IVF failure at another clinic and SG shared risk

[Anonymous]

I have a specific question about SG shared risk.

I qualified for shared risk a year ago, but decided to go with GW (and insurance) instead. My insurance is about to run out. I just repeated my ovarian reserve testing and it's the same as it was when I qualified. But I've now had two retrievals and two transfers without success (no PGS though, if that's relevant).

Would I still qualify for shared risk, even though I've had failed transfers? I know I can make an appointment and find out, but it would be nice to know what my odds are before going in.

Thanks for your help.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure. CCRM (in Lone Tree) had a similar program when I applied. They wouldn't take me in their version of shared risk because I'd had 6 failures at Shady Grove. So I had to pay out of pocket for 1 cycle, which worked and gave us our twins.

Good luck to you. I hope you qualify.

[Anonymous]

1) How old are you?
2) How many eggs did they get from each retrieval and how many blasts? Since you had two retrievals, I'm assuming you had nothing from the first retrieval to freeze?

[Anonymous]

how would they know unless you tell them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) How old are you?
2) How many eggs did they get from each retrieval and how many blasts? Since you had two retrievals, I'm assuming you had nothing from the first retrieval to freeze?

i'm 37 now but will be 38 before i go back to SG.
got four eggs from each retrieval. first resulted in 3 blasts but no PGS tested. freeze all cycle. one failed FET. two frozen blasts (which remain unused for now because i assume they are abnormal). second retrieval got 4 eggs and two blasts. one fresh transfer (fail) and one pgs tested abnormal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how would they know unless you tell them?

because you have to tell them. see https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/752600.page#13748957

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) How old are you?
2) How many eggs did they get from each retrieval and how many blasts? Since you had two retrievals, I'm assuming you had nothing from the first retrieval to freeze?

i'm 37 now but will be 38 before i go back to SG.
got four eggs from each retrieval. first resulted in 3 blasts but no PGS tested. freeze all cycle. one failed FET. two frozen blasts (which remain unused for now because i assume they are abnormal). second retrieval got 4 eggs and two blasts. one fresh transfer (fail) and one pgs tested abnormal.

If you have to disclose these prior failed attempts to SG, I doubt they will accept you in to their Shared Risk program. Your ovarian reserve sounds low (only 4 eggs at each retrieval). Then again, you never know until you go back and have a consult. They use a prediction model where they plug in all of your fertility work-up data and see your chances of success. I wish you the best of luck!

[Anonymous]

I think they have an age restriction and 38 is the cut off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they have an age restriction and 38 is the cut off.

They have raised the age limit recently.

[Anonymous]

I’m 37, had two failed cycles at another clinic and was just accepted into Shared Risk. I had 15 and 17 eggs retrieved but very low maturity count.

[Anonymous]

Wow.... I'm impressed. I didn't get in years ago in my 20s. The only problem was an amh slightly below 1

[Anonymous]

What's the logic in assuming the two frozen blasts are abnormal? It seems like these two embryos would not have any greater chance than future embryos at being abnormal - and if one of them did work out it would be by far your cheapest/most effective route!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's the logic in assuming the two frozen blasts are abnormal? It seems like these two embryos would not have any greater chance than future embryos at being abnormal - and if one of them did work out it would be by far your cheapest/most effective route!

+1. I had several blasts in my first cycle and they were a mix. There really is no way to know unless you test (or until you implant) but there's definitely no reason to assume that just because one of the batch was abnormal, the others are! I thawed, tested, and then refroze the remaining normal embryo out of my batch after my first transfer resulted in a late-term miscarriage, and that one is sleeping upstairs right now. Good luck OP. I'm sending you hugs and good wishes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's the logic in assuming the two frozen blasts are abnormal? It seems like these two embryos would not have any greater chance than future embryos at being abnormal - and if one of them did work out it would be by far your cheapest/most effective route!

i have a track record of making abnormal embryos. 2 failed transfers and the most likely scenario for failure is abnormal embyros. 3 chemical pregnancies which were most likely caused by abnormal embryos. and the only tested embryo is abnormal.