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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you read menopause threads, it hits at a wide range of ages. I am almost 48 and still have periods like clockwork and no signs of perimenopause. I recently had my hormone levels tested and while that isn't anything definitive, they were still the same as they were fifteen years ago. While I have no idea if a pregnancy would be viable at this point, I have no doubt I am still fertile.

43 is young![/quote]

43 is young for many things, but not birthing babies. Come on, now.[/quote]

43 is iffy for a first time baby, but if you are able to have children just before 43 (her next oldest is 4 years old), 43 is not impossible. Or maybe she used minor intervention. That's just as possible at that age as having major intervention.[/quote]

This. People will cite these statistics for natural conception in your 40s but group everyone together. A huge percent of women trying to conceive in their 40s have a history of infertility. Either they delayed pregnancy altogether and this is their first try, or they struggled to conceive earlier children, or they've been trying to conceive for years. Their experiences are different from those of women who already have kids and have no history of infertility, especially if they conceived naturally in their late 30s.

I'd be curious to see statistics for natural conception at 40+ limited to just women who conceived successful pregnancies between 35 and 40. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it's closer to 50%. By no means guaranteed, but not the total long shot you think it is when you look at overall fertility of all women trying to conceive in their 40s. The numbers are significantly impacted by the many women with a history of infertility trying to conceive at this age.[/quote]

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