If you were 40+ when you did IVF
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Anonymous
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How many cycles did you do:
Fresh or Frozen: What clinic did you use: Your own eggs or donor eggs: How many retrieved: How many fertilized: 3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): |
Anonymous
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i'll chime in though I was 39.5:
Frozen transfer Clinic in SoCal Own eggs; four eggs retrieved; three blasts, one PGS normal Live birth |
Anonymous
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I did two cycles in my mid-30s as well, but here are the 40-ish ones:
How many cycles did you do: 1 at 40, 1 at 40.5 Fresh or Frozen: Frozen What clinic did you use: SGF. CCRM Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own How many retrieved: 1st cycle: 6, 2nd cycle: 5 How many fertilized: 1st cycle, 6, 2nd cycle: 2 3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 1st cycle: 2 blasts sent to PGS testing, 2nd cycle: 1 blast sent to PGS testing (so day 6) Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): 1 PGS normal from 1st cycle, awaiting transfer |
Anonymous
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8 at 42-43 and then DE. After getting pregnant easily at 39. I started IVF testing at 41, but the first retrieval was just after I turned 42.
Pretty easy to guess how the first 8 went. 2 were NCIVF, and I had 2 eggs on one of those. I got plenty of eggs on the other cycles (including a mini-ivf which was the best cycle I had - 9 eggs from that one, so fewer than with more stims), but very few blasts (save the mini). One chemical from the mini, but I never had enough blasts to make testing worth it. Tried day 3 and 5 transfer. I did cycles at SG, Dominion. I consulted with Cornell (best advice from them, but at the time I thought it was a numbers game, so I didn’t do the mini right away bc I got lots of eggs). Soon after turning 43 I did DE at a clinic in California. Worked on first try with tested blast. Proven donor, fresh eggs. Yay! |
Anonymous
Live birth! Note: we had male infertility so we had no shot of getting a baby without IVF. I don't think my results were normal for my age and I was told that my egg quality was like someone younger than I was. In other words, I was lucky. But I had friends with worse numbers than I who were older and who had a live birth after PGS testing. It takes one. |
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I was lucky, but one cycle is all it took at 41 (I started 2 weeks after my 41st birthday).
I went to SGF Own eggs PGS tested frozen transfer of two 6d frozen blasts The twins are 2.5 now Good luck, OP. I knew the stats and the odds were against me. But I was lucky. |
Anonymous
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42 when I/we started trying. Pulled birth control, tried clomid as I was turning 43. Went to IVF and was a total non-responder (3 follicles, zero mature eggs). Moved to DE as I turned 44.
One cycle w/ proven donor, 8 eggs/5 fertilized. Fresh 3 day transfer of the 2 best. One 2 made it past that and were frozen as 6 day blasts. Fresh failed, did immediate frozen cycle of 2 remaining blasts. Delivered healthy twins at term and turned 45 in the hospital 3 days later. Columbia Fertility, w/ a Columbia donor. |
Anonymous
| Thanks to all that responded. I know my chances are low at 41 but I'm willing to give it a shot. I do have a DD from IVF that I did when I was in my 30's. I was a good responder for that cycle but who knows how I'll do at the age I'm at now. |
Anonymous
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Here are my stats:
How many cycles did you do: 2 at 40 and 2 at 41 Fresh or Frozen: 3 fresh and 1 frozen What clinic did you use: SGF Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own How many retrieved: 1st cycle: 9, 2nd cycle: 15, 3rd cycle: 6 How many fertilized: 1st cycle, 6, 2nd cycle: 11, 3rd cycle: 4 3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 1st cycle: 3 day transfer/ 2nd cycle: 5 day transfer / 3rd cycle: 5 day transfer Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): first 2 cycles were M/C and 3rd didn't work. Last frozen cycle resulted in live birth. Best of luck to you! |
Anonymous
I am thinking about using DE with Columbia. Do you mind sharing how their pricing works? |
Anonymous
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How many cycles did you do: 1 Retrieval
Fresh or Frozen: Frozen What clinic did you use: Shady Grove Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own Eggs How many retrieved: 16 mature How many fertilized: 16 >>> How many made it to 5 days: 8 >>> How many PGS Normal: 3 3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): Currently 11 weeks with first frozen transfer |
Anonymous
How old were you? |
Anonymous
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I'll chime in! Was 41 when I started trying. 42 when DD was born. I have another child conceived IVF (first try) when I was 37.
How many cycles did you do: 3 Fresh or Frozen: 2 fresh, 1 frozen What clinic did you use: Dominion Your own eggs or donor eggs: my own How many retrieved: 11 How many fertilized: 8 3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day, but strongly suggest 3 day if you only have a few fertilized eggs Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): 1 didn't work & 1 m/c with fresh, 1 live birth with frozen. Good luck OP! |
Anonymous
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I was 41 and 43
How many cycles did you do: 2 (to have 2 children) Fresh or Frozen: 2 fresh, 1 frozen (1 fresh BFN, 2nd fresh BFP, 1 FET BFP) What clinic did you use: SGFC Your own eggs or donor eggs: own How many retrieved: 17 first time, 19 2nd time How many fertilized: over 12 both times 3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day; transferred 2 embryos each time Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): 1st cycle BFN, 2nd cycle BFP - singleton live birth, 3rd was FET (also 2 embryos) BFP - singleton live birth Best wishes for you. |
Anonymous
Did you do PGS? These are terrific results. |