Reassurance needed, low AMH at 5.9 pmol & TTC over 35

[Thisisouryear2025]

Ladies,
I am struggling to hold out hope and to feel positive right now. I have just entered cycle 6 of TTC and I have had all my test results back, everything normal except my egg reserve is low at 5.9. Pmol. I’m told I can conceive naturally and I need to give it more time but that is so hard to do when you want something so much? Any success stories of ladies conceiving after the 6 month mark with low AMH and being over 35? For context my partners sperm is great so he is not the issue

Sometimes it just takes a little extra time. Don't put too much pressure on yourself and make sure that you're doing the deed during your fertile window at least every other day.

I know some people hate to hear this but all of my friends who took time to conceive, they conceived the moment they decided to take a break or head down the IVF route. I think your stress levels are very important.

Try to eliminate things like alcohol, caffeine etc and improve the quality of your sleep and overall health.

Good luck!

Yes I guess it does! We dtd every other day currently and I pretty much know when I ovulate.

I agree, we go on holiday on Sunday for a week so I am hoping it helps with stress levels.

I don’t drink a lot and never drink caffeine,
doctor says I just need to give it time, it’s just really hard

I’m struggling to conceive and undergoing IVF so no success story yet but it is recommended that women with low AMH should take CoQ10 if you aren’t already taking it.

@VibgyorYes I am and I’ve just upped my dose to 200mg per day.

Hi @Thisisouryear2025 ! I’m not in completely the same boat as you, as I never had my AMH tested, but just wanted to say that it took me 17m aged 35 to get my first every BFP (I turned 36 when I was 10dpo and didn’t know I was pregnant). It was a really really difficult time as I had no known issues but felt like I must be the issue as my husband was tested and was fine! So just wanted to say hang in there! Turns out I actually conceived the week we had our first infertility appt at the hospital, so don’t know whether it was luck or I was less stressed because we were finally getting help, who knows! Hope you have an amazing holiday! Xx

Thank you so so much @PoppyPeaches really appreciate your message! It helps knowing I am not the only one in this process and it is just a process until it happens. I know 6 months is no time and I just have to be patient and like you say hang in there!! I do agree I need to give this more time as stats do say 92% do conceive in two years which is hard to swallow but a very good percentage xx

@PoppyPeaches Did you do anything differently at all the month you conceived? This month I’ve only DTD twice once the morning of ovulation day (I ovulate in the evening) and once two days before ovulation. Might not be enough this month but I feel a bit meh about it it all 🫣

@Thisisouryear2025 no problem at all! It honestly was such a painful year, every month I felt a little more of myself slipping away with every bfn, it was so hard to remain positive when it seemed like everyone around me was falling pregnant easily. It annoys me a bit that statistic, everyone keeps saying it’s “normal” for it to take up to two years, but I used to think HOW can this be “normal” when it happens to so many other people straight away and I’m doing all the same things as them!

errrm I don’t think I did anything different, I was taking wuite a few supplements and my husband had been taking proceive for about 4 months. We found that DTD every other day from around 10dpo, trying to get at least 2 times, ideally 3 in my fertile period (I ovulate day 13-15 normally) worked for us, and didn’t get too stressed if we missed a day. The month we conceived we managed 3x, but the 3rd time was 24hrs after ovulation so may have been too late anyway!

As they say it only takes one time, and if you know when you ovulate I don’t think frequency matters so much anyway! Also I don’t know how old your partner is but the GP told me that every 2-3 days is better in older men as they take longer to replenish their stocks than younger men, so it’s better quality if you do it less often, that helped me a bit with the stressing we weren’t doing it 12x per day like some people claim to manage 🤣🤣

@PoppyPeaches yes I hear you, I feel like that now, every month and more disappointment just hurts and chips away that little bit more each time! I am also surrounded by people who took a couple of cycles and it really does get to me. I’m in total agreement with you about how can it be normal for it to take that long?!

my other half has been taking supplements and his SA did show he had good sperm so I think he’s ok there. That’s really good advice! The month we had a chemical pregnancy actually was the month we only had sex once as I was imaging and there was 3 days in between the last time we had sex so I think il try that next month if we aren’t lucky this month. I do know when I ovulate which is really helpful, my OH is 42 so we have probably been DTD too much near ovulation for the first three months I reckon.

I’ve defo chilled out now about the amount we DTD, twice is enough I think maybe three times which is every other day. But I think next cycle il try leaving it 3 days in between as that’s the only cycle we had luck despite it being a chemical x