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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.  In response to 13:56, this process already takes you to the lab and none of it replicates perfectly what would happen without medical intervention.  It's wonderful that you did not have to go through BFNs to find success.

However, for those of us who are still trying with multiple cycles under our belt, gaining some diagnostic information at every step of the way is incredibly valuable since it can help modify future cycles (if necessary) and hopefully pinpoint problems to correct and increase our chances for sucess - especially if there's no real detriment in doing so.  Day 5/6 transfers are as common as day 3 transfers and there's no indication that waiting is harmful.

At the end of the day, each of these decisions are hugely personal and everyone has to weigh the risks and benefits of each choice for themselves.  Are there risks of losing embryos in waiting past day 3?  Sure.  And we knew that.  But there's also a risk that they wouldn't have survived in the womb anyway - they didn't for our last two day 3 transfers.

Our current doctor also agreed with us that there was value for us in waiting to see how the embryos developed.  We did learn that our embryos can get to blast stage, which we did not know before.  Given our extensive list of issues, that is incredibly useful information for us.  For someone with fewer issues, maybe that's not necessary.

The first two cycles we were nervous and our prior doctor gave us the "womb is better environment" speech, which was partly why we did day 3 transfers.  However, after two failed cycles, we were left with little information about why things didn't work and were told to just "keep at it."  Although that may be an option for someone with an unlimited budget, we could not afford to just keep stumbling in the dark without more information to guide our treatment.

Just speaking from our own experience, the more information you can get from each cycle, the more helpful it is if you have to go through this awful awful process again.  I routinely question my doctor about her advice and she has modified my treatment plans based on information I actively bring to her attention.  I do this so I can fully understand the protocols and make sure we're all on the same page - sometimes weren't.  Doctors, like all of us, are not infalliable.  You have to be your own best advocate in this process.

Best of luck to everyone out there.[/quote]

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