Is it worth to do FET with one embryo after two failed fresh IVFs?

[Anonymous]

If we didn't succeed with two fresh IVFs (first one transferred one emryo and second transferred three), what is the point of doing a FET with just one emryo? Don't want to go through this just to get another BFN.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry you are going through this. What other option are you considering? You wouldn't just toss the frozen one right? Perhaps you need a little time off of the TTC effort?
For what its worth, I have two friends who have children conceived from just one FET transfer...no other children.
Hang in there.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I was thinking about donating this embryo to the research in case we decide it's not worth transferring just one. It will also be crushing if I go through monitoring, etc. and the embryo doesn't survive the thawing process. With my dumb luck, I always have to be ready for the worst.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you could do a natural cycle FET, so it isn't as costly or as difficult? I would definitely do it, understanding that it might not work. That said, I've heard of lots of similar success stories.

[Anonymous]

P.S. It can actually be difficult to donate to research at the moment.

[Anonymous]

what would bother me even more after i donate is the thought: what if the frozen embryo were to take?

[Anonymous]

I did FET with only one embryo after a failed fresh cycle (transferred two the first time, and only had one left). She's now 19 months old, and the love of my life.

I actually went into it thinking it wouldn't work, but I did Shared Risk so had to transfer the final frozen embryo before SG would let me go on to the next fresh cycle. I did acupuncture with that cycle both to try to improve the chances and to help me relax and not stress too much about it.

If I were you, I'd do it, maybe after taking off a couple of months depending on your age. Good luck with a tough decision!

[Anonymous]

PP, could you share the protocol you were for FET? And how soon did you do it?

[Anonymous]

I'm 16:13. My fresh cycle actually took but ended in m/c, so I started as soon as my HCG had gotten back down to 0 -- about 6 weeks after the miscarriage. It was 2 years ago, so I forget the protocol, but I remember taking BCP for a couple of weeks, then estrace and baby aspirin daily. They did monitoring bloodwork and U/S a couple of times. I started PIO shots around Day 14 (day of ovulation or egg retrieval in a normal cycle), did a "Day 5" blast transfer, and continued the PIO shots, estrace and aspirin after transfer until I got my BFP, and then continued them so more.... I think I got to stop the aspirin when we saw a heartbeat, can't remember when I stopped the estrace. Progesterone continued for a while but I convinced them to switch me to the vaginal inserts instead of the shots.

For acupuncture, I did acupuncture once or twice a week before transfer to help prepare my lining, and then a session immediately before and immediately after the trasnfer. None during the 2WW or pregnancy.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

OP here again. I'll talk to my RE and find out what embryo quality we have. But I am sure he will be persuading me to try FET irregardless of quality. I might just do it next month, so I can get over it and move on with my life. Not feeling optimistic at this point.

[Anonymous]

Hi OP, I had two failed fresh cycles, then success on my third transfer, which was a FET. The whole situation is so stressful. I think your chances of having success eventually are good though if you're producing a good number of embryos of transfer quality. It can just be a numbers game. I would definitely take a chance on the totsicle. Hang in there!

[Anonymous]

Not a personal story, but my wonderful niece is the result of a single FET after the fresh cycle didn't take. And for some reason I feel like I've read somewhere that FET can actually have a higher rate of success?

Best of luck to you in achieving your family.

[Anonymous]

Thank you again so much to everyone who responded, for your words of encouragement and compassion. This is the only place I come for advice since none of my friends had to go through infertility struggles. I'll try to gather all my strength for another transfer.

[Anonymous]

Definitely do the FET! I had the same thought--why would a FET work if fresh cycles didn't. Guess what? The FET worked and I'm now in my third trimester. Don't discount it. I agree with the poster above that said sometimes it's just a numbers game. Plus, the FET is so much less stressful than a fresh cycle. Why put yourself through another fresh cycle if you don't have to?