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Fertility / Infertility (Expert Forum)
high FSH and Hot flashes
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Elaine Brown, MD - Pregnancy, Gynecology
Elaine Brown, MD - BLOG
Billings - MT
Questions in the Fertility/Infertility forum are answered by doctors affiliated with USF Health. Topics covered include fertility or infertility issues, egg quality, fertility drugs and side effects, fertility tests, genetic testing, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), ovulation, relationship issues, risk factors, sperm count/quality, and surgery.
high FSH and Hot flashes
by Tink318, Nov 04, 2009 12:35PM
Hi, I am a new on this forum. I am 34 years old, and I have experiencing hot flashes. I get so down everytime i know one is coming. My doctor drew my blood and my fsh is 61. I want to have a baby, is there anything i can do to lower my fsh? control my hot flashes? I live in New York City, can anyone recommend a good fertility doctor. Thank you so much.
Doctor's Answer
by Elaine Brown, MD, Nov 07, 2009 05:38PM
, Nov 07, 2009 05:38PMTo: Tink318
HI!
There is not anything you can do to lower your FSH. That would require turning back the clock. (I"d like to lower mine too!). It sounds like you have early menopause. If you were my patient, I would re-check your FSH level on cycle day 3. If you have cycles still.
If it remained elevated, I would offer you the option of oral contraceptive pills and help you work with a donor egg or embryo adoption agency. For IVF to be successful, the FSH should ideally be less than 10. Don't let an IVF clinic separate you from very much money trying with your own eggs if your FSH is truly that high.
Good luck!
Dr B
There is not anything you can do to lower your FSH. That would require turning back the clock. (I"d like to lower mine too!). It sounds like you have early menopause. If you were my patient, I would re-check your FSH level on cycle day 3. If you have cycles still.
If it remained elevated, I would offer you the option of oral contraceptive pills and help you work with a donor egg or embryo adoption agency. For IVF to be successful, the FSH should ideally be less than 10. Don't let an IVF clinic separate you from very much money trying with your own eggs if your FSH is truly that high.
Good luck!
Dr B
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Shelly
I'm 34 and my dh is 40,i have ovarian cyst and uterine fibroids. We ve been ttc for almost a yr now.I'm afraid to do myomectomy becos I'm not sure whether the last ovarian cyst I removed in 2007 is the cause of all dis infertility. fsh levels on cd3 are , 25.2, 20.8, 14.8, 14.6, 10.7, 10.5 of diff cyc. I only need advice from u darling people. Any advise will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.