What r/40Plus_IVF is talking about this week

Hello, First I want to thank everyone on here for all the support I’ve received from this group. This group was the only thing that kept me from going crazy and falling into a complete negative...

Sharing our story to give some hope to others doing IVF in their 40s. We went through 6 IVF cycles in 2026. Our first 2 used standard follicular-start protocols and were a disaster: 0 usable...

Just got the results from yesterday's retrieval. Not a single embryo. We had already decided this needed to be our last try, both for health reasons and for money reasons. It was a sibling...

The OP of "Sharing some hope at 42.5" has cowardly blocked me so I can't reply to those who asked what makes the use of AI obvious on that thread (any many others, increasingly). In general...

I just through a round of egg retrieval a month before my 43rd birthday. They retrieved 13 eggs, out of those they got 3 embryos. Of the three embryos, I have one that is euploid (normal) and one...

Hi ladies, I have read SO many of your stories on here and it’s been so helpful so I thought I’d share mine so far. I’ve just finished my first cycle as a potential SMBC, 42 1/2 years old. I had 7...

Does anyone else feel like they have to mentally prepare themselves for all the heartache and disappointment this journey brings? I just find myself so mentally, physically and financially...

Tw: one living child I took the leap and scheduled an initial consult. I already had labs from after a previous loss but never discussed IVF. I was told I'm really not a candidate for IVF at their...

How many ivf cycles did you do? And how old were you? How many eggs/embryos/ pgta tested embryos did you get at each cycle? How did you pay for it? Or did insurance cover everything? Are you doing...

I’m 44 with an AMH of 3.8 pmol/L and have just gone through two unsuccessful IVF cycles. Cycle 1 – September Gonal-F 300 + Menopur 150 2 eggs retrieved, both fertilized Neither made it to...