Re: About those percentages...

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At Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Amanda wrote: >
>I am well aware that the percentages for perganacy achievement are about
>20% in any given month, and that a couple is not considered for
>infertility until they have been trying for a year.
>
>My situation is that I had a tumor on my ovary removed several months
>ago, and all follow-up tests prove to be normal with my ovary. My tubes
>are clear, my periods are regular, my temps reflect ovulation, my luteal
>phase is 14 days, I get fertile-quality cm, my husband has a 246 million
>sperm count (which he is very proud of :)), I have no cysts or
>endometriosis or anything like that (per my lap in June and follow-up CT
>scans.) I have educated myself on the proper timing of intercourse each
>month, and I take my temps and monitor my cm.
>
>My question is that since we (my husband and I) are ahead of the game
>somewhat with our testing, do we still fall into that same 20% for
>pregnancy achieviment, or is that percentage brought down by couples who
>do have fertility issues? Rather, if you take only couples with no
>fertility issues and have them ttc, would they only stand a 20% chance
>of success per month?
>
>Thank you for the clarification.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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