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[isitlunchtimeyet89]

Had some blood tests done after recurrent miscarriages (two before my daughter was born in 2020 and and one more recently) and it’s come back as an AMH of 1.2. I haven’t met with the doctor yet to discuss the results but that’s pretty bad news, isn’t it? I’m 35.

Really gutted that I may have put off trying for our second for too long and feeling pretty sad about everything. Obviously, we are super lucky to have a child, but I’m one of four sister so I do feel bad that my daughter will be an only child and won’t have that support network.

If anyone else has been in a similar position, is there anything that can be done? For instance, can I try IVF with donor eggs? I’m also very open to adoption, but I don’t know how realistic that is.

Also, the result is in pmol/L, for context.

My consultant explained that AMH is irrelevant if no male factors, as you only need one egg a month.

It makes it more tricky when have IVF as obviously want more but he stressed that quality is better than quantity.

Im 36, AMH 1.9, AFC 3. Severe male infertility. About to start our first round of IVF with ICSI. No children.

The consultant said that there is believed to be correlation between egg quantity and quality. I get pregnant quickly but keep miscarrying so they’re thinking the egg quality is low and causing genetic abnormalities. Apparently 1.2 pmol/L of AMH is approximately 0.0173 ng/mL, which is the more commonly used measurement, so I think it’s very low.

Good luck with your first round of IVF 💕

My AMH was around 1 at 36 so we tried one round with my eggs. No eggs collected so that was our journey over.

our area extended to another 2 rounds with donor eggs shortly after the failed egg collection. The first ended in chemical and I’m currently waiting on bloods to see whether the low HCG level has doubled in 48 hours. so yes, donor egg is very possible, and in my circumstance was more hopeful than trying again with my own eggs.

good luck!

I got the results of 2.7 pmol at 29. After 15 months of trying, we got pregnant naturally and am 19 weeks pregnant now. It’s can be very dark place to be when you receive your results 🤍. I really reccomend reading it starts with an egg. Many people have had great results from it with low AMH. Wishing you all the best x

Thanks both for replying. Really happy for you @Kp1345 and I really hope this one sticks for you @Coffeeandbannans. I think I’m struggling so much because I haven’t had my meeting yet with the (private) consultant to discuss the result, but he said to wait until I had gotten the genetic testing back for my miscarriage in September as the results will impact his recommendations. Apparently the results were back on the 9th but I’ve rung the hospital a few times and the secretary says she’ll ask the nhs consultant to ring b it she never does 😢 So I’m just in limbo, as the private consultant said not to try again naturally until we’ve met and discussed the results.

Also really worried about funding IVF as with genetic testing it would be almost 10k a time. We won’t get anything on the nhs because we have a daughter (which is fair enough). Two rounds of that would wipe out our savings, except for our emergency fund, which is fine if successful but will be pretty gutting if unsuccessful 😢 it does seem like more than 2 rounds are often needed.

@isitlunchtimeyet89 The limbo period is the worst as you feel like you can’t do anything productive. When we were in that period, I researched what different packages clinics offered and what would suit us best.
When we met with our fertility nurse, she suggested both my partner and I to take impryl as there’s research it can improve AMH as well as male sperm as well. We had done this four weeks before falling pregnant, I don’t think this probably did help, but it’s worth a try. If you buy direct from the website, you can get it cheape. Thinking of you in this time and really hope you get some helpful and constructive feedback when the consultant finally contacts you! Xx