low AMH level (Page 1)

Hi Kylee,
I am 38 and I too have a low AMH. Mine is much worse. .16 It definitely is devistating news, but I still have hope. You probably can have IVF as long as your FSH isn't too high. Here is a great article. I've found a lot of hope, support and I am NOT giving up!! Good luck to you : )

Hi Kylee,
I didn't realize that I couldn't post a link.... Anyways, I read a great book called Inconcievable in which the author has a high FSH (similar to a low AMH diagnosis). I found it to be very inspirational. Don't give up! Good luck

Thanks for the encouraging advice. I did get a second opinion of my chances of conceiving, and it was not as grim as the first doctor. He said the road to pregnancy will likely be difficult but that getting pregnant is still entirely possible. Made me have some hope!

hi kylee,

i know exactly how you were/are feeling. but please do not give up hope...you know why? because i am a 24-yr-old who an amh of 0.17. I swore my life was over...but i kid you not...a month after the tests were done (I did the test twice) I became pregnant...I've been pregnant for a few weeks now and everything's been going well. Just because you have low amh does NOT mean you cannot have kids. Do not let the numbers scare you. Good luck and best wishes to everyone who is suffering from this problem. kids are miracles...and miracles happen everyday.

Victoria

Wow, that gives me some hope! Although a 24 yr old with a low AMH is not quite the same thing as an almost 41 yr old with a poor AMH, so I have been told! My FSH level is between 3 and 4 though, so another fertility specialist told me I still have a chance to get pregnant. I am going to try IUI next month. I am excited and scared and nervous at the same time. Thanks for all the replies! Much appreciated!

Mine is .16
I'm 38
Fsh 24, 13.6
I'm pregnant......
Your turn will come.....just stay positive.....

Hi All. First time poster. I am struggling to make sense of my AMH level. I only have 1.7 (in Australia the normal scale is above 14). So I think I'm in the undetectable category. What I don't get is how easy I get pregnant. My husband & I only started trying in May 2011 and fell straight away. That one ended in left ectopic (treated with methotrexate), fell again in Oct 2011 and had missed m/c in Dec at 6 weeks and now I am pregnant again (hcg was strong) scan for heartbeat in one week. I am so terrified that i am going to keep having miscarriages, but in a way, all this googling has revealed that there are anomalies with AMH, successful pregnancies and also treatments such as DHEA before i need to consider Donor eggs. It's just such a shock - one little test and your life is thrown upside down, It doesn't seem right. Is AMH really that conclusive??

Apparently, it is. It is much more reliable than the FSH level, which can change from month to month and can be suppressed if one's estrogen level is too high (my case). I sometimes wish my doctor never told me about my low AMH level. I have been depressed and worried ever since. Every other test of mine was normal, except the AMH level. AMH measures ovarian reserve, and it is a reliable predictor of how well a woman will respond to IVF treatment. In my case, I was told my reserves are low, and my body is probably making "bag eggs" now, since the best eggs are released first. You may be able to get pregnant, but staying pregnant could be difficult. My doctor told me the chance of miscarriage for me is significant since the quality of my eggs is likely not good. I know exactly how you are feeling! I sympathize with you.

Had scan yesterday and results were strong. 135bpm heartbeat and measuring normal for 6.5 weeks. I have never got the heartbeat stage so I am taking this as a little milestone. I have read a lot of posts from people who say you can still have good eggs left even if a lot of them have gone, low AMH doesn't necessarily mean all your eggs are bad. No studies have clearly demonstrated this, they say it is an indicator only, and the assumption is made that the lower the reserve, the lowere the number of good eggs. We'll see how this one goes. If it doesn't make it, I am throwing myself into the natural remedy process of yoga, acupauncture, royal jelly, wheatgrass, cq10 and maca (maybe even DHEA), and I'll try again in 2-3 months. Improving your egg quality is very possible. Many of the success stories from women with low AMH have gone down this path after receiving the the 'donor egg' speech from their REs. There is no western medicine treatment, so they have to go down that road!

The significance of the low AMH value also depends on the age of the woman. A low AMH in a 24 yr old probably does not mean she has low quality eggs, versus a low AMH value in a 40 yr old. I just had my IUI last Sunday and am awaiting the result. Good luck to you, Krikky! I wish you the best.

Hi Kylee2, was wondering how you were doing. I am in the same boat. 41 ttc 2 years no children, dh is fine, i have been put in the diminished ovarian reserve group due to to my low amh .4. fsh 8.5. We have tried 7 iui's some on clomid, some on folistim with no positive results. IVF is our next step, Dr won't do anymore IUI's. Terrified of another negative result...

Hi! I have had 3 failed IUIS so far. Taking a month break to evaluate where I go from here. I can't be on clomid or estrogen because of a hormone sensitivity, so my options are limited. Doctor wants to try FSH injections, but since my FSH is between 5 and 7, doctor would give me low dose to avoid overstimulation.

So, both of us have low AMH values but normal FSH. Interesting. I don't know how that can be. Usually, FSH increases with a diminished ovarian reserve. This process can definitely take a toll on you emotionally. You really have to be prepared for disappointment along the way, but I still do have hope. I wish you the best. Good luck to you, my friend!

