Anonymous
03/26/2022 16:09
Subject: Re:If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Infertility is absolutely genetic in many cases. This is a well researched fact. Know what age your mother and or older sisters went through menopause. Know that fertility declines to zero 8-10 years before full menopause.
I knew that my mother went through menopause in her early 40s. I didn’t realize that would mean I would be completely infertile by 30. My sister had her kids at 27 and 29 and we didn’t realize at the time that she was probably near the end of her fertility.
We used donor eggs and it has worked out great. I wouldn’t have kids before I was ready. Just be prepared to use donor eggs and move forward with your life.
Citation please.
If I can google it and come up with dozens of results, then so can you. It’s so irrefutable that it doesn’t take a lot of looking, but here you go:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4259396/
https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1094§ionid=61904709
https://biomedres.us/pdfs/BJSTR.MS.ID.001984.pdf
https://jhu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/genetic-basis-of-male-and-female-infertility
https://www.actamedicainternational.com/article.asp?issn=2349-0578;year=2015;volume=2;issue=2;spage=149;epage=154;aulast=Singh
Anonymous
03/26/2022 16:01
Subject: If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
Anonymous wrote:How do you know it’s your mom and not dad? Ours was male factor at 27. We still had 3 babies though with infertility treatments.
It’s not me, but in what case of the mom they learned in the process of infertility treatment, in the case of the great grandparent they don’t know of course. It could be a coincidence.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 15:57
Subject: Re:If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
Anonymous wrote:Infertility is absolutely genetic in many cases. This is a well researched fact. Know what age your mother and or older sisters went through menopause. Know that fertility declines to zero 8-10 years before full menopause.
I knew that my mother went through menopause in her early 40s. I didn’t realize that would mean I would be completely infertile by 30. My sister had her kids at 27 and 29 and we didn’t realize at the time that she was probably near the end of her fertility.
We used donor eggs and it has worked out great. I wouldn’t have kids before I was ready. Just be prepared to use donor eggs and move forward with your life.
Citation please.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 15:54
Subject: Re:If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
I was in your shoes with my mom and aunts having issues conceiving and early menopause too. My grandmother got married very young so I can't base it off of her. I had my baseline labs tested at age 25. Results were borderline poor and we were getting married soon so decided to try right after the wedding and it took a good while. Now pursuing IVF for baby #2. Had I not been engaged, then definitely egg freezing and maybe freezing embryos with a donor too.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 15:52
Subject: If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
How do you know it’s your mom and not dad? Ours was male factor at 27. We still had 3 babies though with infertility treatments.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 13:08
Subject: If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
I’d definitely see an RE and get a baseline view of where you stand. Then depending on what they suggest, I’d freeze eggs (as many as I could afford).
Anonymous
03/26/2022 12:59
Subject: If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
My sister had early menopause (around age 30) whereas I had my last in my 40’s (totally natural surprise). You never know.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 12:30
Subject: If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
I'm one of those with family history of earlier menopause. I had a hard time even in my late 20s, when supposedly I had plenty of time. My daughter is only 2, but I might initiate a conversation about egg freezing around the time she graduates college, but that's 20 years from now- who knows what advances will be made by then.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 12:17
Subject: If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
I’d see a reproductive endocrinologist, get my hormone levels tested, and see what they recommended. Likely I would want to freeze at least 40+ eggs while still young.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 12:16
Subject: Re:If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
Anonymous wrote:Infertility is absolutely genetic in many cases. This is a well researched fact. Know what age your mother and or older sisters went through menopause. Know that fertility declines to zero 8-10 years before full menopause.
I knew that my mother went through menopause in her early 40s. I didn’t realize that would mean I would be completely infertile by 30. My sister had her kids at 27 and 29 and we didn’t realize at the time that she was probably near the end of her fertility.
We used donor eggs and it has worked out great. I wouldn’t have kids before I was ready. Just be prepared to use donor eggs and move forward with your life.
I'm pretty sure her mother tried donor eggs.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 12:10
Subject: Re:If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
Infertility is absolutely genetic in many cases. This is a well researched fact. Know what age your mother and or older sisters went through menopause. Know that fertility declines to zero 8-10 years before full menopause.
I knew that my mother went through menopause in her early 40s. I didn’t realize that would mean I would be completely infertile by 30. My sister had her kids at 27 and 29 and we didn’t realize at the time that she was probably near the end of her fertility.
We used donor eggs and it has worked out great. I wouldn’t have kids before I was ready. Just be prepared to use donor eggs and move forward with your life.
I knew that my mother went through menopause in her early 40s. I didn’t realize that would mean I would be completely infertile by 30. My sister had her kids at 27 and 29 and we didn’t realize at the time that she was probably near the end of her fertility.
We used donor eggs and it has worked out great. I wouldn’t have kids before I was ready. Just be prepared to use donor eggs and move forward with your life.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 12:03
Subject: If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
What makes you think infertility is genetic? What is the evidence and research?
Anonymous
03/26/2022 12:01
Subject: If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
I wouldn’t choose to start trying before you’re actually ready to have a kid. I did that, got pregnant right away, and I had a kid probably too early in life. That’s not something you can reverse! 
I’d look into freezing eggs and save up for IFV, and I would start trying maybe a year before you’d ideally like to have a kid.
But this is obviously a really personal and tough decision! I wish you luck.
I’d look into freezing eggs and save up for IFV, and I would start trying maybe a year before you’d ideally like to have a kid.
But this is obviously a really personal and tough decision! I wish you luck.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 11:59
Subject: If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
I would not take that information as a deciding factor, especially the great grandmother piece. I’d go about my life.
Anonymous
03/26/2022 11:56
Subject: If you had a family history of very early secondary infertility, WWYD as a young adult
If your mother had you at 21 and then couldn't have a second, despite trying in her mid 20's, and undergoing many rounds of IVF,
and your great grandmother had one at 18 and then continued to try/hope for a second until menopause.
What would you do in your 20's? Choose to have your first very early? Freeze your eggs early on?
and your great grandmother had one at 18 and then continued to try/hope for a second until menopause.
What would you do in your 20's? Choose to have your first very early? Freeze your eggs early on?