38 and Low AMH levels

[Katieloulou1983]

Hi guys

Just received my AMH results in the post (11.1 pmol/L, low fertility) and awaiting my appt in October with NHS clinic to discuss further. So... of course have been talking to Dr Google in the mean time!!

From what I can tell, my levels are normal for my age, but because I'm 38 my reserve is low. As it's over 5 I am hoping I will qualify for the 2 rounds my area should allocate to me.

My partner also has low sperm count of 9m

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Would love to hear similar experiences

Thanks xx

#lowspermcount #oldermum #geriatricmum #lowamh

[Missl73]

Thats definitely not that low, I had the same at 31 and lower than that when retested at 34 and always got around 8 eggs per collection. Your partners count, is that 9 million or literally just 9 single sperm? My husband had very low sperm count <1 million and with ICSI we have managed to have 1 son who is coming up to 2.5 and I’m now 27 weeks pregnant with his brother. I would say you should feel optimistic that with IVF you stand a good chance of having a baby the most critical factor being time as your fertility will start to decline faster the older you get so if you want to have more than one child I would consider embryo banking now using the youngest eggs you possibly can xx

[Katieloulou1983 in reply to Missl73]

Hi @Missl73

Thank you so much for your reply

Yes sorry, 9million. And that is wonderful to hear, congratulations to you and thank you for sharing - thats really given me some hope!

Embryo banking is a good idea - hopefully I have enough to do this, but even if I can just have the one I'd be more than happy.

Just wish I had started the whole thing earlier :/

Xx

[pink_lemon]

I had 1.9 at your age. Currently hugging my 4 month old bundle of joy 11.1 is no that low. xx

[Katieloulou1983 in reply to pink_lemon]

Thank you! And congrats to you x

[Bexarama83]

I’m 39 and have a similar AMH (12.2) my husband has <1m and we’ve had 2 pregnancies off 5 transfers with ICSI and received nhs funding for the first 2. I have miscarried both but the clinic have always said my amh is great for my age. Fingers crossed you get funding and you can start asap. Best of luck! xxx

[Katieloulou1983 in reply to Bexarama83]

Thank you for coming back to me, and for the reassurances and good wishes

I am really sorry to hear you haven't been successful so far and hope everything works out for you xx

[LVR94]

that is def not low amh ! I’m 36 and had 6.2 amh - at my retrieval I got 23 eggs and 20 were mature and usable and ultimately frozen

[Katieloulou1983 in reply to LVR94]

Wow thats great, thanks for sharing! X

[Hidden]

Mine was 3.4pmol at 39 I was told we would need a donor if ivf was an option and we still had more chance naturally conceiving which eventually we did I had my boy at 41. We had 3 mmc before our baby.

[Katieloulou1983 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for the reply -

I am so sorry to hear about your MMCs, that must have been really hard.

Amazing news that you still conceived naturally, theres is so much scaremongering around being 35+ isn't there, but you did it - massive congrats x

[Legallyblonde39]

My levels were 10.6 at 39 and i was told it was normal. Had 7 natural pregnancies ending in miscarriage and now have my little boy at 40 following ivf. X

[Katieloulou1983 in reply to Legallyblonde39]

Oh thank you for such positive words! I think perhaps dr google has whipped me into a frenzy!!

I'm sorry you had to go through so many losses to get your happy ending xx

[Legallyblonde39 in reply to Katieloulou1983]

Ignore google. Honestly just come on here to speak to people who have been through it. Thanks very much. Totally worth the heartache to get our little guy xx

[Tilly8135]

Hi, my amh was 13.9 I had 3 failed ivf rounds and then conceived naturally, my little boy is 3 months old. I stated ivf at 33 and conceived at 37, sending baby dust your way xxx

[Katieloulou1983 in reply to Tilly8135]

Thank you Tilly, such happy news for you x

[Redsequin]

Hi lovely, my age and amh results were similar to yours when I started IVF: 13ish at age 37. I.e. normal for my age.

Because of this, my doctor expected me to respond “normally” to stims and get 10-16 eggs per round. However, I was a poor responder and got only 4 eggs on my first round, 6 on my second.

It didn’t matter much in the end as my few eggs did fertilise well and I ended up with 5 embryos out of ten eggs in total. Currently so lucky to be pregnant with one of those embryos.

I think what I’m trying to say is there are many more factors at play than just amh, so there’s not much point worrying about it now: once you start treatment you’ll learn a lot more about iow your body responds/ your egg quality!

Wishing you so much luck!

Xxx

[Katieloulou1983 in reply to Redsequin]

Hi Redsequin

Thanks so much for your message, and for the good luck wishes.

Congratulations on your pregnancy, thats brilliant news!!

That really is such a great insight and you're right... Ill wait for my appt before worrying myself any more, especially with all the positive stories people have shared on this thread x

[PrincessGurn1984 in reply to Redsequin]

Reading this was like looking in the mirror, the first part anyway 😂 similar AMH to me and I’m also a poor responder. Isn’t it frustrating being a poor responder when the AMH is pretty good! It doesn’t correlate AMH and follicle count and I’ve only just really realised that on my third EC xx

[Cvet]

Please BE POSITIVE! SOON YOU WILL HAVE YOU CHILD!

2020 my AMH results was 1.10 ng/mL at the same time my husband hashas low sperm quality. My doctor said natural cycle was the only answer. I got devastated, didn't believe it will work and was so pessimistic.

2022 on February I gave birth to a healthy, smiley girl that now is 6.5 months old.

When i aamam reading about low Amh results i always reply back because I ve been there too. You are going to make it. Dont be afraid!!!!🤍

[Katieloulou1983]

ahh thanks for so much positivity!!! And congrats on your baby girl xx