Get Pregnant After Forty
After about thirty years old, a woman's fertility starts going down, and by the time she's forty, getting pregnant becomes difficult. However, as we continue to learn about infertility, we learn about ways to combat it. And there are many way to get pregnant after you're forty years old.
Instructions
1. Have a general physical done, especially if it's been a few years since you've had a physical to ensure you're healthy enough to get pregnant.
2. See an infertility specialist. This the person who develops a plan with you and gives you the pros and cons and probabilities of each treatment.
3. Do your research. There are many different ways you can become pregnant after forty. Go to your infertility specialist prepared to talk about the recent research.
4. Consider taking fertility drugs to make you more fertile. Fertility drugs are one way to start fertility treatments. You can use fertility drugs in conjunction with other treatments.
5. Think about using artificial insemination. If your partner is the same age or older than you, his sperm may have difficulty reaching your fallopian tubes or he may have a low sperm count. In artificial insemination, the sperm are placed near the cervix around the time you ovulate. You can use your partner's sperm or donated sperm. For best results, combine this with using fertility drugs.
6. Use in vitro fertilization (IVF) if you're still having problems. In IVF, the egg and the sperm are combined in a lab. Two days later, the fertilized eggs are placed inside the mother or a surrogate mother. Often, many fertilized eggs are used to increase the chances of one implanting into the uterine wall. Of course, this also increases the chance of a multiple pregnancy.
7. Decide whether you want to use your own eggs or a surrogate's eggs if you're using in vitro fertilization (IVF). At forty your chances of becoming pregnant using your own eggs is only 25 percent. At forty-three, your chances are only ten percent. Speak to your infertility specialist about finding an egg donor that meets your criteria.
