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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With my coverage (ACA/ MD health exchange) I had up to 3 transfers and was certain I only wanted single embryo transfers (I have a few friends who had really difficult twin pregnancies.) I did 2 retrievals with about 8 eggs each time and 7 total making it to day 5 for PGS testing. My first batch had 3 "excellent" (or should I say egg-cellent!) embryos by all the old school standards. PGS showed they were all had chromosomal abnormalities-- I forget the exact issues but they were very common, severe, and would have most definitely resulted in miscarriages if they even implanted! I was heartbroken but so grateful we did PGS testing! The 4 tested in the subsequent batch resulted in 2 normals embryos , one that is an adorable 11 month old. (Hopeful sibling in the freezer for later.) All that being said, my sister went through the same process and never had embryos that made it to testing and opted for fresh transfers...sometimes it isn't even an option. I am very grateful it was an option for us. Good luck! [/quote]
Did your sister have any luck with the fresh transfers?  How many cycles did she go through before deciding to try fresh transfers?  Do you mind sharing your ages?[/quote]

Yes, my sister had 3 pregnancies; 2 live births from fresh transfers!! I believe she was 36/37 and 39 when she gave birth, and transferred 1-2 embryos each time. I believe she only transferred these 3 times and [i]only [/I] had the option for fresh because her embryos were "not looking good" on day 2 or 3 so PGS (her original plan) was not an option for her as both of our clinics only did PGS on 5-day blastocysts.

My retrievals were at age 38; my first FET worked and I gave birth a month after turning 39. (I began seeking fertility treatments after trying for several year-- casual trying, using OPKs, just relaxing (ugh!), and then did climid with ob/gyn (wasn't monitored!!! and was later told it wasn't even a high enough dose to do anything), then 5 IUIs with climid, 2 IUIs with Letrozole (paid 1 IUI out of pocket; 6 were covered), then 2 IVF retrievals and 1 FET. Everyone is different and the protocol will depend on what you need but my only regret is that I didn't seek IVF sooner and I have zero regrets for paying "extra" for ICSI and PGS, as I truly believe that is what made my pregnancy a success.

Good luck![/quote]

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