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[quote=Anonymous]Congrats on the decision to TTC, OP!

First, call an RE right away to get an appointment.  Some women say the wait can be a few months but try a few clinics and see how quickly you can get in to do basic bloodwork/tests.  At 42, I would not expect an RE to be super positive about your chances, but at least you'll be able to gather some basic information about your hormone levels.

Second, start charting.  Either check out the book Taking Charge of your Fertility or look at a website like Fertility Friend for some tutorials.  Essentially, you take your temperature at the same time every morning and you monitor your cervical fluid to determine when you're going to be fertile and will let you know that you ovulated.  Some women also use OPKs (test strips you pee on to measure hormone levels) to help detect the time you're most likely to be fertile.  It would be useful for you to know if you're ovulating or not.  If you're not, TTC will obviously be a waste of time.

Third, have sex when you're fertile, at least every other day.  Fertility is detected when your cervical fluid looks like "eggwhites."  Again, the book or Fertility Friend website will help.  At your age, you may only have a day or two of fertile cervical fluid, so you'll really want to time intercourse for those days.  Try a sperm-friendly lubricant like Preseed as well.

Conceiving at your age is not impossible, but it'll be an uphill battle.  An RE will likely suggest moving straight to IVF or possibly even donor egg.  Personally, I would try to conceive for at least 6 months with my own eggs before thinking about moving on to other options, but your mileage may vary.  You may as well start charting and trying to conceive right away while waiting for an RE appointment...maybe you'll have success right away!  Best of luck![/quote]

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