Too soon to start egg donation?

[vickennedy]

Hi, this is my first posting. I am 34 years old and have tried conceiving for 5 years with no joy. After going to have things checked out I was put on 100mg clomid, but it resulted in a cyst, they made no comments other than the presence of the cyst. The doctor then reviewed and re-ran my hormone tests finding I had an AMH of 3.4 and an FSH of 12. My doctor has gone straight to egg donation as the route for me. In our area we get 3 ivf cycles but there is a 3/4 year waiting list for eggs. During my looking on internet for information, or European ivf centres with shorter waiting lists, I have also come across woman with worse hormone levels than me who have successful normal ivf treatment, should I push my doctor to at least try before proceeding with egg donation?

[anametouse]

Oh my god, mine was way worse than yours (AMH of 1) I got pregnant on my first round of own egg IVF. Yes, I think the doctor is moving too quick. If you are ok with donor egg that's fine but you should at least be offered the chance of own egg

[vickennedy]

That's great! It is good to know it wouldn't be a waste of time

[anametouse]

We also had serious male factor problems so don't give up hope

[miamiaMo]

I am by no means an expert on this stuff, but if you consider European invitro centres, I think eggdonationfriends might be useful.