Happy Thanksgiving: A new path to explore
I have been out of match for a while. It has been well over a month since my last post and I admit I am feeling a bit rusty in the blogging department. Following my return from Denver, I take I allowed myself to succumb to self pity and despair. I traveled to Denver on a wing and a prayer. After careful research on happy result rates for the top fertility clinics in the country, I came to believe that my final shred of hope rested in the hands of the distinguished Dr. Schoolcraft at CCRM. I prayed this doctor might deliver a miracle, but instead, he confirmed what I already knew. My FSH is high. My follicle add up is low. I am over 40. I have fibroids in my uterus. And most likely, with all these factors taken into consideration, my chances for a biological baby are excessively low at best.
Dr. Schoolcraft was adamant that my fibroids must be removed in order for implantation and pregnancy to take place. In fact, he referred to the fibroids as a “spontaneous IUD” standing in the way of conception, implantation and pregnancy.Following our return home, the results of our one day workup slowly trickled in. Glenn’s semen scrutiny revealed less than 2% normal morphology. At CCRM, they don’t like to see less than 4%. Fortunately this issue can be EASILY bypassed through a system known as ICSI, where the most optimal sperm are selected and then injected directly into the egg for fertilization to take place. So, on my husband’s end at least, there is no talk over with why Glenn cannot father a biological child. However, on my end, things are not looking as promising.
Although CCRM did not re-test my FSH level since we already be informed the deal with that, they did test my AMH and it came back at (.7) They don’t like to see a below a (1), so a level of (.7) is considered below run-of-the-mill, although not as horribly low as my previous level at Southeastern Fertility several months ago, where my AMH level came back so low it was nearly off the charts. I was not unshakeable whether to celebrate this news or grieve it, since an AMH of .7 is still considered borderline low, indicating that my fertility has clearly fallen off a bluff. Each time I called CCRM to clarify this issue I was given a different answer. One nurse was mildly encouraging and told me at CCRM, they drudgery with blood levels like mine “all the time” without much cause for concern. She reassured me that a .7 is significantly speculator than my previous level at Southeastern, while a different nurse suggested the exact opposite and insisted that anything below a (1) is a settled cause for concern. Welcome to the world of advanced age infertility, where nothing makes sense and clear answers are unrealizable to find.
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