessed this time.
Blessed Baby Dust To Us All, Amen. !!!HAPPY BLESSED NEW YEAR, ALL!!! :)
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I'm 45 and on CD20-3DPT-6DPR - my second IVF cycle - my RE had 3 other women who are 46++ who are currently pregnant and one about to give birth.
It can happen - you have to have faith.
Good luck...."Two lines in '09"!
It can happen - you have to have faith.
Good luck...."Two lines in '09"!
Hello..
I am 43 also and just starting my meds for my first IVF cycle....
I had blocked tubes and FSH of 6.2 so Dr thinks Why not try my eggs first !!
Keep me posted on what your progress is as I find very little support on forums for women over 43 trying for IVF
Good luck
I am 43 also and just starting my meds for my first IVF cycle....
I had blocked tubes and FSH of 6.2 so Dr thinks Why not try my eggs first !!
Keep me posted on what your progress is as I find very little support on forums for women over 43 trying for IVF
Good luck
Thank you to all who responded to my question. My husband and I have our first appointment with our doctor tomorrow morning to discuss our options. After all the research I have done I think we have decided to go the route of using donor eggs. Unless the Dr gives me enough evidence to give my own eggs a chance I am sure we will be starting to look for a donor soon. I will keep you all posted to the outcome.
I hope that all your holidays were blessed and the new year brings happiness and joy.
I hope that all your holidays were blessed and the new year brings happiness and joy.
Hey, just wanted to tell you to take a look at the Pregnancy 35+ forum. There are so many women on there who are 40+ and have conceived naturally or with their own eggs using IVF with ICSI. There are also some who have used donor eggs. There is a thread on there from this canadian lady who the doctors only have her a 1% chance because of her age and nothing else and the response from the other moms over 40 was PHENOMINAL. There is even a lady on there who conceived naturally at 51.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Your story sounds almost identical to mine. I was 43 trying IVF w/my own eggs - my husband had no biological children of his own although he was basically the father to my four children.
The odds for IVF on a 42+ woman is not good - rather dismal in fact. An older woman's eggs do not hold up well for IVF. You can google or look up the stats on the Center for Disease Control website for this. I believe the last time I checked the odds are 1-2% for women 43+.
That being said, my re had a woman 43 pregnant through IVF - she delivered triplets so miracles do happen. On a tubal reversal - most often IVF is the preferred method over a reversal because of age.
I attempted IVF w/my own eggs. It was cancelled the day before retrieval due to the lack of ovarian stimulation which is extremely common in women 43+. I ended up being very thankful for this as we moved onto donor eggs. I guess I could've tried again but didn't have the heart to after reviewing the stats.
I delivered a healthy baby boy (who doesn't sleep - LOL) in April at 44 almost 45. I'm sorry to give such disheartening news but it's better in my opinion to be prepared. Good luck to whatever decision you make!
The odds for IVF on a 42+ woman is not good - rather dismal in fact. An older woman's eggs do not hold up well for IVF. You can google or look up the stats on the Center for Disease Control website for this. I believe the last time I checked the odds are 1-2% for women 43+.
That being said, my re had a woman 43 pregnant through IVF - she delivered triplets so miracles do happen. On a tubal reversal - most often IVF is the preferred method over a reversal because of age.
I attempted IVF w/my own eggs. It was cancelled the day before retrieval due to the lack of ovarian stimulation which is extremely common in women 43+. I ended up being very thankful for this as we moved onto donor eggs. I guess I could've tried again but didn't have the heart to after reviewing the stats.
I delivered a healthy baby boy (who doesn't sleep - LOL) in April at 44 almost 45. I'm sorry to give such disheartening news but it's better in my opinion to be prepared. Good luck to whatever decision you make!
Hi and welcome to the forum. I am 40yrs old and I just became pregnant with my 1st IVF cycle. My daughter is 19 and my son is 14. I understand the information Yvette Y just gave you but my RE was very reassuring. There were 6 or 7 other women in my cycle group who were between 40 and 45. (Those were the ones that I meet and talked to, there were probably more) 5 of us are pregnant. One girl who is 42 and this was her 2nd cylce gave 29 eggs. 18 of them made it to day 3, they transferred 5 and she has either 11 or 12 put back for her next try. They did not take but they just discovered that she has a blood disorder and they are in the process of testing for that and trying to correct it. Her sister had the same thing and they discovered it after she had 3 or 4 miscarriages.
Yes our chances of Down's go up after 35 but I can't tell you the amount of Down's children that come into our hospital that are born to mother's in their 20's. I used my own eggs and we retrieved 12. I had 10 that fertilized, then 8 that made it to day 3. I transferred 5 eggs on day 3. I had an A+ (9 cell) B+ (8 cell) B (8 cell) and 2 C's (8 cell). I can't remember the breakdown of what made them a plus and why this 8 cell was different grade than that 8 cell. Our embroyologist said that it is more for him and his stats but he said that I had good quality eggs. I was preganant with twins but 1stopped developing at about 3 or 4 weeks according to the ultrasound but I have 1 little bean that had a heart rate of 140 on Dec 11 and was developing just fine. My ultrasound showed me to be 6 weeks 2 days pregnant. The other girl that was 42 that had the 29 eggs. They transferred 5 A+ and her eggs were great quality as well. My RE has the philosopy that it only takes one good egg and she has very good success rates for women over 40 to have healthy babies. She said that she wished that she kept track of all the little C embies that she transferres that turn out to be healthy babies. I am going to do some genetic testing with blood work and ultrasound but nothing invasive because really if I discovered that the baby had Down's I would not get an abortion. Children with special needs need love also.
