FSH = 11...do I have any eggs left???

[MMW814]

I just received my pre-conception labs and all levels were normal except my FSH, which was 11.  I have just turned 37 and am beginning to try becoming pregnant but am now worried that I will be unable to do so naturally due to low egg reserve.  Is my FSH level too high to attempt normal conception?  Should I just go to IVF right away????  Help!  My clock is ticking even faster than I thought it was!

[Allip77]

I got pregnant naturally and within 2 months of not using birth control with an FSH of 12.4..and I was 39.  

I also got pregnant the first time trying after my dd was born..this time I was going on 41 and my FSH was around 15.  (The pregnancy ended in miscarriage due to a chromosomal abnormality which wasn't uncommon for my age.)

You're fine (!), but the best advice I can give you is to try and relax!  That was absolutely the key to both my quick pregnancies - the first time I wasn't trying (and I was in a happy, relaxed frame of mind); the second time I tried but I didn't think it would work the first time anyway so I wasn't stressed.

Good luck!

[trying43]

My fsh was 12.4 and we did injectible medications and timed intercourse.  I am now 29w2d pg. I will be 37 next month.  I dont think your level is too high, I have heard of other with even higher levels getting pg.  Fsh can fluctuate and just that alone doesnt give a good picture of ovarian reserve.  Good luck.