Most births over 40 are without Donor Egg
Most births to women over 40 are without using DE [donor egg], contrary to what the media is telling us.
Of all live births in the United States during 2001-2003 (average),
-- 10.8% were to women under the age of 20,
-- 51.7% were to women ages 20-29,
-- 35.0% were to women ages 30-39,
-- 2.5% were to women ages 40 and older.
Source: MarchOfDimes.com
So if in 2003 there were 4,089,950 live births in the US, then 2.5% makes 102,249 babies born to women over 40 years old.
With just 5,769 DE births in 2003, of any age, that leaves at least 96,480 of those births who were conceived without a donor egg.
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I had conceived my son at 41 and gave birth right before my 42nd birthday naturally. At 52 I found out this past January I was pregnant again unfortunately it was a Partial Molar pregnancy very rare which the fetus is not formed and is over come by the Placenta. But when I had told a few family and friends that I was pregnant they kept saying you can't be pregnant did you have an IVF. I told them I conceived naturally my periods are still full on and always regular. I don't know why people are so quick to be negative. Anyway I'm writing this because I think I am pregnant again still 52yrs old. Let's see what God has in store for me, if I have a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby I will truly blessed.