WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2003: Re: infertility tests

Re: infertility tests - Is it too late ?

From: a (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 17 May 2003 22:11:56 -0500 (CDT)

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Anna,

Don't know if it is too late or not and you won't know either until you go to the doctor for testing. But go soon because you are running out of time. As a little side note, there are many stories of women having babies at 43 or older. My mother-in-law in fact got quite a shock at 43 when she had her last baby. My father-in-law was 46. They are wonderful parents and managed quite well with a little one and 4 older ones (including a wheelchair bound son in his 20s). My own hubby was just days short of 43 when we had our little one and he's great with him. Personally after fighting infertility for years, I'd say go in and get tested. If indeed you cannot or don't have a baby, you'll know you at least tried and will be able to go through life with less worries of "what if". And you may end up with that baby you long for after all. Go to the doctor and then let us know what happens. Good luck!

At Sat, 17 May 2003, Anna wrote: >
>I am 43 years old.I stopped taking the pill about 10 years ago with the
>intentions of starting a family.I never managed to conceive and >varying reasons couldn't bring myself to go for tests (one reason being
>my fear of all things 'medical' and another being a family member with a
>long term progressive
>illness who needed a lot of support and assistance )I now feel that life
>has passed me by and for the last couple of years it's been eating away
>at me.I thought i had come to terms with it but if i'm honest with
>myself i know i haven't.Do you think i've left it far too late to seek
>help.I'm worried that
>i would be dismissed by my family doctor.(Living in the uk we can't
>refer ourselves directly to a gynaecologist)My husband thinks we're both
>too old but says he will support me if i do go ahead with it.I feel i
>need to have an answer to the reason for my subfertility for my own
>peace of mind even if nothing can be done about it.(My husband had his
>sperm
>ago and that was ok so i assume the problem lies with me.)

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