Just an update on my diagnosis. My bloodwork came back and my fsh level was 15 and my amh level was 7 I think. Our doctor gave us a 5% chance of conceiving using fertility drugs w/intra-uterine inseminations and only a 1-3% chance using IVF. He said based on my age, that my eggs should still be pretty good quality, but it will be difficult to conceive. I have diminished ovarian reserve. I guess the amh and fsh blood tests are more accurate than what the ultrasound had shown. Our best chance of conceiving is IVF using donor eggs. This was heartbreaking to hear. I think I would be more accepting of the situation if I was in my 40's and had waited to have children, but I'm not even in my 30's yet. My ovaries are working the same as a 45 year old woman's ovaries. Our doctor doesn't want us to give up on my own eggs, but he just wanted to prepare me for this possible reality. We're going to be very aggressive for the next 5 months and if we don't conceive by then, we may look into using donor eggs. We're trying to make the decision whether donor eggs or adoption is the right decision for us. I'm not giving up on us conceiving with my eggs, but I am preparing myself for the very likely possibility that we may have to go an alternative route to complete our family. Right now I'm mourning for the potential loss of passing on my own genes to my child, but if we choose donor eggs, my husband can still pass on his genes. That way the child would still genetically be connected to my husband and son and would still biologically be mine. It's all so confusing right now since it's still new information.
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Just an update on my diagnosis. My bloodwork came back and my fsh level was 15 and my amh level was 7 I think. Our doctor gave us a 5% chance of conceiving using fertility drugs w/intra-uterine inseminations and only a 1-3% chance using IVF. He said based on my age, that my eggs should still be pretty good quality, but it will be difficult to conceive. I have diminished ovarian reserve. I guess the amh and fsh blood tests are more accurate than what the ultrasound had shown. Our best chance of conceiving is IVF using donor eggs. This was heartbreaking to hear. I think I would be more accepting of the situation if I was in my 40's and had waited to have children, but I'm not even in my 30's yet. My ovaries are working the same as a 45 year old woman's ovaries. Our doctor doesn't want us to give up on my own eggs, but he just wanted to prepare me for this possible reality. We're going to be very aggressive for the next 5 months and if we don't conceive by then, we may look into using donor eggs. We're trying to make the decision whether donor eggs or adoption is the right decision for us. I'm not giving up on us conceiving with my eggs, but I am preparing myself for the very likely possibility that we may have to go an alternative route to complete our family. Right now I'm mourning for the potential loss of passing on my own genes to my child, but if we choose donor eggs, my husband can still pass on his genes. That way the child would still genetically be connected to my husband and son and would still biologically be mine. It's all so confusing right now since it's still new information.
April 4, 2010 - 12:26pmThis Comment
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