Opinions needed

Hi there! I'm new to this board. A little background...

I'm 29 and DH is 32 - no major health issues for either of us. We have been ttc for over a year now with no luck. Timed intercourse, OPKs, tried basal body temping for a while... nada. Completely normal and regular periods, always getting a positive OPK result between days 14-18 consistently each month.

We saw a RE for the first time a month ago and went through all the basic testing - everything came back normal. The ONLY thing he said was that my AMH levels are on the lower side of normal for my age. I'm at 1.2 and he said anything under 1.0 is considered low. He suggested starting me on clomid and doing IUI right away because he doesn't want my AMH levels to drop even lower. DH and I spoke and decided that we'd try clomid with timed intercourse rather than IUI right away... We just feel so young to be dealing with this and keep reminding ourselves that everything came back normal so maybe it just hasn't happened for us yet. I was hoping that I'd miraculously get pregnant after the hsg exam I had to do two weeks ago (tubes are clear) but I already feel crampy and my period is expected next week.

I feel torn on whether we should go straight to IUI or do the timed intercourse. The AMH level thing is bothering me a bit but it's still technically normal. Has anyone here gotten pregnant from clomid + timed intercourse? I just feel so unsure of what to do for our next step! Any opinions would help!

Thank you in advance!

Message edited 9/12/2018 8:18:44 PM.

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Welcome. Seems like you aren't ready for iui so I'd try one timed cycle with clomid. If it works awesome. If not then I'd go right to iui. I started treatments at 31. We went straight to iui and those didn't work so we did IVF. As for the amh I wouldn't be so worried with anything over 1 at this point. It does fluctuate.

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you are 29 and on the lower end of normal which concerns me a tad. that could mean something is causing a decline,it could mean nothing. who knows.

I was 35 when I did IVF for baby # 2 (Im 39 now) and my AMH was a 3. on paper I was golden. But my egg quality was poor. I'm the picture of health but I found some underlying issues working with a naturopath. Hormone and cholesterol issues.

My DS was conceived via IUI and clomid with my OB I was 29 going on 30, picture of health and regular cycles. DH was tested and he was fine.
The IUI worked the first time. its a pretty easy procedure compared to IVF. (I was not monitored ..it was just my OB saying take clomid days whatever and come in on this day) and we did.

If you're not comfortable with it, then do clomid and a timed cycle. but I wouldnt waste too much time with that. I'd probably go to an IUI after one cycle.

what dose of clomid are you on?

ETA: also, these things change and these tests are not fool proof or definitive. they just give us an idea of where we are. So I also take these things with a grain of salt...

Message edited 9/13/2018 10:56:53 AM.

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I was 29 and DH was 30 when we visited an RE for the first time. We were unsuccessful with IUIs and ended up needing IVF. Age has a role in some cases of infertility but not all. I would defer to what your doctor is recommending. IUI is not that big of deal in my opinion and I wouldn't want to waste precious time.

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Hi. I would start with IUI. As long as you don’t have more than 2 eggs and are ok with possibly twins I wouldn’t waste my time w timed intercourse. But if your not comfortable jumping right in then do 1 cycle of ti. I started at 29 and it took me 8 years. Everything seemed normal in the beginning but I ended up having endometriosis that affected my egg quality. Good luck!!

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do what makes you comfortable. With everything but the AMH being fine(and that AMH is really not bad), i would do the clomid with TI first. Mainly because once you start IUIs, it’s a whole different world. at least for me it was

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