The ticking clock

[Delona]

I am in my mid 30's and starting to wonder if ttc is far beyond my possibilities. I know that other women have accomplished it but I some how think that my situation and fate may be different. Does anyone know what the average age for premenopause is?

[Troy]

Ask your mother, and if you have any aunts or older sisters talk to them. Menopause and perimenopause appear to have a strong genetic component. Which is to say, that if your family has a streak of mid-life fertility, you likely won't have early menopause.

The normal pattern is that fertility declines during the thirties, drops a lot at 40, and falls off a cliff after 42. So however fertile you are now, you will be less fertile a few years from now.

[Delona]

Awesome!

That is wonderful advice and something that I had never thought of. Thanks.