totally new and need info BAD!!!

auntbeth89

My girlfriend and i are wanting to get all the info we can get on all this!! I have wanted a child for so long and i think we might wait 2 more years but you never know what will happen you know... but i was wondering if we should go ahead and buy some vials and just have them stored until we are ready or if we should wait until we are closer and if anyone knows any doctors around midland, tx that are open to taking same sex couples. thank you for all your responses and i hope to hear from yall soon!!

Arkmom

Just FYI, since you are thinking about waiting another two years, I thought I would share some info on age and fertility. I don't know how young or old you are, but it never hurts to have accurate information when making choices about when and how to proceed.

Table 1. Infertility Increases With Age
Percentage of married women who are infertile by age group.
Percent chance
Age Group (years) Percent Infertile
20 - 24 7
25 - 29 9
30 - 34 15
35 - 39 22
40 - 44 29
Adapted from Menken J, Trussell J, Larsen U. Age and infertility. Science. 1986;23:1389.

Additional resources
http://www.babycenter.com/0_chart-the-effect-of-age-on-fertility_6155.bc
http://www.asrm.org/Patients/patientbooklets/agefertility.pdf
http://www.socalfertility.com/age-and-fertility.html
http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/news/20050825/after-age-44-fertility-successes-are-few

auntbeth89

thank you im about to be 21 so ill still be in the 7% group but thank you i was really worrying about age because my mom and grandma both had to have hysterectomies early.