Ladies 45+ I need your help
I am 13w3d pregnant and I thought everything was going well until my NT scan. It showed fluid on the babies brain and lungs as well the baby is developing a week behind. They said this is all due to my age (45) but what I don't understand is my ovarian reserve is extremely high for my age. Are all my eggs too old? They are pushing donor eggs if I want to try again. They don't expect me to carry this pregnancy much longer. I am not giving up and still praying for a miracle. Has anybody been through this? Any advice or similar situation would be helpful. If the pregnancy continues to 15 weeks I will get an amnio to find out beyond a doubt what's happening with my lil Bub.
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Actually, new studies (all over the press in 2012 show women likely continue to make new eggs through their reproductive lives. So I don't think anything is over. I have a friend who has 1 daughter without any medical assistance at 49 & the girl is very healthy. It just gets harder & chances go down. There is so much individual difference, but I think your being pregnant now is a good sign. I hope this one works out for you!!! - here is a link to 1 article in national geographic: ссылка
We develop our eggs during early foetal development. So when we are born our eggs are fully formed, ready for when we start to menstruate.
Our egg supply is therefore finite and are all as old as us. As we age, our eggs do too, which is why after about the age of 30/35 it becomes harder to conceive. It sounds like your doctor is saying that yours are plentiful, but haven't aged well. Your body can't produce anymore, so you'll need a healthier donor egg if you want to conceive. HTH
Thanks gator I'm hoping for the same thing.
I was told that egg quantity and quality are not the same, but low quantity can indicate poor quality. But age is only a predictor of quality, it's not definitive. Some very young women have poor quality eggs and older women can have good quality eggs.
I don't understand why they aren't hopefully about this pregnancy though. I hope your bub proves them wrong!
How are things going?