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Our Infertility Support forum is a space to connect with others in the same position, discuss causes, treatment and IVF, and share infertility stories of hope and success.

Infertility

AMH level - help

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VenusStarr · 12/03/2020 13:14

I've just received my amh level of 9.5pmol/l. I'm 36, is this result OK for my age, or a bit low?

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itwasalovelydreamwhileitlasted · 12/03/2020 13:17

It's a little low - I am 36 with AMH of 12.9 and I was told that it was slightly low for my age.

That being said it's only a concern if it's really really low like 1 - it's only used by the clinic to gauge how you might respond to stims - with my AMH I've gotten between 12-14 eggs each cycle and I wasn't on the highest possible dose

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VenusStarr · 12/03/2020 13:25

Thanks for your reply @itwasalovelydreamwhileitlasted thought it was a bit low. Might also explain my recurrent miscarriages.

Had to get the results via Pals as no one bothered to contact me and I don't have any type of follow up scheduled, so no one has explained the result, it just says on the email 'which you can be treated with' which I'm guessing is our ivf referral.

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itwasalovelydreamwhileitlasted · 12/03/2020 13:44

@VenusStarr
AMH doesn't have anything to with egg quality - that's more likely due to be age or chromosomal issues - things difficult to test for unfortunately x

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VenusStarr · 12/03/2020 14:02

Oh doesn't it? I thought it did link to egg quality @itwasalovelydreamwhileitlasted still feeling a bit flat. I know it's not terrible though.
I'm having the nk cells biopsy tests - trying to rule things out or hope for answers.

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whensmynexthol1day · 12/03/2020 16:00

Amh is egg quantity. I had an amh of 1.44 at 28. I was told that whilst I didn't have many eggs they would be of a good quality due to my age. Age is the factor that matters most for egg quality so I would have thought that you would be ok.

If you go for ivf, I had 4 cycles and 2 children so it is possible with low amh. Just look very carefully at clinic success rates as they vary so much!

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Betsyboo87 · 12/03/2020 16:27

Mine was 9.2 at 35. I was told it was the low end of normal. Your clinic should choose a protocol more suited to lower amh. I did short protocol, got 20 eggs but likely a number were poor quality as only 7 fertilised. However we ended up with 4 blasts which we were thrilled with. I’m currently 25 weeks and the other 3 are in the freezer. Good luck!

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VenusStarr · 12/03/2020 17:34

Thank you both @Betsyboo87 @whensmynexthol1day I do feel quite sad about it all, which is shit as I'd got into a more hopeful place.

We're uncertain whether to go for ivf just yet as I've been conceiving (after 18 months of not), but am losing the pregnancies. We can start with ivf funding soon, but am having private recurrent miscarriage tests. I really don't want to go to the main hospital either.

Glad your ivf experiences worked out :)

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whensmynexthol1day · 12/03/2020 17:45

Sorry to hear about the miscarriages. I presume that Avenue is one you need to explore first as you don't want to put yourself through ivf if there is another underlying issue. Good luck. It's so hard isn't it- I received my amh news by letter and will never forget the morning I spent sobbing my heart out. - why they can't ring you I don't know!

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VenusStarr · 12/03/2020 18:10

Thank you @whensmynexthol1day Mine was in an email from a pals advisor! Rubbish. I've sent an email back saying it's not good enough.
My dh is very pragmatic and doesn't really understand why I'm so upset. It just feels like an uphill struggle x

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Ilikeviognier · 12/03/2020 21:29

OP- my amh was 2.8 age 34! Since then I’ve been pregnant 3 times and had 2 live births- including an Ivf birth. It’s nothing to do with egg quality.

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VenusStarr · 12/03/2020 22:11

Thank you @Ilikeviognier that's reassuring, thanks for sharing :)

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hoping2018 · 08/04/2020 22:17

Mine was 8.2 age 31 - had 2 rounds of ICSI and got 20 and 22 eggs! Not great quality though (probably over stimmed) but gave birth to my DS after round 2.

Now pregnant with a surprise natural conception and 18 weeks!

AMH is a guide but how you respond to ivf is what tells you what egg quality is really like.

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VenusStarr · 09/04/2020 09:08

Thank you @hoping2018 and congratulations! :)

We've been ttc for 2.5 years, I've been pregnant 3 times naturally but miscarried each time. My recurrent mc tests are so far normal so feeling like ivf might help us get a bit more understanding about the quality of my eggs. Just need the clinic to reopen...

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GreyC · 09/04/2020 10:45

Hope you are ok @VenusStarr

Thinking of you. X

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VenusStarr · 09/04/2020 10:59

Hey @GreyC 👋 good to hear from you. I'm OK. Resigned to the fact there's nothing we can do at the moment - we're not ttc which is hard but the right decision for us. Keeping safe working at home.

How are you? I lost the old thread but I have been thinking of you. X