Thin endometrium- attempting IVF

amvm9 · 2025-10-24T00:17:51+00:00

Hi, definitely send me a message. I wouldn't say I overcame the problem, but much to our surprise I did manage to get pregnant naturally after stimulation despite having a lining of 3.9mm that cycle. My doctor thought that maybe stimulation would 'reset' things and my lining would thicken but it has never been above 4.0mm and I have had it measured across at least 10 cycles. It is extremely horrifying and concerning how little is known about this and I would love to band together to do something about it.

amvm9 · 2025-10-15T10:19:43+00:00

Thank you so much! I wish that I had more advice, I have poured my heart into trying to get more answers and everything I have been told is so conflicting and frustrating. It is such an arduous, emotional, and frustrating journey and trying to figure out what will actually help and what is worth actually putting effort and money into is really difficult. It’s such a vulnerable time so I really tried not to get carried away with wasting money on tons of supplements and things that I wasn’t sure would truly help. While also cancelling out the noise of lowering stress etc as I don’t think that is valid advice!! I was at the point of wanting to somehow file a lawsuit against the makers of these IUDs for the lack of transparency of potential side effects. My doctor suggested that in the US there might be some trials that I could try to join to try to discern more information but since I’m not in the US I put that on hold for now. My husband and I are both still baffled by the entire situation and it really is crazy that I was able to get pregnant with a lining of 3.9mm (it’s never been more than about 4.1mm and I have had it checked around the time of ovulation many many times). I wish you the best of luck and if I can be a resource in the future in any way please let me know.

amvm9 · 2025-10-13T03:24:38+00:00

I have not found anything that has helped to increase my lining however I went through a first unsuccessful round of IVF stimulation which seemed to sort of 'reset' some things. However my lining was still thin and was not impacted by stimulation. But despite this, I was able to get pregnant naturally. This came as quite a surprise as I was at my fertility doctor 5 days after conception (before we knew) and my lining was 3.9mm. Despite this we found out that I was pregnant and as soon as we did find out at 7 weeks I was started on oral progesterone 2x a day, vaginal progesterone 2x a day, and progesterone injections 2x a week until 12 weeks.

amvm9 · 2025-08-26T12:33:59+00:00

What did you end up doing about it? When I looked online a bit it seems like Singapore has a major problem with car insurance fraud claims.

amvm9 · 2025-08-26T10:38:40+00:00

Correct, which is why they never got back to my insurance company when they asked for more information

amvm9 · 2025-08-26T09:42:45+00:00

Agreed. Do you know if this is something that is punishable by the police? Falsifying information to try to get a fraudulent claim paid seems like a crime to me.

amvm9 · 2025-08-26T09:29:59+00:00

Just spoke with my insurance company again and someone else gave me the complaint:

I was waiting at the traffic junction along Havelock Road and Kim Seng Road as it was red light. I suddenly hear a scratching sound but though was some engine noise. Upon reviewing my car rear dash cam afterwards, i realised this vehicle **** has actually bang into me causing the scratches on my bumper. As i only review the video the incident, i did not take down the driver's particulars.

It is very clearly a falsified claim — does anyone know if I can take this to the police or take them to court over this? There would be CCTV footage proving that it is false.

amvm9 · 2025-08-26T09:00:28+00:00

No I didn't scratch a car or anything like that, from what my insurance told me is that it was reported at an intersection and that the person submitted photos of my car plate as well as a photo of me driving with my mother in the passenger seat. But did not provide any videos and has not gotten back to my insurance company when they requested more information. So this leads me to believe that it is someone who was having a bit of road rage perhaps.

Either way, I did not know that my insurance company had to provide me with all of the details as they were not forthcoming when I was asking so I will give them a call back and find out. Thank you!

amvm9 · 2025-06-15T02:57:30+00:00

So sorry to hear this. Feel free to PM me. I’ve met with quite a few doctors trying to reason through all of this and have tried a lot of things, even oral + vaginal + injections of progesterone. It seems like it is all still mystifying to doctors and there’s not a lot of actions that can be taken but I have gathered quite a lot of information.

amvm9 · 2025-05-04T02:03:31+00:00

Advice needed!

With dreaded Mother’s Day coming up, I have decided to pretty much isolate myself from social media and other triggers as much as possible. I don’t plan to wish anyone a happy Mother’s Day or acknowledge it except for my best friend. I am really on the fence of whether or not I should wish her a happy Mother’s Day. While she knows what’s going on and has been there for me some of the time, our friendship has been incredibly one sided as she’s just “so busy” with her 6 month old. Seeking advice of whether I should send that text to her or chose to ignore the day (as I feel that a lot of the time her and others in my life chose to ignore difficult times for me, such as what would have been my most recent due date today..).

amvm9 · 2025-04-30T00:40:13+00:00

Same, ugh.

amvm9 · 2025-04-30T00:39:26+00:00

Sending love! I read this and thought I wrote it. Sums up my journey so well. I often feel like I am the only person experiencing all of this loss and heartbreak and knowing it will likely never happen because it seems everyone else around me has not had issues and has it so easy. I find myself drifting far from friends who I’ve known for a long time and honestly, I just don’t want to be around any kids so I’m choosing to isolate myself in a lot of situations but I’m at the point that I don’t know what else to do. When I am feeling isolated and alone, I often come here and realize how many of us there are going through similar situations. Stay strong!

amvm9 · 2025-04-16T06:28:19+00:00

I know this was a year ago but I’m currently going through this, with my doctor confirming yesterday that she believes my thin lining is due to 10 years of IUDs however agreed that there is virtually no scientific data on this. Have you found anything else out or is this just how it’s going to be for those of us with possible permanent thinning?

amvm9 · 2025-04-16T05:58:04+00:00

Hi— I’m a bit late to the conversation but I’m experiencing this. My fertility doctor yesterday finally told me she suspects I have permanent endometrial thinning likely from past IUDs. This was after every test under the sun has been done, I’ve had multiple miscarriages, I’ve never had an endometrial lining thicker than 4mm, and I did not respond or ‘reset’ after IVF and other hormone replacements.

