IVF Tips for Women Over 40

With people waiting until later in life to start growing their families, I see a lot of patients who are over 40. While everyone's body is different, IVF is a great option to consider for many women over the age of 40. I've had many over 40 IVF success stories. I want you to know that pregnancy is definitely possible and that's why I'm going to share my best IVF tips with you this week. 1. Know Your Levels. Track and trend them over time. 2. Getting your levels checked doesn’t mean you have a problem. It simply means you want to understand your body. 3. So often, women over 40 don’t realize they need help until after they’ve miscarried. 4. Recognize that you’re not alone in wanting to get pregnant naturally. 5. Ovaries are ready for other options, but you may not be. 6. Know what’s okay to say and feel. 7. Know that sperm matters as much as eggs. 8. Think about other things to improve your chances of a successful IVF cycle: Egg Whisperer DIET, Considering PGT, and Implantation Testing. 9. Think about working with a surrogate. 10. Assemble your fertility TEAM. 11. Preserve your fertility & consider embryo banking. 12. Know what you may be more likely to experience with IVF over 40. 13. If you’re 45 and you’ve just had a baby. The one thing you want to do is try and live forever, as healthy as you can be. I want to close with one important message. As a fertility doctor, one of the most important parts of my job is helping women close to menopause grow their families. Helping them with IVF cycles until they are successful sometimes means also using an egg donor. Women over 40 who are doing IVF should hear that. Knowing that sometimes your success may involve an egg donor is something that’s important to hear at the beginning. Part of my role as your doctor is to make you feel healthy, fertile, young, and as normal as possible. This is very important. Read the whole article here on my website. Sign up to get on the newsletter by clicking here.