High FSH (34) and low AMH (below 1) - any success stories?

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My husband and I have started fertility treatment after two missed miscarriages last year. We have a little girl who's almost 2 but we would love her to have a brother or sister. We had one round of IUI with stims which was unsuccessful. We tried another round which got cancelled becuase I had high levels of FSH. On my next cycle the clinic tested my FSH which was 34 and said it was too high to consider treatment this month. They gave me microgynon to artificially lower my FSH levels and I will find out next cycle if this has worked. I've changed my diet - no coffee, no alcohol, low impact exercise, lots of green leafy veg, lots of supplements including 75MG DHEA a day. Looking for success stories or if anyone else has bee through this. Any advice on diet and supplements would also be grateful! Thanks so much x

I have ordered Vitamin D! Lol!
I’m so sorry to hear of your troubles. The pain is unbearable and it’s with you everyday. I can’t stop thinking about it. At least you were offered IVF - we haven’t even been recommended it as the likelihood is apparently so low. 😔 so I don’t even have that to hold on too.

The only thing is a miracle natural conception or donor egg. It’s just unbelievably painful.

Progesterone was I think ok? I can’t remember because we only had appointment on Monday and the concerning features were FSH and AMH. I just have so much regret. Why did we wait so long to act? We did we wait so long to try for our second (started when my son turned 1) and just assumed it would be easy peesy. Now I’m thrown into this and focussing on being a mum of 1 and reimagining my future family image of being “one and done”. I hear it has its benefits and I know lots of people with just 1 child who are perfectly happy.

@nursesam8310 Yes it’s hard especially the fact that when I was 40, my old clinic delayed me starting as my consultant was taking time off, then they would not give me time to change my old passport, then they closed early for Christmas. So all that wasted time. I was quick off the mark as I knew we were dealing with male factor infertility already. My levels were good at 40. I was on wheatgrass daily, ubiquinol 3 times a day, vitamin d, vitamin c and pregnacare. Wheatgrass really helped but I did not have high fsh then.

@nursesam8310 I was only accepted onto IVF when my levels were good at 40. I think the fact you conceived naturally before is good. You could ask about natural IVF. It’s for people with high fsh. The Greek IVF clinic is good Serum. My friend at 43 got pregnant with low amh but fsh was still ok. You can book a free consultation with them.

I think you have to do research and then know you have done enough.

@nursesam8310 You probably waited as you thought it was right at the time. You had to concerns and were lucky last time. I moved quickly only because of my husband’s low morphology which meant natural conception was almost impossible. I had regrets of not standing up to my clinic but at the end of day you have to think that you did all you could at the time.

Thank you so much. Your words have really helped. You don’t know what you don’t know I guess! And we certainly didn’t have a clue! We went into it completely cock sure (no pun intended!!!) and thought yeah it won’t be a breeze. Now here we are. But we aren’t dying. We are healthy and we do have a child. We have a nice home and enough money to do nice things and I have a great job which offers tonnes of flexibility so I have a lot to be thankful for - but I guess it won’t stop the pain. Only time can do that and I’m hopeful that in time it can get easier. I’m focusing on the fact a miracle may occur (everyone knows someone that knows someone) and maybe trying IVF with a donor will be for me? I don’t know yet. I really wish you the best of luck - would love to know if you had success? Will you message?

Hey love 💕 I totally get where you’re coming from — been right there in that confusing, exhausting, emotional rollercoaster myself. First off, I just wanna say how strong you are for keeping on after those miscarriages… and how beautiful it is that you’re doing everything you can to give your little girl a sibling. That already says so much about the kind of mama you are.

So, yeah — I’ve been on Clomid too, and honestly, it did help me. I got mine from this super reliable pharmacy: wellship.net/categories/Woman's-Health/Clomid. The order arrived really fast (like, shockingly quick — I was actually impressed), and I started my first cycle the moment it landed in my hands.

I took Clomid on days 5-9, and by cycle 2 I was seeing stronger ovulation — my scans finally showed a dominant follicle, which hadn’t happened in months. By cycle 3, my progesterone was holding up way better in the luteal phase, which had always been an issue for me too. My FSH wasn’t as high as yours, but still borderline, and Clomid kind of gave my ovaries the push they needed.

I totally hear you on the supplements — I was on 75mg DHEA too, plus CoQ10 (200mg), myo-inositol, and a prenatal with methylfolate instead of folic acid (small detail but apparently it matters!). I also ditched caffeine, went super green with my diet (like, my fridge looked like a salad bar 😅), and did yoga instead of cardio. It’s tough making all those changes, but you’re already doing so much of the right stuff. Honestly proud of you.

One thing that really helped me emotionally was just giving myself permission to rest and not over-research everything — hard to do when you’re TTC, I know. But trust me, it helps your body more than we think. Also — don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself at the clinic. If something feels off or you want to push for another try, say it.

Sending you so much love and hope. Feel free to message if you ever wanna vent or chat — this journey can feel super lonely, but you're not alone in this. 💛

Fingers crossed for your next cycle — rooting for you xx