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1) Fertility treatments are expensive and don't work for everyone 2) "1 in 10 healthy women in their 40s will get pregnant in any single menstrual cycle". I.e.

1) Fertility treatments are expensive and don't work for everyone 2) "1 in 10 healthy women in their 40s will get pregnant in any single menstrual cycle". I.e. there is a 90% chance that a woman over 40 will have at least some difficulty getting pregnant. Likely more than that if their partner is similar in age because male fertility declines with age as well. 3) Getting pregnant is only the first step. Miscarriage rates also increase with age.

rkk3 5y ago
> 2) "1 in 10 healthy women in their 40s will get pregnant in any single menstrual cycle". I.e. there is a 90% chance that a woman over 40 will have at least some difficulty getting pregnant. That is not what it means. It is unlikely at any age to get pregnant in one menstrual cycle. "Each month, the average 30-year-old woman has about a 20% chance of getting pregnant. A 40-year-old only has a 5% chance of getting pregnant each month." https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-are-the-chances-of-getting-pregnant-after-40-1960287 https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-are-the-chances-of-getti...