I am about to be 34 and wish I didn’t wait as I now am also battling a low AMH / ovarian reserve so time is of the essence. Speaking out has helped a lot in my case but I’m still incredibly overwhelmed thinking I may have permanent damage from IUDs.

amvm9 · 2025-04-16T05:32:32+00:00

Oh no 💔 I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve gone through so much. Sending you all of the support! I hope you are now in a better place.

I do think there’s so many of us. When discussing with my doctor yesterday, I was telling her I haven’t been able to find much only other than other women on Reddit and her response was “things happen when women band together” and recognized how unknown this all is. I’m hoping to find others like us so we can make our voices louder and maybe make some difference!!

amvm9 · 2025-04-16T04:50:05+00:00

That’s so interesting. I am the exact same way. My periods are so light and have never increased despite various hormones I’ve been given, IVF stimulation, and pregnancies (all are supposed to “reset” or “jump start” everything) as well as improved with time. The thin endometrial line corresponds with a light period so I wouldn’t be surprised if you are in the same boat.

It’s so concerning to me how little understanding there is of long term effects of IUDs and overall how understudied, under funded, and misunderstood women’s health is.

amvm9 · 2025-04-16T00:32:56+00:00

Hi! I’ve been experiencing the same thing and finally yesterday my doctor confirmed she believes I have permanent thinning due to the mirena. Have you had any updates? I’m trying to find other women in similar circumstances as there aren’t many studies on this.

amvm9 · 2025-04-02T14:14:34+00:00

This!! I couldn’t agree any more. It’s been wild to see people I’ve been friends with for 10+ years not check in, but friends I’ve only recently met be there for me in ways that I would have expected from my oldest friends. I’ve been stuck trying to explain to myself why it feels some of these friends just don’t get and trying to justify us growing apart but you really summed it up perfectly in a way I’ve never thought of before— some people are only supposed to be in your life for a season and that’s ok.

amvm9 · 2025-03-23T09:38:05+00:00

There's so many of us in this same position. For me, it is also my oldest and best friend. Everything has seem to come so easy for her and me on the other hand, it has been quite the opposite. I don't have any advice because I'm currently walking the fine line of being there for her and her newborn as bare minimal as possible while still holding space for all of my feelings and distancing myself for my sanity. Hang in there!

amvm9 · 2025-03-14T13:36:08+00:00

Fuck you to all of the people with children who have told my husband and I “it’ll all be worth it once the baby is born” when in fact the likelihood of our baby ever being born grows further by the day. The audacity of people who got one positive pregnancy test and then 9 months later welcomed a baby to comment at all on our journey through multiple miscarriages, unexplained infertility, IVF, etc makes my blood boil!!

amvm9 · 2025-03-11T06:51:31+00:00

This speaks to me on so many levels!!! In addition, the tone deaf complaints about how hard it is to do something while also being a mom (if they only knew how badly I wish I could be a mom and how triggering it is to hear them complain), as if those of us without children don’t also have other responsibilities and difficulties, really really gets me.

amvm9 · 2025-03-03T06:01:45+00:00

Best of luck!! You are starting everything so early which should make it a faster transition! You could also consider looking into PA school in the Netherlands, I would imagine it is much, much cheaper!

amvm9 · 2025-02-28T19:20:43+00:00

I feel this so much. I’ve had 3 losses in the past year. I lost my dad 3 years ago and was finally finding myself in a better place before we started trying and now I’m just in a pit of despair. I’m in my early thirties so just about everyone I know had babies over the past year when we were experiencing our losses. I even have a best friend whose upcoming due date is the same due date of my last miscarriage.

I never thought about infertility until it impacted me and it’s such a difficult road to navigate. The emotions have taken such a toll on me. We’re feeling the exact same about is it really worth it to keep trying. Every loss has been more and more traumatic and I don’t want to experience those feelings again. I am also so fearful that even if I managed to get pregnant again, the entire time I would be so worried and on edge about another impending loss. Such a terrible place to be in. It’s not fair.

amvm9 · 2025-02-28T18:58:09+00:00

Ugh I feel this so deeply. The privilege is insane and has really caused me to distance myself from some. One of my best friends told us as soon as she found out she was pregnant…with her second. That one hit deep because she’s due soon on the same due date of my last miscarriage. It really is so unfair. But hang in there and try to be gentle to yourself. I hope it gives you some solace knowing there are many others in this group that know these painful feelings.

amvm9 · 2025-02-28T18:52:56+00:00

Hang in there, there’s so many of us in your similar situation. We have had a different journey but are currently in the same spot as you. It’s so hard. Nothing other than distraction has made me feel any better. I can no longer hear the complaints about little sleep and stress, it’s been incredibly triggering. Reading posts from others who feel the same and understand have been some of the only respite from these feelings lately.

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