Looking for high FSH success stories

oct11bride03

Hi! I'm a TTTC-er hoping to join you ladies here someday. I'll be 28 in 4 days. In my CD3 b/w levels for the last two months my FSH was high (13 something and 12.9). We have our treatment consult on 1/7 and I have a feeling they might suggest going straight to IVF.

My RE is very supportive and doesn't see any reason, given my age, why we can't conceive with my eggs, but he did say it might take longer and there would be an increased risk of miscarriage. I'm looking for a little hope here...any high FSH success stories using your eggs? Any suggestions for us as we start down this road? We're so scared. Thank you!

na24

I think a lot of women on this board have found that taking wheatgrass (either in tablet or powder form) helps lower FSH levels.  You might want to start that just to see if it helps.  You can find both the powder and the tablets at Whole Foods.  I recommend the tablets; the powder is a horrible texture and makes the whole ordeal last longer than it needs to.

kianew

There is a few of us on here that have/had high FSH.  My RE had told me that the only way I'd get pregnant would be IVF with donor eggs, but let me do one last IUI cycle (it was my 5th IUI cycle) with Follistim because I already had the meds and didn't want them to go to waste.  Well, surprise - that was my BFP!!  My FSH was 15.2 at the beginning of that cycle.  It is very scary to hear that you have high FSH - I was devastated when I was told.  Yes, it might take longer, but it can definitely still happen with your own eggs   Good luck!  I hope to see you join over here very soon    

wvagirl

my fsh is elevated (12.3). after we found that out i started doing acupuncture and it helped bring my number down to 7 the cycle i did ivf. high fsh is a scary diagnosis, but there are alot of us over here that have gotten pregnant despite it.  good luck to you!!!

?N Luv?

My FSH tests were in the 9s & 10s, and we got bfps 2 times in 3 yrs on our own, both ended in m/c.  I stim very well with clomid or clomid/inj. combo w/ iui's but never got a bfp with 4 tries.  IVF #1 was the sticky baby but I also started acupuncture 8 weeks before stimming started.  Maybe that helped?  The acu office also had me on fish oil supplements.  If you have any sperm issues I'd def. try iui or ivf before using donor eggs. 

N Luv

raisingarizona2008

I responded on your post on TTTC. I also did do acu a couple of times.

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charmcitygirl

My FSH was slightly elevated at 10.3 at 29 years old.  That, coupled with a low antral follicle count, made my RE think that I had low ovarian reserve.  I did 3 rounds of clomid/TI, 3 rounds of injects/IUI and then 2 IVFs.  The first IVF was converted to IUI because of poor response, which is something you have to be careful of when dealing with higher FSH.  I know there are many girls on this board who conceived with their own eggs.  You just need to find the right combination for you!  Good luck!

howleyshell

It's a scary diagnosis but your RE's right.  You've got age on your side but it may take a bit longer than most.

Pics in siggy of our 2 high FSH miracles.

The first shouldn't have happend according to my RE (only 3 eggs retrieved after max stim IVF cycle).

The second REALLY shouldn't have happened according to my RE (unmedicated pregnancy first ovulation post-weaning).  He'd basically told us that we needed to come back right away for another IVF if we wanted another child but he gave us very grim odds based on our first IVF cycle and my poor yield.

Keep in mind that your focus is on quality, not quantity.  Ignore all those PCOS'ers retrieving 24 eggs.  Your goal is to cook just a couple the exact amount of time, not to harvest a ton of them and hope to find one good one.

I personally am a big fan of "The Infertility Cure" book by Radine Lewis.  I totally changed my diet, did wheatgrass, accupuncture, the works.  Any and everything I could to maximize my chances.

Did any one thing "work"?   I have no clue.  But mentally I needed to feel like I was doing something to help the situation.

Hang in there.  It's a tough road and it may be a longer road that others but I am confident you can conceive using your own eggs.

(((HUGS)))

Shell

MoDchiCk

Mine was 12 I have olD aRse eggs!!!!hahaha

we had to do two iui's for Insurance and got pregnant first IVF with 2 perfect and one slacker embryo....

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oct11bride03

Thank you all SO much for posting your stories!! You give me hope and I really need that right now. ((HUGS)) to you all and congrats on your successes!

nicolita14w

Hi there,

I got pregnant on IUI #3 with Follistim. I have high FSH (around 12) and a low antral follicle count, and did not have a great response to stims. I am 31-- you are even younger and your FSH is not that high. You have a very good chance of getting pg with your own eggs, and it sounds like your RE is great. I hope to see you over here for good very soon!

choco_lab

Another high FSHer that had success with IUI.  I think mine was 10 and 13 on CD 3 and CD10.  My RE didn't suggest IVF.. instead she wanted me to do IUI 3 times first.  Also, I did acupuncture for 6 months before I had my first IUI (I was hoping acupuncture alone would work.. but didn't).  I think the acupuncture helped a lot.  Good luck!

socialworkerbee

Posted a response on TTTC board.  Best wishes for 2009!