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Success stories with low AMH?

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Bubbles2680 · 28/11/2020 08:52

Hi everyone, just joined here & hoping for some reassuring stories of successfully conceiving naturally with low AMH & high FSH.
I'm almost 41 & only married last year & just starting out on my TTC journey. I've never TTC before & know I've left it late so thought I'd get fertility checks done through medichecks.
Got the results yesterday & they've really knocked me as I believe they mean I'm going to really struggle to conceive & IVF may be my only option which i don't even know if we could afford!
My AMH is 5.76, FSH 15.6 & oestradiol 77.2.
Spent so much time on the Internet since yesterday trying to find out what this means for me & guess just hoping there are some reassuring stories out there of those that have conceived naturally with levels like mine 🤞

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RedPandaFluff · 28/11/2020 09:01

Hi @Bubbles2680 - that's tough news; I know from experience how difficult and worrying it is as I was told I had low AMH when I was 32. Mine is a positive story, although perhaps not in the way you might think. I had donor egg IVF which resulted in the birth of my beautiful DD.

I think you should research clinics that specialise in treating women with low AMH, and also consider using donor eggs to maximise your chances. Is this something you would be open to? It's a lot to get your head round; there are a lot of accompanying issues to think about.

Bubbles2680 · 28/11/2020 09:06

Hi @RedPandaFluff thanks for your reply. Congratulations on your DD😊
Haven't even thought about any other options yet & what we might be open to.
Did you TTC naturally for long before you decided to go for donor egg IVF?
Knew the chances were lower due to my age but this news really has devastated me 😪

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RedPandaFluff · 28/11/2020 11:15

It's very, very difficult to get your head round. Mine was much lower than yours though, so I reckon more investigations might be warranted for you as IVF could well still have a good chance of success.

We'd been TTC for a couple of years before we went for investigations. I had two miscarriages after trying clomid, so there must have been a couple of random eggs knocking around. My story is probably more of a worst-case scenario as my AMH was reading as less than one, but apparently the more useful and accurate indicator of low ovarian reserve is antral follicle count - they do an internal ultrasound to see how many egg follicles are in your ovaries. I think I had one or two, I can't remember, but it was at this point they told me that normal IVF would have a 1% chance of working so if I wanted children, I would have to go the donor egg route. At the time I was devastated - I struggled with not being able to have my own genetic children, and I didn't proceed at that time because my head was a mess.

It was only a few years later, when my nephew and niece were born, that I realised I would absolutely love a non-genetic child as much as a genetic one. We had some counselling sessions to make sure we understood the emotional side of things and, four donor egg cycles later, a week before I turned 40, DD was born. She's almost a year old now and I can't even begin to describe how much I love her. I'm so grateful for her every single day.

Sorry to waffle on! I do think you shouldn't lose hope yet; your level isn't as low as mine so consider more investigations to see how many follicles you have, and get some advice from a specialist low-AMH clinic. There's every chance you can have a baby, it just might be via a different route to the norm!

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