Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies

Natalie
From hopeful TTC, through infertility, IVF and the resulting pregnancy, this became a journal through grief and trying again after the loss of our first son, Devin, at 36 weeks. After multiple more IVF cycles we got pregnant with our second child, a little girl born healthy and alive in May of 2010. Our third child, a most unexpected surprise baby girl, was just born in June 2012!

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Statistics

October 11, 2006 — 3:43 am

According to Dr. Richard-Davis, about 30 to 40 percent of the time, infertility is caused by ovulation problems. About 40 percent of the time, it’s due to sperm factors. In 10 to 15 percent of cases, infertility is caused by tubal abnormalities, and 10 percent of the time there is no explanation at all.

Same stats I see a lot.

We just ruled out sperm factors. All those are good.

My ovulation problems – I suppose there is a small chance that my chart is “faking” it and I’m not actually ovulating. But my cycle is very very regular and predictable, I have 11 very pretty charts and I feel very confident that I’m ovulating.

So that leaves the 10% chance of tubal abnormalities – which would probably require an HSG to disagnose – and the 10% chance that they won’t find a reason.

When it comes down to numbers, man, that bites. I’ve always wanted to be special, but just this once can I please be normal?

It’s freaking me out a little bit that this is our last chance at a BFP without being “infertile.” Last chance to not fall into those statistics.

Comments (1)

One response to “Statistics”

SaraS-P says:

October 11, 2006 at 11:32 am

Good luck! I hope you get to just miss the “infertile” label!