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[quote=Anonymous]Like many people on this site, I am 42 and TTC.  We have two children (one IVF, one natural) and we want a third.  A FET this past January was not successful and we were told there is only a 5% chance I will be able to concieve naturally and of course, a high chance of miscarriage if I do.  I was wondering what that 5% statistic is based on (and didn't think to ask the RE at the time)?  Is that 5% of all women who try to conceive?  How many 40YO+ women out there are trying to conceive to being with?  I would think the majority must be younger overall.  So then is it 5% of women who are being treated for infertility?  Wouldn't these rates be lower for a number of reasons besides age?  Is it based on how many women over 40 give birth overall?  I am just trying to understand exactly where this number comes from.

I was ovulating regularly before the FET, which seemed to have somehow thrown me off track for several months afterwards.  Now I am ovulating again and using the Clear Blue Fertility Monitor but only for 2 months so nothing yet.  We had so much sex during my fertile time that it's hard to believe I didn't get pregnant.  Then again, it's also hard to believe I am 42.          [/quote]

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