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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just out of curiosity--why do you need this information?  I am at SG, and was told mine were all "perfect" + the cell count on days 1, 2, and 3.  On day 5, I was told how many were ready to freeze, and given more info on the ones that didn't look like they were going to make it: low cellular activity, compact cells, etc.  I was never given the grading information, and don't see why I would need it.  Is it to compare different protocols based on outcome?[/quote]

To obsess, because you need something to do during the wait (no, seriously, not mocking at all, I did this).  Because it does provide useful information in the future if all doesn't go well.  I was initially told "all 11 still looking good" on day 3.  But after questioning about fragmentation, cell #s etc, it was crystal clear there were really only 3 still in the running.  That's a huge disparity.  Same with my first cycle - the very generic info is often not very accurate.  So it also helps with realism.  Because you're curious.  Because you have a right to know.  Because you'd like to be informed about the process.  But that said, you seem to have been told WAY more than most people on first blush from your nurse, so even if you didn't get letter grades, you got a lot more than most women get, and many people prefer not to be kept in the dark.  Had I been given accurate info with my first cycle, I would have known on day 3 it was looking bad (originally told all 8 looking good, but it was clear from records based on cell # and frag that only 1 or 2 were actually ok), and insisted on a transfer on day 5, instead of trying to push to biopsy and discovering everything arrested overnight.  Or maybe insisted on a day 3 transfer.  Sure some clinics don't want to tell you because some magically correct themselves, but there's nothing like being told things are going swimmingly and then showing up for transfer and being told, just kidding, everything died, and learning the signs were there all along.  Or being told you have a good looking blast that turned out not to be so good looking when you realized what they froze (and by freezing, cost you your last insurance covered cycle).[/quote]

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