Hi Beav, I have only just read your original thread today, I am also in my 40's (42 to be exact and turning 43 in November - so the clock is really ticking quite fast).

My FS (fertility specialist) has told us that at 42 you only have a 7% chance each cycle of falling pregnant without any help, ie IVF and this diminishes each year until I believe at age 45 it is about 1%. With IVF he could only guarantee us about a 15% chance of a positive outcome and in the same breath mentioned that the particular fertility clinic we go to has had no luck at all with pregnancy for over 43 age bracket - fantastic news that was.

We have just finished our 3rd IVF Cycle and it was another negative for us, with my AF arriving this morning. So I have no idea if we should or if I could even consider doing a 4th. All the sniffing and injecting and the hormonal ups and downs are just getting a little too much to handle.

I have also made an appointment to see a Naturopath just to see if I can get into a healthier more relaxed lifestyle which I am hoping just might help for the future.

However we are very lucky that at age 39 and after the very first IUI we conceived our DD, who is now 2 1/2 years old.