22 with AMH of 8. Anyone my age in similar situ as when I see posts of ladies in 30s/40s with higher AMH than me and my heart sinks

[BarneyandPatsy]

After I was delivered this devastating blow and obviously doing more and more research, to have that level at my age is truly devastating.

Most of the ladies on here seem to be 30s/40s and when they talk about struggling to conceive naturally or via IVF with higher levels of AMH my heart breaks and sinks.

I’ve been told that my situation is very rare. So therefore I feel there’s no one that I can relate to in terms of the impact on me at this young age. I’m at university, want a career, partner but now with this it’s like a death sentence.

I suppose what I’m saying is that everything I read here or other places is largely about couples trying and older couples. I haven’t even got up that stage and that’s part of my problem. The worry about when will I meet someone, when do I tell them about my situation, will they hang around? And then if all those obstacles are overcome, I start the awful situation that most of you ladies are in. I feel like I’m not even off the first base and if if I’m the future I have the next phase to go through.

I feel sad that I know deep down that sex will always be sex because in my head I will never have had any period of a relationship where I was unaware of my fertility problems and therefore could enjoy the loving side of it. Right from the word go with a serious partner all this will be hanging over me.

I know I always go on abit and feel sorry for myself but I’ve got no one that understands. All my friends are just focusing on their graduation (my final year will be disrupted with egg freezing treatment), building their careers, the excitement of meeting someone etc etc. My future from the word go revolves around will I ever have a baby.

Thank you for reading

[Nat246]

Sorry to hear you are struggling.

The good thing is you are aware of your low AMH now and can take action with your egg freezing.

There are also lifestyle changes and supplements you can take to improve egg numbers/quality for the long term. Have you read about DHEA and ubiquinol?

Might be worth looking into this before your egg collection.

This is not your fault and it does not mean the end for you. Science is improving all the time, who knows what will be around in 10 years time! X

[BarneyandPatsy in reply to Nat246]

Thank you for this advice. I’ll check it out xx

[Peanutchips]

I’m so sorry you’re having to go through this at such a young age. It’s great that you know, so you can freeze eggs. I suspect science will be sooo much better by the time you come to use them. There’s a book called ‘it all starts with the egg’ which might help you prep for egg collection. Lots of love xxx