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[quote=Anonymous]Original responder here - yeah, I probably asked, now that I think about it.  Or my nurse has gotten so used to my asking for the details that she had it ready.  I know they froze mine at an expanding blast, which on the 1-6 scale I think falls at a 3 (since 4 is a fully expanded blast), so they go at least that low.  I have no idea how/why they make the freeze call - why 3 and not 4?  What's the cut off?  Is it just blasts of decent quality that make it to 3 (or whatever) by the time they check that day (I'd guess this).  At my old clinic I think they said they needed either a 3 or a 5 to freeze (possibly 3 to transfer, 5 to freeze), but that sounds really advanced to me now, requiring a hatching blast to transfer, so I'd guess 3 is more likely.  Also zero sense of how they make freeze decisions based on grades - I was told not all blasts at the grade mine was got frozen (which made me feel awesome about the prospect of success with this one blast that just squeaked under the wire), so likely some subjective decision.  And then yes, after the thaw, they'll tell you the percentage of cells that survived - or they can, anyway.  Whether your doc will remember and whether anyone will bother to look it up for you at that point is a different matter.[/quote]

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