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[quote=Anonymous]8:47, this is the OP--I'm so sorry this happened to you!!  I really thought ours was a unique situation!

Here is the thinking that we went through.  The options if this happens are: (1) do a re-biopsy, (2) throw several of them in there without PGD and hope one takes, (3) do sequential single embryo transfers without PGD.

Which is right for you is going to depend on your age, your tolerance for multiples, your tolerance for miscarriage/early termination, and your willingness to risk the re-biopsy.  I guess it also depends on the reason why you got no results.  For us, it was a weird situation where one of the chemicals was faulty, which would be extremely unlikely to happen again.  Did they say why there were no results?

I have the sense that most people would just go for option (2) in this situation, but we were very clear that we did not want the risk of multiples.  We also ruled out option (3) as just too traumatic.  Our clinic told us that their stats were that 90% of embryos survive the thaw.  I also reasoned that if an embryo does not survive the thaw, that is not exactly the fault of the lab screw-up--that embryo would have not survived the thaw anyway, eventually.  (The screw-up would only matter if we end up refreezing them, and then needing to thaw them a second time.)  So we went for option (1).

Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions at all!  I remember how comforting it was to read 21:43's story above, and just to read the support.  (Strange how brief support from anonymous strangers can nevertheless feel so comforting during times like these.)  My very best wishes to you.
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