Hi Jad1247- my numbers are very similar to yours. 43 years old, AMH is 0.48, FSH ranges from 5.6 to 8.9. Tried Clomid 3 times, i have a fibroid. Just had a miscarriage at day 40, that was a bad egg i am pretty sure, very worried because of the low AMH level. Want to see how you are doing now. Any progress?

Hi Kylee 2,

I cannot do clomid either and reacted even worse to femara. Sometimes with a little patience and determination in changing our diet and taking care of ourselves we can have perhaps even better results that by doing IVF. There is a new blog I have just read in the website of Fertile Heart and a woman with very low AMH and high FSH conceived naturally. This gives us a lot of hope. The website is also a great source of information on natural fertility protocols and has a very inspiration approach to 'infertility' as an opportunity to address both emotional and physical issues that perhaps have been hurting us for a long time. Something the medical community is slowing realizing: there is more to conception than just numbers...


P.

Hi Pg, thanks for letting us know about that website. I will definitely be checking it out. My doctor wants to do FSH injections and cites my low AMH level as the reason for doing it. I have some serious reservations about doing this, especially since my FSH levels are normal. I have also read that there may be some evidence (still not conclusive) of a link between ovarian cancer and gonadotropin medications. I really want a baby, but I don't want to put myself at risk for cancer, either! My doctor is of the opinion at age 41, there is no more time for conservative measures or treatments. She even would like to jump right to IVF right now, which I am not ready for. I only had 3 IUIs so far. I am really conflicted as to how to proceed here. I know the clock is ticking, but I don't want to take anything I might not need, either. So frustrating!

Hi Pg, thanks for letting us know about that website. I will definitely be checking it out. My doctor wants to do FSH injections and cites my low AMH level as the reason for doing it. I have some serious reservations about doing this, especially since my FSH levels are normal. I have also read that there may be some evidence (still not conclusive) of a link between ovarian cancer and gonadotropin medications. I really want a baby, but I don't want to put myself at risk for cancer, either! My doctor is of the opinion at age 41, there is no more time for conservative measures or treatments. She even would like to jump right to IVF right now, which I am not ready for. I only had 3 IUIs so far. I am really conflicted as to how to proceed here. I know the clock is ticking, but I don't want to take anything I might not need, either. So frustrating!

Kylee 2,

If your FSH is normal and you are overall healthy, I would not consider 41 to be such a desperate age! So many women conceive later than that! I think your ovarian reserve might be better preserved by being a bit conservative... but this is just me. I know western medicine has helped us in so many ways and IVF can be indeed a good path for you, but I would make sure to get there in the right frame of mind and very much strengthened physically, so as to increase my chances of succeeding at the very first try. I know the stress and frustration of this situation. I wish I could send you a hug! I very much sympathise with you.

P.

How is everyone doing? Any success stories? Me, still plugging away with the process. No BFPs yet.

I am 38,
My FSH is 24
doctor suggested to consider donor ova if my AMH is low....I don't want to be sad and trying to stay positive, but it is so hard.

I am 38,
My FSH is 24
doctor suggested to consider donor ova if my AMH is low....I don't want to be sad and trying to stay positive, but it is so hard.

I know how you feel. I asked my doctor about surrogacy with my own eggs, but she said, given my age and low AMH, she will not do surrogacy unless with donor eggs. I don't want to go the donor egg route. If I have to do that, I would rather explore adoption. I do know of some success stories with very high FSH levels, though. Numbers are sometimes predictive, but not always. We have to keep that in mind.

No success story yet,
I have been in tears since the doctor told me that I may need a donor's ova because my FSH is 24 ( I'm 3
however, my ultra sound (antral follicle test ) showed a total of 11 ovas
what does that mean in light of my high FSH I'm not sure !!!!!

but at least there is hope I can get pregnant with my own ova.
I pressured my doctor to put me on clomid for this cycle, he agreed but said it is a waste of time if my tubes turn out to be clogged.
I don't think he cares, or understand that I am on the verge of a nervous break-down as he is taking his sweet time assessing my situation.
We all need to have faith, numbers are not always predictive as Kylee 2 said.
I have read good things about red clover infusion, gonna start drinking that and...
PRAYING

No success story yet,
I have been in tears since the doctor told me that I may need a donor's ova because my FSH is 24 ( I'm 3
however, my ultra sound (antral follicle test ) showed a total of 11 ovas
what does that mean in light of my high FSH I'm not sure !!!!!

but at least there is hope I can get pregnant with my own ova.
I pressured my doctor to put me on clomid for this cycle, he agreed but said it is a waste of time if my tubes turn out to be clogged.
I don't think he cares, or understand that I am on the verge of a nervous break-down as he is taking his sweet time assessing my situation.
We all need to have faith, numbers are not always predictive as Kylee 2 said.
I have read good things about red clover infusion, gonna start drinking that and...
PRAYING

a lady wrote her success story on: highfshinfo
website
I read it frequently for inspiration and she has a lot of information and links