Posted by judy1 on May 18, 2004, at 16:31:44
In reply to Never going to be a mom :(, posted by pegasus on May 18, 2004, at 15:47:32
I just wanted to give you some encouragement. I don't know if you are in a large city- but you might want to see an endocrinologist (most infertility docs are) to stabilize your thyroid/hormones/etc. Have you had any previous pregnancies? if so, any miscarriages? The sooner you are able to take care of your problems the sooner you can start fertility treatment. as long as your periods are regular you shouldn't have a problem getting pregnant, but I'm sure your fertility doc would suggest IVF if you didn't get pregnant in a few cycles. 40 is kind of a cut off for successful IVF (unless you use a younger woman's eggs), but when I was going through it (I'm in my 30's) a 40 y.o. woman had twins. After my son's birth I had 5 m/c's, went through a couple of rounds of IVF and had my daughter 2 years ago. There are several excellent internet boards INCIID? if you do decide to do the fertility route. if you truly want to carry a child, then I recommend the ups and downs of fertility treatment. if not, then adoption makes you a mom just the same as if you give birth.
I wish you all the best- judy
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