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Pregnant at 40+

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BECOME PREGNANT WITH 40+

You are 40 years or older and wish to have a child? You have put off starting a family for professional or private reasons but would now like to become pregnant? Pregnancy is possible at the age of over 40. We will be happy to advise and treat you.  

Dr. Brunbauer, YOUR IVF EXPERT IN VIENNA

Arrange a non-binding initial consultation - our competent and experienced team will help you in trying to realize your wish for a child. We have successfully guided many women of your age on their way to pregnancy.  

With us, you can expect:

  • Selected experts in fertility treatment who will listen to you and your individual situation and support you with their cutting-edge expertise, years of experience and understanding.
  • A modern, well-equipped clinic where caring and respectful interaction is a top priority.  
  • State-of-the-art diagnostics and a professional laboratory.
  • Support by complementary measures such as psychological care, acupuncture, TCM & nutritional counseling.

In principle,  the younger  you are, the  higher your chance  of a natural pregnancy. For a 20- year-old woman, the chance of pregnancy within one year is 86%, for a 40-year-old 36%. 

The reasons:

  • Every woman is born with a fixed number of eggs. These mature from puberty onwards. Every month, one dominant egg develops out of the many that are recruited in one cycle, while the others are lost. The oocyte reserve continuously decreases. 
  • The quality of the eggs decreases with age, after the age of 40 it decreases more rapidly. 
  • Advancing age can be accompanied by various risk factors that can limit fertility: previous and current illnesses and treatments, stress, mental strain, being severe overweight or underweight, alcohol or nicotine consumption, excessive sport or a low-vitamin diet. 

Do not be discouraged. For many couples who wish to have a child, in vitro fertilization can greatly improve chances of conceiving.  Treatment is always preceded by comprehensive testing and diagnosis. 

FERTILITY CURVE ACCORDING TO WOMEN’S AGE  

Fruchtbarkeitskurve, Wunschkind Klinik Wien Dr. Brunbauer

If you have not conceived after six months of trying, come to see us at the fertility clinic. We will clarify potential problems and work out an individual treatment plan for you. Of course, we will accompany you comprehensively on your way to your pregnancy.  

The diagnosis proceeds in six steps:

  1. In a detailed initial consultation, we get to know each other, we learn about your medical history and determine a strategy for your further treatment.  
  2. We use various examinations to look into the reasons you have not yet conceived.  

These include:

A female ultrasound, during which we determine how high your egg reserve is.  

The determination of your hormone status. The most important fertility parameter here is the so-called anti-Mullerian hormone.  

Eileiterdurchgängigkeit HyCoSy, Wunschkind Klinik Wien Dr. Brunbauer

Checking the patency of the fallopian tubes by Hydro Contrast Sonography (HyCoSy) to determine whether either of the fallopian tubes are blocked.  

Examination of male fertility by means of a spermiogram.

CONCEIVING  WITH THE RIGHT TREATMENT  

The consultation with you and the diagnostic results provide us with all the necessary information to choose the best treatment for you. This may be hormone treatment, insemination or in vitro fertilization (IVF, ICSI, P-ICSI). We will inform you in detail about each treatment step, answer your questions and address your concerns and wishes.  

The chances of pregnancy at the age of 40 or above for a woman who has not yet had a child are up to 5 to 8% per cycle.  

If in the course of the examinations it turns out that your egg reserve has already been exhausted, we can also support you in conceiving with egg donation. 

For egg donation, you as the recipient must  not be older than 45 years  at the  start of treatment. The  donor  must be no older than 30. You can bring a donor, a relative, friend or confidant, with you to the clinic. 

The chances of conceiving through in vitro fertilization with donated eggs are much higher than through IVF or ICSI treatment with your own eggs. This is due to the higher rate of healthy eggs from the younger donor. 

Per treatment cycle, the probability of conceiving is 65%. However, this is also influenced by your hormonal situation and lifestyle. 

 

The  risk of miscarriage and genetic defects in the child  increases  with pregnancies  at an older age. The probability of a child being born with trisomy 21, for example, is 0.3% at age 35, rising to 1% at 40 and 5% in the mid-40s. The likelihood of preeclampsia also increases. The risk factors exist, but should not be overstated. Pregnancies at 40 plus are considered high-risk pregnancies and are monitored more intensively. The pregnancy does not have to be more difficult than others. It is simply monitored more closely, so that as little as possible stands in the way of you having the child you have been wishing for. 

If you have  reached the age of 40  at the start of treatment, you must  bear the costs yourself, they will not be supported by the IVF Fund. If the age limit of 40 is exceeded during treatment, the IVF Fund will support the costs of ongoing treatment as long as you also meet the other requirements. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Just ask us.

We have compiled the most common questions for you. For further information, please visit our comprehensive FAQ section. If you have additional questions or need personalised advice, feel free to contact us by phone at +43 (0)1 402 53 41. Our team is always happy to assist you.

In principle, it is possible to conceive at this age. In addition to age, the probability is influenced by other factors such as medical history and your lifestyle. 

Every woman is born with a fixed number of eggs. The number decreases with age, and the egg reserve becomes smaller. Also, the quality of the eggs decreases as the woman gets older. In addition, with increasing age, other risk factors can affect fertility: diseases, stress, being overweight or underweight, mental stress, excessive exercise or alcohol or nicotine consumption, and a diet low in vitamins. Nevertheless, women over 40 have a chance of conceiving. 

The rule is: the younger, the better. For a 20-year-old woman, the chance of pregnancy within one year is 86%, for a 40-year-old it is 36%. 

Come and see us at the Wunschkind Klinik. We will examine you comprehensively and determine your fertility, explore the causes of involuntary childlessness and inform you in detail about treatment options. Our goal is to accompany you all the way to your desired baby.

Yes, pregnancy at this age is classified as a high-risk pregnancy. However, this does not automatically mean that you have to expect increased complications. Your pregnancy will be monitored more closely so that, if possible, nothing stands in the way of you having your baby. 

This varies from woman to woman. In general, fertility decreases at this age. If you have regular unprotected sexual intercourse for half a year and no pregnancy occurs, clarify the causes and ask about treatment options suitable for you. Come to us - we will be happy to help you. 

If pregnancy does not occur naturally, the first step is to find the cause. Depending on your personal situation, we can then carry out hormone treatment, insemination or in vitro fertilization with your own or donated eggs.