WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2002: Re: 35 & would like a child (someday)

Re: 35 & would like a child (someday)

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:01:22 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 9 Aug 2002, KD wrote: >
>Please help, so I can relax.
>I will be 36 this year, and I would really like to have a child the old
>fashion way. My husband who is younger is not ready & I'm not sure how
>soon he will be ready. I'm am getting concerned with everything you
>hear now about after 35 it gets very difficult to get pregnant plus my
>sister started menopause around 35-36, though our mother did not start
>until later. I was wondering if there are any tests that can be taken
>to see how fertile I am, and or how much time I may have left?

unfortuneately, there is no test that says "you have 2 years left of fertility". A cycle day 3 FSH level is sometimes used to determine if it is worthwhile to do own-egg IVF in women closer to 40, but you could have a normal FSH now, and still be infertile now -- or next year. You could have tests done to see if your tubes are open, but since you haven't even tried to get pregnant yet your doctor may not order it (while small, there aer some risks to these tests).

In general, the most common advice is "try, and if you aren';t pregnant in 6 months, come back for evaluation". It is a difficult situation when one partner is ready and the other isn't. You and your husband need to have a good heart-to-heart talk aobut your desires for children and the realities of your biologic clock.

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

**this is for general educational purposes only and does not supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician**
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