Hi, this is my first post on this board. I understand this is a very sensitive topic and don't wish to upset anyone on here, I'm just looking for some advice from people who are a lot more knowledgeable than me.
I'm 37 next month and have children with my exh. The youngest is 8yrs. I didn't struggle to conceive in my 20's and had relatively straightforward pregnancies.
My DH and I are desperate for a child together. He's 43 and also has children from a previous relationship.
We have been ttc for the past year following removal of my implant. I have had 2 early mc (around 5 weeks) in the past 6 months. We went for private fertility testing a few of months ago, between the mc's, and I was told I have a very low ovarian reserve. My DH is fine and had excellent test results. The fertility doctor advised I only have a 5% chance of conceiving naturally because of my age and test results and said that IVF would be our best shot. Even so, he only gave me a 10-15% chance of conceiving even with IVF. He also said I'd probably need 2 rounds to gather enough eggs as I only have 8 follicles.
At this stage, I'm unsure whether to carry on trying naturally or whether we need to go down the IVF route. We have some savings that we could use but I am aware of the massive impact IVF could have on our family. That said, we both want a baby so much we'd be willing to try anything. The doctor advised that basically I'm running out of time and if we want IVF we need to do it straight away before I get any older. It almost felt like a sales pitch which has really made me question things.
I'm really unsure where to go from here and wondered if anyone had any advice please? This is all completely new to me and very scary.
If we do go down the IVF route, can anyone recommend a clinic around West Yorkshire? We had initial tests in Manchester but it's such a long way I think we would struggle to get there regularly.
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Vicsleighbob · 09/05/2019 14:11
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