Hi, all. Sorry I am so far behind, and if someone else has answered along the same lines as I, I humbly apologize (do you guys *live* at your computers?). Although not from a medical background, so do not know of more exotic things to look for to explain this mother's difficulties, it sounds like a lot of ground was covered competently. Thus, as in other areas of medicine, once you have checked out the physical, you should look at the psychological (best example is bed-wetting). Becky has presented us with a 38 year old single mother with her first baby, who purportedly also had "no problem getting pregnant". I haven't lived in America for a long time, and this sounds funny to me - and I say that with no prejudice in mind, simply as a comment on societal norms. Have things really changed *that* much? Could we be seeing a rejection/denial process expressing itself somatically? BTW, I have asked myself this question many times and never had a 38 yr old single mother pI, but "only" moms who I suspected had a baby more to please parents or to be like their peers than out of really wanting to have a baby. If Becky knows more about this woman's background, I for one would like to hear it - and I hasten to say that I am positive that there are many women out there who are in their upper 30s and single and trying like mad to have a baby.......but it still doesn't make them typical (or does it?). Judy K. in Israel