Don't give up hope. Her name is Gail Whitman-Elia with Advanced Fertility. You can look her up on the web. She has a fantastic team. I will say a prayer for you. My friend that had that 29 eggs is going to try next IVF cycle which I believe will be in Feb 09. So we have remained hopeful and positive and I pray that you do the same.
Yes our chances of Down's go up after 35 but I can't tell you the amount of Down's children that come into our hospital that are born to mother's in their 20's. I used my own eggs and we retrieved 12. I had 10 that fertilized, then 8 that made it to day 3. I transferred 5 eggs on day 3. I had an A+ (9 cell) B+ (8 cell) B (8 cell) and 2 C's (8 cell). I can't remember the breakdown of what made them a plus and why this 8 cell was different grade than that 8 cell. Our embroyologist said that it is more for him and his stats but he said that I had good quality eggs. I was preganant with twins but 1stopped developing at about 3 or 4 weeks according to the ultrasound but I have 1 little bean that had a heart rate of 140 on Dec 11 and was developing just fine. My ultrasound showed me to be 6 weeks 2 days pregnant. The other girl that was 42 that had the 29 eggs. They transferred 5 A+ and her eggs were great quality as well. My RE has the philosopy that it only takes one good egg and she has very good success rates for women over 40 to have healthy babies. She said that she wished that she kept track of all the little C embies that she transferres that turn out to be healthy babies. I am going to do some genetic testing with blood work and ultrasound but nothing invasive because really if I discovered that the baby had Down's I would not get an abortion. Children with special needs need love also.
Don't give up hope. Her name is Gail Whitman-Elia with Advanced Fertility. You can look her up on the web. She has a fantastic team. I will say a prayer for you. My friend that had that 29 eggs is going to try next IVF cycle which I believe will be in Feb 09. So we have remained hopeful and positive and I pray that you do the same.
Hi...I'm 42 and will be 43 in June. I think the dismal things you've read are fairly accurate when you are over 40 and trying to get pregnant. I am basing this on my personal experience.
I can get pregnant pretty easily but because my eggs are so "old", I keep miscarrying. NOt to mention the risk for downs syndrome is very high like 1 in 60 for my age. I've gotten pregnant 5 times and each and everyone was a miscarriage...most like because of my age.
I've been trying to get pregnant for 2 years and finally we used donor eggs. Personally I believe it's harder to get pregnant when you are over 40....even women who are 38 and 39 who are trying to get pregnant take a long time.
So basically expect to try and try and try and when you do get pregnant you have a much higher risk of miscarrying and if you get past that point then you have to worry about Down's Syndrome. It's really amazing when it happens and of course it does happen, but it seem like the rarity. Good luck. We ended up using donor eggs.
If you try IVF they probably won't get a lot of eggs and maybe something like 10 and expect about 60% to fertilize and the 50% of those make to the 5-day mark. The results usually aren't positive. Also check out the SART website and look at the clinic results for women over 40 using IVF and getting pregnant. They're crappy. I did a round up all the clinics in Phoenix and only 1 person in Phx got pregnant using IVF. They were very dismal results.
Maybe try tubal reversal ...that's a bit cheaper than IVF and you can keep trying. I don't know what to tell you ...all I know is that it is very hard and all the people you read about who get pregnant over 40 are probably using donor eggs.
I can get pregnant pretty easily but because my eggs are so "old", I keep miscarrying. NOt to mention the risk for downs syndrome is very high like 1 in 60 for my age. I've gotten pregnant 5 times and each and everyone was a miscarriage...most like because of my age.
I've been trying to get pregnant for 2 years and finally we used donor eggs. Personally I believe it's harder to get pregnant when you are over 40....even women who are 38 and 39 who are trying to get pregnant take a long time.
So basically expect to try and try and try and when you do get pregnant you have a much higher risk of miscarrying and if you get past that point then you have to worry about Down's Syndrome. It's really amazing when it happens and of course it does happen, but it seem like the rarity. Good luck. We ended up using donor eggs.
If you try IVF they probably won't get a lot of eggs and maybe something like 10 and expect about 60% to fertilize and the 50% of those make to the 5-day mark. The results usually aren't positive. Also check out the SART website and look at the clinic results for women over 40 using IVF and getting pregnant. They're crappy. I did a round up all the clinics in Phoenix and only 1 person in Phx got pregnant using IVF. They were very dismal results.
Maybe try tubal reversal ...that's a bit cheaper than IVF and you can keep trying. I don't know what to tell you ...all I know is that it is very hard and all the people you read about who get pregnant over 40 are probably using donor eggs.
Do a web search for Randine Lewis... she has some great methods for helping your body get pregnant. My local TCM Dr trained with Randine and currently has a 42yr old patient in her 2nd trimester-- IVF is the natural choice for you but some of the TCM information may give your body the boost it needs.
I just turned 43 last month. Our RE told us it would be a waste of $ to try with my eggs. We were offered donor eggs. But, it was still quite $ with no guarantees. We were told approx. $20-25,000 including meds. Most insurances that do cover it or a portion of it have clauses that exclude women with elevated FSH or E2. Ours would be all out of pocket. Some fertility clinics have age restrictions when trying with our own eggs as well. Some clinics offer what is called a "split cycle" where you and another woman share the cost of one donors eggs. It can save quite a bit of $$. Good luck to you!
p.s. we are doing a donor embryo cycle next month
p.s. we are doing a donor embryo cycle next month
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