earlier trigger may mean better quality?

[Anonymous]

I've seen variations of this article in the news a few times over the last months about how in older women, triggering earlier (16 mm) may produce better quality embryos than triggering at typical size (18-20 mm):

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/early-egg-retrieval-boost-rates-ivf-success-article-1.2322915

Has anyone heard of this or brought it up with their doctor? Has anyone tried this after the conventional approach and had better results?

[Anonymous]

Not sure, but I do think my old RE triggered too late. Successful RE seemed to trigger a day earlier.

So I'd buy it.

[Anonymous]

I am planning to trigger earlier this cycle and my RE is on board with that plan.

[Anonymous]

I cycled twice in mid-2013 and am sure my RE made this change for the second cycle though he never stated outright that we'd waited too long the first cycle.

I had fewer mature eggs retrieved and lower estrogen but the quality seemed much better (and we now have twins from that cycle and a couple frozen blasts).

[Anonymous]

anecdotally, I agree - my egg/embryo quality was always better with trigger on earlier side.

[Anonymous]

I got more quantity by triggering earlier, but none to freeze both triggering early and late.