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Q: How to become pregnant after 40?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 13th, 2007

i am 42 i have had 6 children most of which have flown the nest me and my partner who is 29 desperatly want a baby however its proving difficult i fell pregnant last year after 1 year of trying and miscarried at 8 weeks its been 8 months since then and im still not pregnant is there any medication i can purchase which may help me along i feel like my time is running out and myself and my partner have been together 6 years and he has no children so if there is anything you can recomend to us we would be very grateful thank you

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on February 23rd, 2007

Fertility Answer A2381

Getting pregnant and keeping a pregnancy become more difficult as you become older. If you still ovulate, opportunities exist to become pregnant. As it seems likely that your reproductive time is running out, you may try with an assisted reproduction technique like “in vitro” fertilization. You may consult your gynecologist about this possibility.

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