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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP if you don't mind sharing, how have you come to the conclusion that you might be at that point?  How many cycles have you done?  What are your numbers?  Curious to know more about your experience, as I'm relatively new to this process.[/quote]

The biggest thing is my RE brought it up as a possible next step.

I've done two cycles, one of which resulted in a success. But that was when I was 32.

Numbers now: I am 35yo with a 0.28 amh. I'm a poor responder which is my biggest concern-- just won't produce enough follies. In 2 cycles I've produced 4 and 3 follicles, respectively, on maximum stims.

A part of me knows there MUST be at least one good egg left in me (husband has no issues) but just trying to be realistic here. [/quote]

I was much older than you with similar amh and 3 failed cycles with very few eggs on max stims. I was admonished for not doing DE yet I had 2 more children (no more ivf) . I am not trying to persuade you for or against DE but IVF and stimming might not be all that helpful for poor respondents [/quote]

wow. May I ask if you were actively trying and for how long after the ivf cycles?[/quote]

it took 5 years from that donor egg talk to delivering my last (third) baby. yes we were actively trying. i think i was rushed into IVF unnecessarily - we were older and panicky and have barely tried naturally before going to RE. and then when it didn't work it felt like there was no chance of it working naturally. but it did... not saying it will for you etc, you know this. i just don't think 
IVF is all that helpful for poor respondents. you are putting a lot of stress on your eggs (medication, surgery, lab) while naturally you already ovulate (i assume) an egg each month. so what exactly are you gaining when they harvest 2-3 eggs? not much, if anything.[/quote]

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