FSH levels?

[LoveHateLove]

Hi,

I'm 38 and have just been told my FSH level is 9.9 which is too high to qualify for IVF on the NHS.
Is this worryingly high for my age? Google doesn't seem to have the answers and I'm worried.

Anyone know ways of lowering FSH levels?

I think 10 or above is an issue I found an article on it will see if I can find it

10-15 poor egg health . Hope that helps and good luck with your journey x

Thanks for replying. So is 9.9 ok then?

When I was 38 mine was 10 and my ICSI daughter is now 11.

I didn't qualify for NHS treatment as my husband already had children.

Have a look on Zita West's website for helpful advice about infertility.

My eggs were poor quality and I didn't get many on each cycle (5).

I took her vitamins and followed her advice and I also had acupuncture and we were lucky as our last cycle worked.

I wish you lots of luck in your journey.

Hi LoveHateLove,
Not able to offer advice on nhs cut-offs (we had to go private as my DH has children from a previous relationship), however, wanted to say, please don't panic about your FSH level. Mine was 11 in November (when I was 35). When tested in April this year it was 14, the consultant had said it was unlikely that I would be successfully and should consider using donor eggs. We decided to try one more cycle in May and my FSH was 5.4. I don't know why it dropped so much, however the treatment was successful.
Wishing you all the best x

Thanks so much to you all for replying, you've made me feel less panicked. Hopefully we'll end up successful.

Mines 11.8 aged 31 the nhs is our area would cover if fsh 5.4. My AMH was 8.1.

I'm currently 14 weeks pregnant following second round of ICSI. Got 20 + eggs each cycle so although fsh is a guide not desperately accurate.

Good luck

Hi mine is 12.0 and amh 8, gynaecologist seemed to think I would be eligible for NHS IVF in our area (although I'm not going to do it I think).

Would be interested in that article @Wonkydonkey44 if you can find it.

Fsh levels have nothing to do with egg health. It’s only about the number of eggs you have left. High fsh suggests low ovarian reserve. It’s impossible to increase the number of eggs you have left.

However, that doesn’t mean that ivf won’t work. High fsh suggests a pie response to ivf is likely - ie you might not get many eggs. But you only need one good one for it to work.

I’d suggest getting an amh test too. Again though, low amh doesn’t mean it’s impossible to get pregnant either,

Poor- not pie!

I remain totally confused by this my Fsh was 10.4 and amh 2.1.
Neither of the doctors I saw thought it was bad , first one actually said good. Maybe for my age? (40)
Various Day 2 scans I had between 12 -23 follicles
Ended up with 6 blastocyst embryos when I did ivf.

It's only through looking at forums that my numbers seem pretty terrible.
Not much help to you other than maybe it's not the be all and end all?
Have you had a day 2 scan to see how may follicles you have?