How to Increase AMH Levels?

Understanding what AMH means

Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) is a hormone released by the ovaries. It helps estimate how many eggs remain in the ovaries at a given time. Doctors check AMH with a blood test to assess ovarian reserve and help plan fertility treatment when needed. AMH levels are mainly used to guide treatment choices and do not reliably predict whether someone will conceive naturally.

AMH comes from tiny follicles inside the ovaries, and each follicle holds an immature egg. As a woman gets older, these follicles gradually decline in number, which is why AMH levels slowly decline over time.

AMH is different from many other hormones because it does not change much from month to month. Instead of reflecting a single menstrual cycle, it provides an overall picture of ovarian reserve. This explains why someone can have regular periods but still have a low AMH level.

AMH does not tell us whether an egg is healthy, nor does it predict whether pregnancy will happen naturally. It simply reflects quantity, not quality.

Why Do Doctors Place So Much Importance On Amh?

Doctors check AMH levels to help with planning for pregnancy or fertility treatments. AMH helps clinicians decide how aggressively to stimulate the ovaries, how many eggs may be retrieved during IVF, and how urgently treatment should be considered. It is one piece of a larger puzzle that also includes age, ultrasound findings, and cycle history.

Can AMH Levels Be Increased At All?

From a medical standpoint, AMH cannot be reliably or permanently increased. The number of eggs a woman has is fixed before birth and naturally decreases with age. No diet, supplement, or medicine can create new eggs or stop this process.

However, higher or stable AMH levels usually indicate a larger remaining pool of eggs, which can improve the ovaries' response during fertility treatment. What can be improved is ovarian function, egg quality support, and treatment planning. And to do that, healthy lifestyle choices and medical support can work together to improve overall ovarian health and, in turn, increase AMH levels.

Natural Ways To Support Ovarian Health

Natural approaches do not increase AMH numbers. Their role is supportive.

The goal is to support what remains, not to restore what is already gone. Over time, these steps may help by:

• lowering excess hormonal pressure on the ovaries
• encouraging more regular and predictable ovulation
• helping hormones work together in a steadier way

Taken together, these measures focus on long-term ovarian care. They do not reverse egg loss, but they can help the ovaries use the remaining eggs more efficiently and enable fertility planning with greater clarity and timing.

Lifestyle Habits That Quietly Matter

Some habits affect ovarian health slowly and silently.

• Smoking
• Chronic sleep deprivation
• Repeated crash dieting
• Long-term untreated stress
• Extreme weight changes

Removing these factors does not raise AMH, but continuing them may accelerate decline.

Food And Nutrition

Diet does not directly increase AMH; no single food or diet will increase AMH alone. But good food and nutrition support the systems around hormonal or reproductive health.

A fertility-supportive pattern usually includes regular meals, adequate protein, and enough healthy fats to support hormone production. Iron and micronutrient intake matter, especially in women with heavy cycles.

On the other hand, extreme calorie restriction, frequent fasting, or nutrient deficiencies can disrupt cycles and worsen hormonal imbalance. Even if AMH remains unchanged, overall reproductive function can suffer.

It is important to understand, though, that nutrition supports the body wholly, but it does not reverse ovarian ageing. It will, however, help the current ovarian health to work optimally.

Exercise And Physical Strain

Exercise is helpful when it supports overall balance rather than pushing the body to extremes. Regular, moderate movement improves metabolic health, supports insulin sensitivity, and helps maintain a stable weight, all of which

indirectly influence reproductive hormones positively.

Things usually work best when exercise stays simple and balanced. Regular walks, a bit of consistent strength training, Pilates, yoga, or pelvic floor exercises keep the body moving, build strength, increase flexibility and improve overall health, which is beneficial for mental as well as physical health. Light-strength work, in particular, supports muscle and metabolism without stressing the body's hormones. The idea isn’t to push the hardest, but hard enough to make it sustainable and consistent.

Problems tend to appear when exercise becomes excessive. Very intense workouts or long hours of endurance training can interfere with ovulation and disturb menstrual cycles. Trying to use exercise as a way to “boost fertility numbers” often places extra strain on the body and may lead to the opposite outcome over time.

Stress And Long-Term Hormonal Balance

Stress does not directly lower or raise AMH, but it affects the hormonal environment the ovaries function. Chronic stress may:

• Disturb cycle regularity
• Alter ovulation timing
• Worsen the overall reproductive balance

Managing stress supports fertility planning, even though it does not regenerate ovarian reserve.

Supplements And Common Myths

This area causes the most confusion.

Many supplements claim to increase AMH. In practice:

• The evidence is limited
• Effects are inconsistent
• Short-term changes do not reflect real increases in egg number

Supplements may support general ovarian health in some cases, but they should never replace medical evaluation or delay treatment planning.

Medical Approaches When Amh Is Low

There is no medication approved to permanently increase AMH levels. Medical care focuses on strategy, not hormone manipulation.

This may include:

• Individualised stimulation protocols
• Careful medication dosing
• Earlier treatment timelines

Sometimes AMH values fluctuate during treatment, but this does not indicate a true increase in reserve.

A Realistic Comparison of Options

Approach	What it realistically helps with	What it cannot do
Lifestyle support	Protects ovarian function	Create new eggs
Cutting back on physical exhaustion	Less physical heaviness and fatigue	Mild and inconsistent
Diet and exercise	Supports hormonal balance	Reverse ovarian ageing
Supplements	Possible supportive role	Guarantee higher AMH
Medical treatment	Improves treatment outcomes	Increase egg count
Home remedies like ginger or herbal teas	Warmth or mild relaxation for some people	Very limited and inconsistent

When Is It Time To Plan Treatment?

A low AMH level is not a reason to worry. It does not indicate infertility or other serious issues. It just means that there may be things that need medical support. Speaking to a specialist early can help improve AMH levels on time and support reproductive health, especially if you are trying to conceive. Delaying action in the hope that AMH will improve often costs valuable time without changing the outcome.

Conclusion

AMH is a useful marker of ovarian reserve, but it is often misunderstood. While many people search for ways to increase AMH levels, current medical evidence shows that AMH cannot be significantly or permanently raised through natural methods or medication.

Natural approaches support overall reproductive health but do not restore ovarian reserve. Medical care focuses on optimising outcomes using the reserve that is present.

For individuals with low AMH, timely evaluation and realistic planning matter far more than attempting to raise a hormone value. Informed decisions, guided by medical advice, offer the best path forward.