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[quote=Anonymous]I did two fresh IVF cycles at Shady Grove and ended up with 2 great embryos from the first cycle (after retrieving about 20) - transferred one, froze one, BFN.  On the second cycle, we retrieved close to 30, transferred two and froze two (pregnant with one).  I transferred each of my three frozen embryos one at a time, all BFN.  I think you are correct that most people don't end up with many to freeze.  From what I understand, SGF's criteria for freezing are very stringent, so they will only freeze embryos that look VERY good.  Even once your top quality embryos/blasts are frozen, not all of them come out of the thawing process in great shape.  The bottom line is that the chances of having more than 1 or 2 embryos left over to freeze after any one cycle seem pretty low, and then the chances that any of those embryos will take when transferred are basically about 50/50.  As I am sure you well know, there is very little that you control with this stuff, so my thought is that you just have to push forward and deal with what you have when the time comes.  Also, I once heard someone on this board say something about transferring extra embryos at a time during your cycle when they basically have no chance of implanting as an option for people who do not want to donate or respectfully destroy leftover embryos.  Not sure if SGF does that or if you would be willing/able to pay for something like that, but just wanted to mention it.  Best of luck.[/quote]

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