statistical question

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statistical question
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Wed, 10-15-2003 - 12:35am
Anyone have a stat on how long it takes the "average" fertile person to conceive?
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Wed, 10-15-2003 - 12:54am
I have heard on average 90% of couples will conceive within 3 months
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Wed, 10-15-2003 - 1:23am
I've heard that on average, most women have a 25% chance of conception each cycle.. so realistically, it should take about 4-5 months... and that is for a healthy, fit, younger woman... age, poor health, and weight will make your chances lower..

hth..

Cathy

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Wed, 10-15-2003 - 5:49am

I recently did some research on this, and this is what I found (copied and pasted from an article):


"Even for a normal, fertile couple, the 'per month' success rate is around 20%, so it is not at all uncommon for it to take some months to conceive. Overall, around 70% of couples will have conceived by 6 months, 85% by 12 months and 95% will be pregnant after 2 years of trying. Although for a normally fertile couple, the 'per month' rate is around 20%, as you might expect for couples where there actually is a problem, this rate is lower."


We've been trying for 6 months now, and so I was complaining to my husband (who is great with math & statistics...unlike me...) that I should definitely be pregnant by now...as there should be about a 100% chance by month 5... but he said the statistics do not work that way.

Anne - Proud Mommy to Rachel Elizabeth!