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@winniebee: I have low AMH and was officially diagnosed with DOR on top of our MFI. My RE believes that low AMH can be tied to both fewer eggs and lower quality eggs. In order to prep for my IVF cycle I worked with a naturopath who specializes in women's health and fertility. She put me on some supplements to help with improving egg quality. Would you consider that route? The main supplement I was on was Ubiquinol

I have DOR with low AMH (.7) and had multiple early losses. RE said it was due to egg quality. We did clomid but really that just allowed me to release extra eggs for a better chance that one of those eggs was ok. It's just a roll of the dice and a waiting game to get that good egg.

@winniebee: one thing that you could take to improve egg quality is CoQ10 - it is a supplement that you can get at walgreens and many RE's suggest it to help with egg quality for us going into IVF. I realize that isn't a path you plan on taking, but it might be worth a shot taking? Good luck!

I have an AMH of 0.79 so I'm right there with you. However, I also have slightly elevated FSH so at least you aren't also battling that. I highly recommend taking ubiquinol and doing acupuncture as well. I've been trying for year now and the only two times I have gotten pregnant at all have been after I started ubiquinol and acupuncture 6 months ago. I'm obviously not a success story yet but I do feel like I'm moving in the right direction. I found the book "It Starts With The Egg" by Rebecca Fett particularly helpful for understanding the issue as well as for suggestions on supplements, etc.

@winniebee: I read that it could cause stomach upset but I have never had that issue. The one side effect I did have was that it can cause insomnia but I was taking it before crawling into bed. I now take it in the morning and no longer have any issues. You do need to take it with food containing fat in it as most kinds are fat soluble only.

@winniebee: yeah, i probably wouldn't go with what an OB says. They are not experts in getting people pregnant. Believe me, I've learned that the hard way and I think that a majority of us that are going through infertility would concur. Good luck on deciding what to do!

@winniebee: I'm right here with you. Just got my labs back and AMH is 0.35. Frack. My FSH is also high at 13 though so it's not looking good at all. I meet with RE again on the 17th. I am thinking of trying the CoQ10 and acupuncture to start. I just can't keep going through more losses. It's taking a toll. I'm sure you'd agree.

@winniebee: I shared my info above but I also have two "real life" friends with low AMH who have had success stories. One friend did ivf several years ago (had twins) but wanted another and wasn't really interested in going through that again. She just had her third child a couple weeks ago by getting pregnant naturally after two miscarriages over the span of a year. For her it was just a matter of keeping at it and trying to catch a good egg. She conceived the first cycle after the 2nd miscarriage and was about to officially give up.

My other "real life" friend had undetectable AMH and went through several failed cycles of IVF. She started doing acupuncture, changed her diet (we go to the same acupuncturist and there is a 10 page handout on what you can and cannot eat!), and took DHEA and CoQ10. She conceived naturally on a cycle while waiting to start another IVF (she had a few losses along the way as well). She's about to start trying for number 2 but is a little nervous about the time commitment of acupuncture, the strict fertility diet, etc.

I keep telling myself that it's just a matter of keeping at it and that it may take longer but it isn't impossible.

@winniebee: The real life friends really helped me get through this year of infertility plus 2 miscarriages. Each of them has been through that plus more. One thing that you have in your favor is the normal FSH levels. That might mean that quality isn't a huge concern. If you want to try the diet my acupuncturist gave me, I'm happy to email you my handout (though I haven't really gotten to see how much it works yet... got pregnant the 2nd month of doing it and although I'm still going to acupuncture and doing the diet, the miscarriage meant I haven't been able to try again until last last week and now I'm in the 2WW).