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I'm 35 and I just did my 3rd round of ivf. I found out a few things during my countless hours of frantically scrambling around the internet to find enough data on fertility to be able to calculate my own chances of having a baby. Your chance of conceiving in a year is 90% up till 30, 80% from 30-34, 40% from 35-39 and 20% after 40. At over 40, 60-80% of your eggs will be chromosomally abnormal so you will have a 50% chance of miscarriage. These are averages, though. I found out that 10% of women have decreased ovarian reserve by 32, which means they will have a harder time conceiving and have an increased risk of m/c. I'm in that category and so far that's been true. I wish I had known that if you wait past 30, you could have so much trouble. I would like to suggest to anyone who is close to 30 but wants to wait, to get your ovarian reserve checked. I also found out that there are increased risks for health problems in the 1st year of life (including infant mortality) to babies who are born to teens. Mothers over 35 are at risk for problems like gestational diabetes, and m/c rate is around 25- 30 % at that age. It looks to me like nature generally intended us to have babies in our 20s. So, that's what I found. Best of luck to all of you.
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Hello Sonia. How do they check for ovarian reserve? I am curious. My husband and I just started to try getting pregnant and I am 31 y/o.
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im 34 and i been through some stuff.i have endometriosis and have one tube and ovary left.im ttc for 10 mos,ive just started using basal therm. the doctors telling me to use IVF,im saying its god decision.im loking for some answers.
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Mariel, they can check your FSH levels to get an idea on your ovarian reserve.
I am 37 and had my 4th miscarriage last week at 10 weeks. I do have a son whom I had at 33 weeks, I had a miscarriage before him (blighted ovum) had a perfect pregnancy with him and then start trying for number two at 35. I have no problems getting pregnant, all my losses have been chromosonal abnormalities. It has been said that it depends on the womens biologcal makeup as to the amount of infertility issues she will have after 35, they say the closer you are to menopause the lower your ovarian reserve as menopause can happen between age 40-60 depending on the women. I am scheduled to see a genetic counselor to see what they can find out. about me.
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oops, I meant I had my son at age 33 (not weeks)
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Hi Sonia - it's a minefield of information out there. I get so confused with it all. I turned 26 today and for the last 6 months am have been so broody. It's all that can think about now! So after discussing it all at legth with my Hubs the only way I can get through this is with a plan! So we've checked the works contracts and found out that next May would mean I can loads more benefits so that is D-Month! By conincidence it's our wedding anniversery then so I'm scouring the internet for a nice hotel to celebrate us starting to try! My Hubs said to me this morning that it was funny to think that this time next year I could be well on the way to being the size of a house and not long off being a mum. It's the nicest thing that anyone has ever siad to me on my birthday!
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from what my RE says, the best way to check for ovarian reserve is to test FSH levels, E2 levels, and especially antral follicle count. FSH should be between 1-10, 11-14 is borderline. Over that, your cahnces are low. Antral follicle count should be about 15 or more. If you have 8-11, you have slightly lower chances of conceiving. If you have 4 or less, your chances are extremely low and m/c is high. Part of the problem may be that once your reserve is low, the eggs you have left are the 'bottom of the barrel' and of less good quality. Apart from that, age is also a big factor. You could have lots of eggs at 40, but still have lower chances just because of your age. Also, generally, you have 'no viable eggs' 10 years BEFORE menopause. Denise, I'm so sorry to hear you had several m/cs. I found out m/cs can also be related to geneticl abnormalities with the sperm btw. rj_80, you are so young- unless you have some unusual condition, your chance of preg in 1 year of ttc is 90% (by stats). *~*baby dust*~* Mariel- If you really want to know when you O, use an O-detector kit. It costs a bit but it's worth it.
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btw, antral follicle count is done by vag u/s to see how many follicles you have in your ovaries at the start of your cycle.
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