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TTC age 34 first time after pill & unexpected blood results

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SmileyMttc · 02/12/2020 08:10

Hello lovelies, hoping for some shoulders to lean on and/or gain some advice...

I'm 34 (35 in Jan '21) and ttc after coming off the pill in September.
Gynae said internal exam looked good so to carry on as you do but then got Day 3 bloods back with the following results:
Slightly higher TSH thyroid (even after normal thyroid in Aug '20)
AMH 2.0 p/mol
LH 2.2 IU
FSH 13.8 IU

He suggested immediately trying clomid with trigger for next cycle (which was in total my 2nd cycle after coming off the pill) due to possible low ovarian reserve and that resulted in no pregnancy after AF arrived last week.

Now my question is - I feel like my body actually needs a bit more time to find it's own balance after the pill and has little time at all in naturally TTC before jumping into interventions. I'm also wondering if my blood results may vary a few months after not being on the pill also which might change the approach?

Obviously trying to be more positive in general but at the same time don't want to bury my head in the sand if this outlook does not look promising.

If anyone has similar experience I would love to hear what your thoughts are? Big hugs xx

OP posts:
beachbum85 · 02/12/2020 14:20

Hi there @OP
My experience is not totally similar, in that I wasn't on the pill, but after a yr of TTC I found out my TSH was almost 5 and my AMH was around 5.5 (no idea about LH and FSH but I was told I was ovulating fine from a CD 21 test).
A private fertility specialist immediately prescribed thyroxine to bring my TSH to 2.5 or less, and suggested coming back to talk about IVF a few months after that settled, if it didn't work. I was 34 and a bit shocked to have the suggestion 'so quickly'. All this to say that you might want to try regulating TSH first. My GP didn't think high TSH was a problem, which is why I went private, but I would say that it's worth pushing.
I hope that helps in some way

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