Hi Naenae,

I agree it is absolutely frustrating to be trying so hard to have a baby and others around you fall easily, particularly when their lifestyle is less than ideal.

To answer your question, I went off the Pill when I was 27. When I didn't conceive after a year I went to a FS. I found out I had PCOS at that point. However it wasn't until we went to an IVF clinic when I was 30 and found out that DH had azospermia that we realised that we would not fall pregnant naturally.

We tried IUIs, however I decided to move to IVF once I was given advice on here that the chances were less and less of this working after age 35 . We started our first round of IVF in 2008. I received my BFP in 2009 at age 40.

So, in total, it took 11 years to conceive a child. However, as you are probably aware, our situation is different from others using AC, due to the use of a donor. Most of the waiting was taken up in deciding whether we would have a donor child and then waiting for a donor to step forward. So really we are not a typical example.