AMH really low

[Shauna1234]

Well I got my AMH results back am truly gutted 0.39. The doctor said it’s lower than expected for a woman of my age (40) and feels it’s due to an autoimmune disorder. Am truly heartbroken as it’s prob not going to happen for me. He did mention trying DHEA and Impryl which I will and go back in 2-3 months. Has anyone else had this experience and can they give me a little hope? Xx

[Skittles11]

Hi

I remember you positing recently after having your antral follicle count. I know it's so overwhelming and upsetting to get results of diminished ovarian reserve. Believe me I've been there.

I would start on the supplements your doctor has recommended, the DHEA and the Impyryl. DHEA has worked wonders for some women although please make sure you monitor your levels via DHEA and Testosterone checks as the DHEA supplement will make both climb. I did this using Medichecks.

Sometimes with low reserve it is suggested to try and improve the quality of the eggs and this is something you could try via nutrition and the supplements you've been advised to take.

It is a long hard road I have to say and I have struggled big time at various junctures. But I have seen women on here getting pregnant in spite of their low reserve. There is a clinic that specialises in low reserve. I haven't used the clinic myself but I know that's their expertise. If you want the name of the clinic let me know and I'll private message you xx

[CJohns]

Hi - I truly understand how receiving that information feels. I had a level of 1 after just turning 28 last Summer. I took DHEA, Asda pregnancy/pre-conception multivitamin, vitamin d, cod liver oil, ubiquinol and another vitamin (can’t remember the name). Also cut out bad cosmetics and led a very healthy diet, which lead to us naturally conceiving 4 months later (also with Male fertility issues).

I also had fertility acupuncture.

Obviously I don’t know if all of these things made an impact, but I do truly believe the combination of them all helped - and definitely made me a healthier person!

Are you looking at ivf, or methods to help with natural conception? X

[Shauna1234 in reply to CJohns]

Hi, I’ve been working on my vitamins for about a year or so now. I’ve also have thyroiditis which I take supplements for. I also have also more recently cut out sugary snacks and limited my alcohol intake, which to be fair isn’t high as I react badly to it when I drink. All I can do is make small changes and see if it helps. Thank you for responding and your kind words, it’s lovely to hear it worked out for you both, enjoy xx

[Hidden]

Did you meant 0.39 pmoI ? Or 0.39ng/L And so low doesn't matter what really matter is the quality. To improve the quality some health habits can help.

[Shauna1234 in reply to Hidden]

I’m not entirely sure which level. He said ‘normal’ women my age would range from 3-7 and I was 0.39. He is going to take the test again free of charge, am not sure why? I know I can work on the quality of the eggs which is good, I just hoped IVF would be for me and feel it’s an avenue that’s closing. Thank you for your help though xx

[Hidden in reply to Shauna1234]

Hi mine was 3.4pmol at 39 or I think it’s 0.46ng/L it was classed as low and ivf would be donor egg. I had a baby naturally at 41 although I thought it would never happen we had 1 good strong egg. I had multiple mc previously so we could get pregnant but the quality mustn’t have been good enough. I had used dhea in the past before my 3rd mc so I can’t say it helped all you can do is try.

[Braveheart42]

Hiya, could you explain what DHEA and Impryl is and is that something a GP can prescribe or would I need to speak with a fertility clinic? I’m 43 have AMH of 1.1 and have 1 failed round of IVF.I feel a bit lost as to what to do next as I can’t afford another round of IVF.I’m working on my nutrition and stress levels but it’s always on your mind as time passes.

[Star3129 in reply to Braveheart42]

Hi i am sorry you are going through this i also had a failes cycle last month so can imagine how heart breaking it is .

DHEA basically helps in increasing the estrogen and testosterone hormones which otherwise declines with the age and Impryl are also unisex supplements which enables to improve egg and sperm quality.

On my follow up I asked about DHEA and the doctor I can take them but I am not fully satisfied as lot of people complain about its side effects and only when prescribed should be taken.

May be the lovely ladies here can help answer that or as you said can check with your GP.

All the best.

[Lana2009]

Hi there,

This is such a tough journey - having a diminished egg reserve sucks. Quality is of course important and some the suggestions above could help with that! I’d also recommend reflexology. I go to a womens health and fertility reflexologist and she has been so helpful through my fertility journey. However, I was unable to get any of my own eggs and ended up going down the egg donation route. It was a really difficult thing to get my head around at first, but after my third FET was successful and resulted in my beautiful twin girls, I have absolutely zero regrets. In fact once I had my donor chosen and embryos created I never saw those embryos as anything but mine. Happy to chat if that’s something you want to explore but don’t know where to start. But I will totally understand that that might not be the right option for you right now or ever. Just wanted to say your journey definitely isn’t over!

Sending you lots of luck xx

[articsnowfox]

I used DHEA at the age of 43 and do believe it helped me get pregnant. More importantly, the studies also show that it is effective in women with low AMH or who are older. The dose to get an effect, according to the studies, is 75 mg/day and the formulation should be micronized. Your actual body DHEA level doesn't matter. If it did, that would have been measured in the studies and it wasn't (I analyse clinical trials for a living). here is an overall analysis of 9 studies that has very good outcomes imo: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/313...

[Sandra_M]

Hi! I’m also 40 and AMH was 0.8ng/L last year but they tested when I was still on birth control which suppresses AMH levels. The doctor told it would go up by max 25% so I started taking Impryl and Ubiquinol just in case. Four months after stopping birth control my AMH became 2.9ng/L. I’m not sure whether the supplements caused this steep increase though.

[Shauna1234 in reply to Sandra_M]

Hi Sandra, thank you for your reply. I’ve been off birth control for a couple of years now so am not sure that’s the issue. But thank you for your message and I hope all works out for you. I am taking the impryl and ubiquinol with DHEA. Fingers crossed this helps the levels go up! Anything will be better than an AMH of 0.39 😂