41 yr old woman considering pregnancy
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I will soon be 41. I have only one tube, due to a tubal pregnancy. If I were to reverse the other tube to try and get pregnant, what would be my chances of success, also what would be any risk factors for me. I am healthy right now for the most part. No forseeable complications.
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 | Ann - February 8 |
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Pamala, I don't know about the success rates, but your likliest complication would probably be your egg quality and ovarian reserve (I am dealing with that and I am 36). If you would like to get preg, I would go see a Reproductive Endocrinologist as soon as possible. You may be a candidate for ivf. They can do ivf without reversing a tubal ligation (if that is what you meant by reversed). Good luck!
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Pamela.....While pregnancy is possible in your 40s, you are also at an increased risk for a number of complications and birth defects, namely down syndrome. My advice would be to research as much as possible and talk to your doctor to determine your risks. I found a couple of interesting sites you might want to look at---I will post them here. If the forum adds dashes to the web addresses, remove them to view the site properly. I hope this helps. http://health.discovery.com/centers/pregnanc
y/americanbaby/pregnancyage_03.html.........
....................http://www.marchofdimes.
com/professionals/681_1155.asp..............
......http://www.womenshealth.gov/Pregnancy/
planning.htm...........................http:
//www.babyhopes.com/articles/birthdefects.ht
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Good luck!
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 | jg - February 8 |
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Hi Pamela. I know the stats aren't great for "older" women having children, and although i am younger (sorry!) than you, I know the pain of desperately wanting a child. I know a few women at your age who have had children (some by IVF, some naturally) with no complications at all, and there are always treatments available to help. Good luck Pamela.
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I agree with jg. It's not without complications, but medical advances are making it easier, less risky for women in their late 30s, early 40s to have healthy pregnancies & healthy babies. And also it's all individual, get the tests done, see what the result is, maybe just b/c your chronological age is 41, your repro age could be much younger. Ann's right, get in to see a RE ASAP, explore your options with this. Good luck!!!
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