I did some reading on this, and I doubt that you could use your eggs in your condition. They might have been already destroyed by your mishap, men and women tend to become infertile after this kind of poisoning...but even if they aren't completely destroyed, I don't think you will even find any clinic that would do a procedure knowing about it or consider anyone in your condition a candidate for egg donation.

You can always adopt. I know it's not "yours" but there are so many special babies who are lonely and out there waiting for new moms.

I agree with poster adoption sounds like a great option. I would adopt in a hearbeat should I or my husband are infertile for any reason. I'm 35 and just recently got married and also looking into having a child. I think the important here is that you recover your health from the heavy metal poising. If you manage to get clear of the poisoning and you are alive and healthy that's good enough!! Anyways on the adoption you see how many hollywood stars like angelina jolie are adopting and how happy their lives are with them. Life will come to us with hardships but it is our attitude that we can change and be happy!

I have a friend who had IVF and they did ICSI - where they inject the sperm into the egg. When they did that they found that her eggs had very thin walls. The doctor told her to get her mercury levels checked and she did and they were 10x normal. So - supposedly, mercury can affect egg quality. I don't know if it can be cleared up or if in fact the mercuryllevel was related to the egg wall thin-ness. I asked my doctor about it (we are scheduled to do IVF in April) and he said it has not been proven yet and that it was still being studied. So we hit a dead-end on the subject.
That being said, I asked my acupuncturist about mercury and she said you should definitely not disturb mercury in your tissues while you are pregnant. But she thought I would be ok to try a natural chelation product called NDF by BioRay BEFORE we do IVF and start medications, etc.
I thought I'd share with you. The product sounds interesting. I know that mercury detoxification is not a well-supported or understood process. I have no idea if NDF works, but I might give it a try just to see. I have myofascial pain syndrome - which is sort of like fibromyalgia in an isolated location (my shoulder). I am desperate to try things that might help, so I might try it.
Hopefully, this info will be helpful to you!

In addition - if you go to a fertility specialist and harvest your eggs (that's what you do for IVF), they can tell you about the quality of them. I don't think it's possible (we've done 5 insemminations so far, so I have learned alot about this) to know about your true egg quality until they see the eggs - which means they have to take them out of your body.
I suggest you consider the NDF and also see a reproductive endocrinologist. It's not a bad idea to get tested for general reproductive stuff early since you're 38. I got married at 39 and am 40 now, going on 41. It's taken us 6 months since we got tested and we're still not pregnant. So - you might be in a better position if you also know more about your reproductive health and your husbands. That might help you make a better decision because you'll know more about the timeframe you have, etc.
Hope this helps! and good luck!!

I have had 3 miscarriages in the last year since trying to conceive. After the first one, my GP tested my thyroid, which was found to be underactive, and referred me to a fertility clinic. I'm 40 years old, and have a high FSH. I was told I had premature ovarian failure, despite having regular cycles and ovulating like clockwork. I was not offered ART. Instead, I turned to TCM (herbs, acupuncture twice weekly) and Naturopathy (for thyroid hormones), but continued to miscarry. No one could answer why I was 'infertile' or had hypothyroidism (no antibodies, no family history).

By chance someone at a health food store mentioned that dental amalgams are 50% mercury, and they can interfere with thyroid function. This was news to me! I went straight to a biological dentist to have them removed. I followed up with a naturopath attached to the dental clinic to undergo heavy metal testing and chelation (if necessary). I wasn't entirely surprised to find out that I have severely elevated levels of mercury, lead (nearly off the scale) and aluminium. I am now undergoing weekly IV chelation (DMPS and EDTA) and already feel less toxic. The naturopath will recheck my levels in 3 months, and then I will hopefully get the green light to attempt conception.

I can't say whether I will ever be able to conceive (fingers crossed) but I am very happy that I found out about my heavy metal toxicity. Another person I know undergoing chelation started menstruating at 52 yrs after years of menopause. I now believe heavy metal toxicity may be the root cause of many health conditions, including infertility. I hope you were able to find the support that you need and that you haven't given up hope of conceiving one day!