Statistic about 40 year old getting pregnant

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Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

You don't know the eggs were bad! You make all kids of assumptions. It could be a number of other issues

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Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

Because fertility often doesn't make any sense. IVF is your best shot if you can't get pregnant.

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Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

Because there could be a chance that DH's sperm isn't string enough to penetrate your old eggs. So the DNA material inside is fine. The sperm just needs some help getting in (ICSI).

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Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

Because there could be a chance that DH's sperm isn't string enough to penetrate your old eggs. So the DNA material inside is fine. The sperm just needs some help getting in (ICSI).

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Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

I have no idea how that one egg turned out to be ok. I think that I was very, very lucky. I tried for 26 cycles for my first child before conceiving naturally with AMH of .30. Tried for the second kid for a year on our own with nothing. Decided to do NCIVF once. I also do not trust the drugs in high doses. I was also against ICSI, but eventually agreed to it. I think that's the difference. For NCIVF I didn't take any drugs besides trigget, progesterone a bit of estradiol and baby aspirin. As long as you ovulate each month, they will try it.

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Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

Because there could be a chance that DH's sperm isn't string enough to penetrate your old eggs. So the DNA material inside is fine. The sperm just needs some help getting in (ICSI).

OP here. We have been thinking about that possibility and my husband wants to try donor sperm IUIs before giving up entirely. He's fine with it, I'm fine with it, but would a clinic allow me to do that? His sperm tests have all been normal.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

Because there could be a chance that DH's sperm isn't string enough to penetrate your old eggs. So the DNA material inside is fine. The sperm just needs some help getting in (ICSI).

OP here. We have been thinking about that possibility and my husband wants to try donor sperm IUIs before giving up entirely. He's fine with it, I'm fine with it, but would a clinic allow me to do that? His sperm tests have all been normal.

Of course they would.

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Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

Because there could be a chance that DH's sperm isn't string enough to penetrate your old eggs. So the DNA material inside is fine. The sperm just needs some help getting in (ICSI).

OP here. We have been thinking about that possibility and my husband wants to try donor sperm IUIs before giving up entirely. He's fine with it, I'm fine with it, but would a clinic allow me to do that? His sperm tests have all been normal.

I don't understand why you wouldn't just use your husband's sperm and do icsi/IVF, which has a better chance of working anyway? It seems strange to choose donor sperm when there isn't anything wrong with your husband's sperm and you could get pregnant via IVF with your husband's child.

Fwiw donor sperm also may not solve the problem of the sperm being unable to fertilize your eggs. You probably would need icsi for that.

I'm not sure what to tell you because you're refusing a treatment that might actually work for you! Also have you considered that you could do PGS and not pass along the BCRS genes? That's a huge benefit as well.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I do want a second child more than anything. But I am not willing to do traditional IVF. I've done iui with injectibles and that was a negative experience. I am willing to do acupuncture, supplements and more Iuis or natural cycle ivf. But I am brca positive and have a hideous family history of reproductive cancers, breastfeeding, uterine and ovarian. I know that it is extremely unlikely that I will get pregnant naturally, though we continue to try every month. But I am unwilling to take hormones that could adversely affect my health or cause cancer down the line
This is especially so because I have such a low chance of success with ivf statisticslly.
As much as I want a second child I am not willing to put my own health at risk, especially since I already have one child. Does that make sense?

I find this interesting. I understand medication is involved with IUIs. I also understand it has a low success rate and often takes many rounds, if one of their works. Which is why I skipped the IUI route and went straight to IVF. First round of IVF got me a bunch of frozen embryos. I would prefer to do a round or two of IVF with the medication involved versus do IUI with injectibles over and over again! Seems like this is a similar amount of medication over time but a treatment that has a much less chance of working. I also chose to do icsi and pgs testing. I wanted to pursue every treatment option possible on the first round.

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Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

Because there could be a chance that DH's sperm isn't string enough to penetrate your old eggs. So the DNA material inside is fine. The sperm just needs some help getting in (ICSI).

OP here. We have been thinking about that possibility and my husband wants to try donor sperm IUIs before giving up entirely. He's fine with it, I'm fine with it, but would a clinic allow me to do that? His sperm tests have all been normal.

If his sperm are normal than using donor sperm is going to do anything for you. It's another treatment you're pursuing with a low chance of success. You're 40 years old and need to stop playing around.

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^^ meant isn't going to do anything for you!

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I had unexplained infertility at 35. I got pregnant on the first round of IVF at 37. At 39 tried again with IVF and it took three cycles and pregnant on the fourth cycle. My eggs were older. My husband's sperm quality was actually better than the first time with IVF - it was my eggs.

OP, if IVF is an option for you (and I haven't read the entire thread, so apologies if it's not), I would absolutely explore that route ASAP - or even pursue IUI. Don't mess around - time is not your friend in the fertility arena.

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Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

Duuddeee wtf. Becuase no one really knows why it works or doesn't work! There are like 1000 factors that go into getting and staying pregnant every month. I went 32 cycles temping and charting and only had one miscarriage to show for it! I started at 34. At 37 our first ivf worked with an Amh of .4 and a three day transfer of two "ok " embryos. I had 6 others all stop growing after day 3 -- why!?!-- who knows!

Ivf takes out all the tubal and egg/sperm pitfalls. It increases your chances. Stop posting if you're going to ask silly questions in responses to someone sharing their miracle story! It's like the lotto - you can't win unless you play. OP is exasperating

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Anonymous wrote:You should do IVF. 5% a month isn't cumulative. Each month its5%

OP here. My RE told me it is cumulative. He said I have a 20% chance of getting pregnant with one IVF, or a 30% chance of getting pregnant in 3 years TTC with no treatments. With those poor odds, I decided not to do IVF because I would only be willing to do it one time.

I can't imagine basing my decision entirely on those odds. There are plenty of women who get pregnant at 40 through IVF. Also one time? What if you had frozen embryos? I feel like you're the same poster who posted in the past about your AMH?

I was the poster with the .4 Amh - i happily did 2 ivfs and would have done more but i have a 10 week old! DOR is a different set of rules and needs to be approached aggressively - i would never tell anyone not to try ivf because your odds are low - that's the whole reason to do ivf!

I agree. I also have DOR. AMH of less than .01 at age 37. Did one natural cycle IVF and have my miracle baby. I'm 41.5 and I've had 1 period since he was born.

OP here. I am inspired by your story but how is it possible that one cycle of natural cycle IVF with just one egg allowed you to get pregnant with an AMH of .01? How is it that that one egg that month turned out to be a good one with such low AMH? We've been TTC two years now, and I feel like if I did natural cycle IVF it wouldn't get me anywhere since I've gone through 26 eggs already and all of them were bad.

Duuddeee wtf. Becuase no one really knows why it works or doesn't work! There are like 1000 factors that go into getting and staying pregnant every month. I went 32 cycles temping and charting and only had one miscarriage to show for it! I started at 34. At 37 our first ivf worked with an Amh of .4 and a three day transfer of two "ok " embryos. I had 6 others all stop growing after day 3 -- why!?!-- who knows!

Ivf takes out all the tubal and egg/sperm pitfalls. It increases your chances. Stop posting if you're going to ask silly questions in responses to someone sharing their miracle story! It's like the lotto - you can't win unless you play. OP is exasperating

THIS. Amen!

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^this is the best advice of this thread. You can't win if you don't play. IVF significantly increases your chances of getting pregnant. There is simply nothing else like it out there. It has helped millions of women become pregnant.