Talking about your fertility when you’re over 40 is not easy. I want women to stop apologizing for wanting to grow their family. Times have changed. It’s okay to want a baby over 40. It’s not crazy, nor selfish. Today on the podcast I’m sharing the approach I take with all of my patients so they have the best chance at a healthy pregnancy in the shortest period of time.⁠ ⁠ It upsets me when I read some of the headlines out there. There’s an international headline I saw recently on BBC news that fertility doctors are exploiting “older” women and “dealing false hope”.⁠ ⁠ Do I believe that fertility doctors deliver false hope? No way! I do not.⁠ ⁠ Do I believe that it’s imperative to get a diagnosis before treatment, regardless of who you are and your age? Yes! Diagnosis before treatment. ⁠ ⁠ I want my patients over 40 to understand their follicle count. Then I want them to decide if moving forward with treatment using their own eggs is the best path forward. There are so many ways to have a baby if your own body is not making it happen there are other creative paths to explore. Egg and embryo donation and adoption are a few examples.⁠ ⁠ If you’d like to learn more about how to talk to your doctor about your fertility over the age of 40, and get more details, tune in and listen to today’s episode.  Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America’s most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.