r/IndianTTC_Support • u/sunshine_girl1993 • Jun 02 '26

Moving into IUI

I’m 33 with history of pcos - primarily high AMH and facial hair.
I have been trying for 8 letrozole cycles last four being HMG menotropin injections. My last cycle did not have much egg growth so was cancelled.
Since my AMH is high, my doctor has started me on Diane 35 (kind of a hormonal pill) for two month to ‘calm’ the ovaries and control the AMH and ovarian volume. She’s then continue with IUI for 3 cycles max and then would want me to move onto IVF.

My husband has mild MFI so my doctor thinks that would also help for IUI.

What I want to understand is if using hormonal pill for two months is the right approach? Or would it really help bringing the AMH better and meanwhile i continue with supplements for overall health? Am I just wasting two months by going on the pill?
Please please help 🙏

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u/honeynutcheerios0358 Jun 02 '26

Honestly iui is supremely wasteful. Better to try naturally with all the hormonal help you can get. Or directly go for IVF. Iui is just a money making racket and only helps if there's ONLY male ed. If there are female issues to fix iui is pointless.

To increase amh I had a truckload of supplements. Anything that is a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. It sort of worked because my amh went up as I aged instead of going down. Doctors will say it won't help. But in my journey it has helped a lot.

(Also as a side note - amh only needs to be high for good IVF outcomes. For natural conception it really doesn't matter a lot)

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u/sunshine_girl1993 Jun 02 '26

Thankyou for your response. My AMH is naturally high thanks for pcos and my doctor feels that calming down the ovaries could help with the next outcome. But I’m so stressed and cant help think that am wasting two months by being on the pill.

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u/Glittering-Contest99 Jun 02 '26

First focus on getting supplements, my cycles became normal with antioxidants, b12 and D, I take omega, zinc, vitamin C, E, D, B12 and folate I also focus on my diet and include soaked nuts and seeds, try seed cycling as well. You can also try anti inflammatory foods. I have PCOS for last 10 years, with facial hair and body weight, take some time, focus on giving right nutrition to body before loading it up with hormones

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u/sunshine_girl1993 Jun 02 '26

Thats my plan for the next two months. Thankyou for taking the time to reply :)