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[quote=Anonymous]I'm almost 39.  I got pregnant very easily with our child at almost 36.  Easy pregnancy and delivery.  Now we've been trying for baby #2 for 10 months.  I have not gotten pregnant yet despite carefully timed BD, and an ovulation predictor kit.  My Day 3 bloodwork isn't great.  FSH is 12 and AMH is .3.

I've seen some REs for initial evaluations.

I would like a second child, but don't think I'm able to go through IVF emotionally or physically.  I don't want to try repeated IVF cycles only to have them fail.  I have a strong family history of both ovarian and uterine cancer and don't want to take the meds for several cycles only to have those cycles fail.  Instead, I'd like to go with what has the highest rate of success for my age and numbers, and that appears to be donor egg.  I am completely open to donor egg.  But would it make sense to skip traditional IVF and go straight to donor egg?

I guess part of what makes donor egg more appealing is I feel like because I can't get pregnant on my own at my age, nature is telling me that my eggs are old and bad, and if I did conceive, I'd be worried about how healthy my eggs are at this point.  A donor egg from a young and healthy donor would allay many of those concerns.  My husband's sperm is fine.

My only qualm about donor egg is that my OB told me that there is a higher rate of pregnancy complications, such as pre-eclampsia, with donor egg than with own eggs, due to the mother's body rejecting the donor eggs in some way/immune issues with the donor egg.  Pre-eclampsia in particular is one of these complications.  So that concerns me.

What would you do?  Also, any suggestions as to the best clinic for donor egg (I would prefer a large selection of potential donors due to my heritage/ethnicity, as it will likely be harder to find).  Thanks![/quote]

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