[Trying2B+]

Hi Everyone-
I have never been apart of a forum before and I am seeing that many of you share the same heartache and frustration that i have been experiencing for what seems like forever! After 3 failed IUI's I think our next step is IVF. I have read some posts about DHEA. I have never heard of this and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this in helping lowering FSH.

Originally Posted by alpc

Me, 33, high cd3 FSH (15.5)
DH, 32, perfect!
ttc: 6 months
chemical pregnancies in June and July of 2008
referred to RE by Ob/GYN
Found elevated FSH (LPD)
08/2008: injectables + double IUI#1
08/31/2008: starting BCP for IVF#1


I am going in for a hysteroscopy this coming week while taking the BCPs (prior to IVF). Does anyone have any feedback for this procedure? Any suggestions or details that the doctor didn't mention? I would love to know what to really expect.

I am trying to be positive, but with an FSH of 15.5...I am nervous. I am glad that my RE doesn't mess around. He wants to be aggressive, which I am certianly happy about. Does anyone have any success stories about high FSH and success with IVF? That would be greatly appreciated. I hope all is well1

[alpc]

Originally Posted by Trying2B+

Hi Everyone-
I have never been apart of a forum before and I am seeing that many of you share the same heartache and frustration that i have been experiencing for what seems like forever! After 3 failed IUI's I think our next step is IVF. I have read some posts about DHEA. I have never heard of this and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this in helping lowering FSH.

! I know how you feel frustrated and uncertain...but trying to be positive is great! My sister went through IUI 5 times...and the fifth was a charm ( w/3 clomid + IUI, next 2: injectables + IUI). She has amazing twin daughters that are happy and healthy and 4 1/2. She was very frustrated. They were ready to move to IVF too, but they didn't have to becasue she got pregnant. For us...the percentages are lower, but not zero. This month, my FSH went down to 8.0, and my estrogen was 45 (still good, last month 33 w/ FSH of 15.5). Although this is in the normal range, my RE says that becasue I had the 15.5....that is the number that indicates my true ovarian reserve...not the new number. My accupuncturist thinks differently. I am inclined to side with Western medicine view, probably because I am in cancer research...and that view sort-of rules what I do.

I have read some people take DHEA, and that it has helped them. My accupuncturist says that I shouldn't take herbs or DHEA (which is a hormone) since I am already "over-loading" my body with hormones. I guess you never really know if it is the herbs/DHEA that yeild a BFP or that statistically...it was time for a good quality egg to be up! After reading this forum, I started taking royal jelly/Bee pollen in honey. I have heard that it can decrease your FSH. Sure, maybe IT won't do anything...but I like to feel like I am doing every little thing that might possibly help. It can't hurt. I would just let your RE know everything you are doing outside of their office....just in case. Good Luck!!!!

[natalie28]

Alpc- Wow our cycles are very close!!! I have a calendar that is by no means set in stone, but give or take a couple of days, we are looking at ER on Oct. 8 and ET on the 11th or 13th.
TOO COOL!

Emily- I hope things are going well. What have you decided to do? I have never tried DHEA. I would talk to my RE about it.

[Margie]

Originally Posted by natalie28

I am new here so I may have just missed when some of you have already talked about this, but I have an FSH of 51. I was diagnosed with cancer (Hodgkin's Disease) two years ago and have completed chemo and radiation now. I questioned 12 doctors including my gyno about saving eggs and was told that it was not needed. Now it turns out that it was. A couple of months ago I was diagnosed with POV. Has anyone had any luck dispite a high FSH level? My age is the only thing my specialist thinks that I have going for me(28).

Hi, I also had Hodgkin's Disease and am now trying to get pregnant. My last FSH was 53. I had stage 3B. What stage did you have?

The RE is waiting it out to see if things will improve on their own.

Have you read inconceivable by Julia Indichova. She conceived with an FSH of 41 or so, naturally.

I think we still have hope. I am now drinking wheat grass, not eating sugar, wheat, or caffeine. Also, I take 50mg DHEA after breakfast and CoEnzyme Q10 after lunch. All these things are supposed to help. I
wish you a pregnancy soon.

Margie

[alpc]

Originally Posted by Margie

Hi, I also had Hodgkin's Disease and am now trying to get pregnant. My last FSH was 53. I had stage 3B. What stage did you have?

The RE is waiting it out to see if things will improve on their own.

Have you read inconceivable by Julia Indichova. She conceived with an FSH of 41 or so, naturally.

I think we still have hope. I am now drinking wheat grass, not eating sugar, wheat, or caffeine. Also, I take 50mg DHEA after breakfast and CoEnzyme Q10 after lunch. All these things are supposed to help. I
wish you a pregnancy soon.

Margie

Hi, Margie! Can I ask why you are not eating wheat? I have never heard of that.
-alpc
(amanda)
me, 33: elevated cd3 FSH (15.5)
DH, 32: perfect!

ttc: 7 months
2 chemical pregnancies: June and July 2008
referred to RE by OB/GYN

08/2008: injectables + double IUI#1
08/31/2008: started BC for three weeks pre-IVF
09/11/2008: hysteroscopy….removed septum
09/24/08: going in for baseline u/s and bw: start HMG (Menopur)
09/28/08begin Ganarelix (GnRh antag)W/HMG
1004/08: start doxycycline
10/06/08: my egg retreival
10/08/08:start medrol & progesterone (IM)
10/09/08 or 08/13/08: embryo transfer

[Margie]

Originally Posted by natalie28

I am new here so I may have just missed when some of you have already talked about this, but I have an FSH of 51. I was diagnosed with cancer (Hodgkin's Disease) two years ago and have completed chemo and radiation now. I questioned 12 doctors including my gyno about saving eggs and was told that it was not needed. Now it turns out that it was. A couple of months ago I was diagnosed with POV. Has anyone had any luck dispite a high FSH level? My age is the only thing my specialist thinks that I have going for me(28).

Hi, I also had Hodgkin's Disease and have an FSH of 53. Did you ever get pregnant?

Margie

[Margie]

I read about excluding wheat from the diet in the book Fertlity Wisdom by Dr. Wu. I figure can't hurt not to eat wheat.


Margie

[Fer]

Hi - I'm new, but I'm not sure if anyone is really checking out this thread anymore since it seems like it's been a while since a High FSHer has posted. Well, if anyone is still out there, I'd love to start up a conversation with you. I'm Jennifer and was diagnosed last week with an FSH of 31.4! I just turned 36, so I was pretty surprised about this and hoping to find others in a similiar situation. Looking forward to talking to you soon!

[alpc]

Originally Posted by Fer

Hi - I'm new, but I'm not sure if anyone is really checking out this thread anymore since it seems like it's been a while since a High FSHer has posted. Well, if anyone is still out there, I'd love to start up a conversation with you. I'm Jennifer and was diagnosed last week with an FSH of 31.4! I just turned 36, so I was pretty surprised about this and hoping to find others in a similiar situation. Looking forward to talking to you soon!

, Jennifer! This forum isn't very active, but many of the other thread have people with DOR, high FSH, etc. I like to follow their discussions to find success stories. How long have you been trying to conceive before the FSH result? My DH and I had not been trying long. We had 2 natural pregnancies that both ended in chemicals. My first FSH was 15.5, and I was so disappointed. My sister had issues getting pregnant, but I had thought it was b/c of MF issues. Now, my RE thinks it is genetic b/c my mother went through early menopause..so it looks like I am headed in that direction as well. We are going to keep trying until we feel like we have exhausted all of our options. How about you?

I know it is a lot to process, and things feel so uncertain. I am here if you need to talk/write.