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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My day 3 bloodwork showed an FSH of 20 and AMH of 0.1 at age 38, with 4 follicles. I learned from my RE that those were terrible numbers but was so new and determined with all this that we proceeded with timed intercourse then IUI. IVF was never an option for me because in those cycles I never had more than 4 follicles grow, so it wasn't worth the cost for a high likelihood of failure.

After 3 failures, we took a break. I had some baseline bloodwork done during that time and my FSH had shot up to 37. I was devastated and our RE talked about perimenopause. The next cycle, we planned to start the bloodwork rounds to see if I actually was in early menopause. My FSH that month was 19, the best it had ever been, but terrible for anyone's standards.  I had ordered too much Gonal-F that we had no other use for, so we did another IUI just because it couldn't hurt. I had zero expectations but knew I would regret it if we didn't try again especially as we had all the extra meds.

I made 4 follicles, the most I'd ever made, still zero expectations for success. I ended up conceiving triplets. Long story short, after a pretty terrible and terrifying pregnancy with lots of complications and difficult decisions, I delivered a healthy baby. My RE said he wouldn't see this particular scenario again in his career.

But, even with DOR/premature ovarian failure, I still got pregnant and went to term. Peri-menopause can be funny sometimes, making you feel that your well has gone dry, only to spring up randomly and unexpectedly. I really think it's about luck and timing. [/quote]

OP here. Thanks for sharing your story, very interesting and very inspiring!  I've been TTC #2 since age 37.  At age 37 my numbers were great!  Now at age 41 they are not good, with my FSH being 20 and my AMH .20.  However, I've been TTC for 5 year now and when I started my numbers were still good, however I have not been able to get pregnant at all.[/quote]

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