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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Egg quality is sometimes an issue with PCOS, no matter your age.  I had a similar experience, as did 2 other friends who also went through IVF for PCOS.  You could look into vitamins/supplements to improve egg quality.
Additionally, my RE mentioned to me that some women with PCOS have fertilization issues because the outer shell of the egg can be a bit tougher for the sperm to penetrate.  Did you do ICSI?[/quote]Thanks! I wish they would have done ICSI, but my RE said no sperm issues and it wasn't necessary. Clearly a bad move. I was on COQ10 and Metformin for Manny months. Maybe I should do all the supplements?[/quote]

Wow, where did you go that ICSI was recommended? I went to RMA in NY and it’s standard practice these days. I also know someone with PCOS and her RE had the same “hard outer shell” theory and she did ICSI with strong results. That said, she also had like 38 eggs retrieved. With PCOS, generally you tend to see more eggs, many with lesser quality. Since you only had 12 to begin with, I’m not sure the “hard shell” is necessarily your issue but ICSI should have absolutely been used with PCOS[/quote]

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