44 years old. What are my chances?

[Anonymous]

OP, I had my first child just before I turned 43 and my second just before 45. Both naturally conceived. It's definitely possible. Also have two friends who did IVF at 46. And there's Halle Berry too. It's definitely possible, but obviously trying sooner rather than later is recommended.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Responders should have to be 40+ in order to answer questions of those 40+ asking questions.

Why?

OP asked about ART options and 19:17 suggests trying naturally. That might be okay advice for someone 34, but not 44.

Many doctors argue that IVF does help - or doesn't justify the cost - after 43 or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I had my first child just before I turned 43 and my second just before 45. Both naturally conceived. It's definitely possible. Also have two friends who did IVF at 46. And there's Halle Berry too. It's definitely possible, but obviously trying sooner rather than later is recommended.

A successful IVF pregnancy at 46 that is not donor egg would be extremely unusual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I had my first child just before I turned 43 and my second just before 45. Both naturally conceived. It's definitely possible. Also have two friends who did IVF at 46. And there's Halle Berry too. It's definitely possible, but obviously trying sooner rather than later is recommended.

The personal anecdotes are helpful, but celebrities are not good examples. You never truly know if they used their own eggs.

[Anonymous]

OP, Have you considered DE?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I had my first child just before I turned 43 and my second just before 45. Both naturally conceived. It's definitely possible. Also have two friends who did IVF at 46. And there's Halle Berry too. It's definitely possible, but obviously trying sooner rather than later is recommended.

A successful IVF pregnancy at 46 that is not donor egg would be extremely unusual.

Both cases were non-donor, but I know in at least one of the instances, the embryos were frozen a few years earlier.

See this, birth rate for women 40-44 is on the rise.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_05.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I had my first child just before I turned 43 and my second just before 45. Both naturally conceived. It's definitely possible. Also have two friends who did IVF at 46. And there's Halle Berry too. It's definitely possible, but obviously trying sooner rather than later is recommended.

A successful IVF pregnancy at 46 that is not donor egg would be extremely unusual.

Both cases were non-donor, but I know in at least one of the instances, the embryos were frozen a few years earlier.

See this, birth rate for women 40-44 is on the rise.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_05.pdf

I don't think anyone is disputing that women over 40 are having children more often, it's most likely though that the increase is due at least in part to donor eggs. The chance of a 46 year old naturally conceiving is approximately .1%.

[Anonymous]

If you've been trying naturally for 4 years with no success, I'd say your odds of success with your own eggs are pretty slim. Certainly you can try NCIVF if you really want a biological child, but I would consider carefully the amount of money you're willing to invest in the entire process. If funds are limited, your best bet would probably be going straight to DE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you know your AMH levels? Dominion had a 50+ year old woman use her own eggs, I believe. It's worth a shot. If personally do NCIVF. It's so easy, and you can do it month after month if you have to. Plus, it's fairly cheap.

Cheap? NCIVF cost $5,000 a pop at Dominion 2 years ago and insurance didn't cover it like it did conventional IVF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, Have you considered DE?

And here we come...

[Anonymous]

OP here. 20:16 you have been incredibly lucky! Wow! Others, if I did regular IVF and got multiple embryos, would the dr just transfer one? I am a little worried about the whole multiples thing.

[Anonymous]

Slat 44 multiplies are extremely rare!!! It is recommended that a 44 year old transfer 3-5 (if possible.)

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. 20:16 you have been incredibly lucky! Wow! Others, if I did regular IVF and got multiple embryos, would the dr just transfer one? I am a little worried about the whole multiples thing.

Are you crazy? Multiples are least of your concerns. You should really read up some stats on IVF success at your age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, Have you considered DE?

And here we come...

What are you talking about? Here we come what?