Update on my diagnosis
Other than my fertility issues I am perfectly healthy.
My husband is healthy.
Our loved ones are healthy.
We have soooo much to be grateful for...(especially during a global pandemic)
Other than my fertility issues, life is GOOD.
Remembering this keeps me grateful.
So as I write this, I just keep thinking to focus on what I have instead of what I don't.
Including the fact that even though my diagnosis isn't the best, it could also be so much worse.
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I'm still processing everything and something about writing it down just makes it more real, so this is one of my most difficult posts.
In April I was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. My AMH (Anti-Mullerian Hormone) was at .93
For my age, I should be at 2.0
I've spent the last 4 months making some tweaks to my lifestyle with supplements & such hoping that if anything we could hold on to that number, but this week we checked them again and they have dropped to .76
At only 33 my numbers are steadily dropping so time is of the essence.
We still don't know what the quality of my eggs looks like & there is no way of knowing unless we do IVF.
We've also discovered that I have a short luteal phase (about 10 days) it should be minimum 12 to allow the egg to fully mature. If I've gotten pregnant with an immature egg, that could be a cause of my miscarriages.
I also am not producing enough Progesterone which could be another cause of miscarriage.
So, if my current cycle doesn't work, we are definitely doing a medicated cycle next time, but if we don't achieve a successful pregnancy asap (can't say how long because we have to monitor me month by month & take it step by step) then we're going to move on to IVF.
I'm thinking no longer than the rest of this year.
Although nothing is certain, IF the main issue is my egg quality then IVF is the only way I can make sure we implant a good embryo.
I can't believe this is where we are, BUT again, I am grateful to be at a place where I FINALLY have some direction.
