![]() ![]() These numbers are based on a large study done in the United States called “Time to Conceive.” My mentor while in fellowship, Anne Steiner, led this study. This number changes once you enter your thirties, and if you’ve already had a child, the numbers look a bit different. If you have never had a child and are younger than age 30- your chance of getting pregnant per month, also known as fecundability, is 20-25% each month. When we talk about natural fertility, you should know the facts. That may change this aspect of our field, and I find it so fascinating. What about the younger generation of women who are now in their late twenties or early thirties? They may have the opportunity to use frozen eggs if they are waiting to get pregnant. Currently most people using egg donation did not have the opportunity to freeze their eggs because this option was experimental until 2012. I’ll be very curious to see how my field changes over the next ten to twenty years. Most people start too late and end up in this position. ![]() One thing that often surprises women is the natural decline in fertility as we get older. Our goal is to share with you the facts that we have in order to help you get pregnant. Other women may have been trying over and over and experiencing the inability to get pregnant. In this case you know right away that donor eggs are your only option. They come in to see me and getting diagnosed while they are already in menopause. Some women don’t know that they are running out of eggs until they get off birth control and they don’t have period or other symptoms. In most situations it is women who have waited until they are older to have kids or women who have premature ovarian failure. Low Ovarian Reserve, PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE, Low Egg Quality, OR NO OVARIES Sometimes these are both anonymous sources and other times it’s someone they know. If you are in a same sex male relationship, donor eggs along with a gestational carrier is something you have to consider if you want children. Who needs donor eggs? SAME SEX Couples WITHOUT EGG SOURCE Most people going down this road are women of advanced maternal age or poor egg quality leading to failure to get pregnant. I want to break down some of the barriers, talk about this honestly, and give you some things to consider. This option, for most people, is something they never thought they’d have to discuss. Many of my patients come to me and never expect to have a conversation about donor eggs. ![]()
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