Women are born with all the eggs they ll ever have. My doctor told me that a healthy woman who has sex on the day she ovulates only has a 25 chance of getting pregnant each cycle.

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Why does it take so long.

Why does it take so long to get pregnant. Additionally being underweight or overweight does not only make conception more difficult it can also alter your ovulation cycle making planning more difficult. 34 percent of those who were trying were pregnant in the 1st month. Smoking heavy drinking and drugs can all affect your chances of success.

But at least it gives you a real life example this is what they said. 10 percent got pregnant in 6 to 12 months. And the ones that remain aren t as healthy.

After celebrating your 35 th birthday your odds go down steadily. 8 percent got pregnant in 3 to 6 months. For example at 40 you have only about an eight percent chance of getting pregnant each month.

Women who are 25 to 35 years old and having regular unprotected sex have about a 20 percent chance of getting pregnant each cycle says yuzpe. 23 percent got pregnant in 1 to 3 months. Many lifestyle factors can affect the time it takes to get pregnant.

I read on a medical website that some women only have a 7 chance of getting pregnant every month. Human babies are born helpless and needy a fact that anthropologists have long explained by pointing to the size of the female pelvis. The older you are the longer it might take you to conceive.

If babies were born with bigger brains the theory goes. As you get older your egg supply diminishes. But there are some accepted statistics on how long it typically takes.

By age 35 you have only a 12 percent chance of getting pregnant within any given three month period.