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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I strongly suggest you get a second opinion from a different RE.  5% seems low given your age.  There are ways to stimulate you. It may be worth trying once even though its very expensive. I got pregnant at 39 with similar numbers on my first IVF try.   I have one child and am not doing IVF again but I understand your concerns about an only child. I have siblings and it saddens me that DC won't have any.[/quote]

Well, the way your RE can estimate your chances of success is that they have thousands of patients in their database with their hormone readings and know what their outcomes were - that's how they can give you a % chance of success. I would believe it. They didn't give 0% so yes, there's still a chance, but if you really want to have a second child there are other ways to make that happen with a much higher chance of success. I would encourage you to think about donor egg, or also embryo adoption. There are a huge number of frozen embryos and parents who have completed their families, but very much want to make their embryos available to others. Undergoing a frozen embryo transfer (FET) is a far less expensive procedure than IVF ($3-5K; there may be additional legal charges related to adopting an embryo) and also has a higher rate of success than fresh IVF cycles. It's also way less expensive than adoption. Last, if you really want to have another child you can make that happen and I would encourage you to pursue that if that's what you really want. It sounds like you do. Best of luck to you![/quote]

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