Benefit to having all eggs and embryos at the same clinic?

[Anonymous]

I previously froze my eggs. Is there a benefit to doing a round of embryo banking at the same clinic where the eggs are vs a different clinic?
There would be travel involved to use the same clinic.

[Anonymous]

is this a question of whether to fertilize the eggs you have at that clinic, or are you discussing doing a round of IVF and fertilizing a new batch eggs, leaving the previous eggs on ice?

if the latter, i would suggest going to a reputable clinic close to you, and then you can decide whether to transfer the eggs later.

if you just want to fertilize the eggs you have, you have to weigh the risks of shipment vs travel issues and transfers/monitoring, as well as clinic reputations.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the reply. I am doing a new round of IVF egg collection and will fertilize these new eggs as soon as they are collected. Because of my age, I need to collect more now. Hopefully between the two collections it will be enough for one future child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for the reply. I am doing a new round of IVF egg collection and will fertilize these new eggs as soon as they are collected. Because of my age, I need to collect more now. Hopefully between the two collections it will be enough for one future child.

Meant to add: leaving the cryopreserved oocytes alone for now.
I had wondered if it would be beneficial to have evrything together in one lab, but it seems right that I can always move the eggs if needed. We will see what works out. Researching!

[Anonymous]

OP, I am in a somewhat similar situation - I froze my eggs in my home city (a few hours away) a few years ago. I am now married and need to thaw and fertilize those eggs. I contemplated moving the eggs but decided against it after talking to several REs and embryologists who all recommended that the original lab handle the thaw/fertilization. If I have to do subsequent IVF cycles, I will be doing them at my local RE, not the original one. From what I understand, embryos are much hardier and there shouldn't be issues transporting them and using them at a new clinic. Just out of curiosity, how old are you and how many eggs/embryos are you trying to freeze?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I am in a somewhat similar situation - I froze my eggs in my home city (a few hours away) a few years ago. I am now married and need to thaw and fertilize those eggs. I contemplated moving the eggs but decided against it after talking to several REs and embryologists who all recommended that the original lab handle the thaw/fertilization. If I have to do subsequent IVF cycles, I will be doing them at my local RE, not the original one. From what I understand, embryos are much hardier and there shouldn't be issues transporting them and using them at a new clinic. Just out of curiosity, how old are you and how many eggs/embryos are you trying to freeze?

You need to make sure that a new clinic will take them - some clinics won’t take embryos made in other labs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I am in a somewhat similar situation - I froze my eggs in my home city (a few hours away) a few years ago. I am now married and need to thaw and fertilize those eggs. I contemplated moving the eggs but decided against it after talking to several REs and embryologists who all recommended that the original lab handle the thaw/fertilization. If I have to do subsequent IVF cycles, I will be doing them at my local RE, not the original one. From what I understand, embryos are much hardier and there shouldn't be issues transporting them and using them at a new clinic. Just out of curiosity, how old are you and how many eggs/embryos are you trying to freeze?

Hi, nice to hear from you and best wishes in this crazy journey! I am 38.5 now and it would be optimal to have 30 eggs total to work with in hopes of one live birth. My plan is to fertilize the eggs harvested this round immediately and see how many (fingers crossed) PGS normal we get. I will wait to thaw the eggs previously frozen pending the embryo results. I know that nothing is at all guaranteed. That is the hard thing, you really cannot control the outcome!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I am in a somewhat similar situation - I froze my eggs in my home city (a few hours away) a few years ago. I am now married and need to thaw and fertilize those eggs. I contemplated moving the eggs but decided against it after talking to several REs and embryologists who all recommended that the original lab handle the thaw/fertilization. If I have to do subsequent IVF cycles, I will be doing them at my local RE, not the original one. From what I understand, embryos are much hardier and there shouldn't be issues transporting them and using them at a new clinic. Just out of curiosity, how old are you and how many eggs/embryos are you trying to freeze?

Hi, nice to hear from you and best wishes in this crazy journey! I am 38.5 now and it would be optimal to have 30 eggs total to work with in hopes of one live birth. My plan is to fertilize the eggs harvested this round immediately and see how many (fingers crossed) PGS normal we get. I will wait to thaw the eggs previously frozen pending the embryo results. I know that nothing is at all guaranteed. That is the hard thing, you really cannot control the outcome!

This is PP with the frozen eggs - I think 30 eggs is a great goal for one birth (and might get you two kids, you never know). I have 20 eggs frozen at 35, and already have one child (we only want one more). I'm super nervous but trying to stay positive. Good luck to you!!