Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry for your losses.

Possible issues:
1. Protocol isn't the right one for you (# of eggs isn't the only thing to consider)
2. Egg quality is bad and you're not likely to be successful unless you do DE
3. Lab is bad
4. Rare other issue (e.g., genetic problems affecting blast development)

Some people do day 3 transfers, but with the advances in culture and lab techniques, it's not often that it's going to make a huge difference (but it's certainly possible). Time in the lab used to be a bigger concern and most transfers were day 3. Cornell does day 3 transfers, but SG doesn't like to and Dominion was even less flexible after implementing a new policy on day 5 transfers not too long ago. An IUI would also be a way to avoid the lab. SG said they looked at their data and day 3 transfers result in more pregnancies, but not more live births, so they don't like doing them.

I got very few blasts until I did a different protocol with very low doses of meds, but by that point I had just turned 43 and when I had a chemical from the transfer of the 3 blasts (out of 9 eggs - as opposed to 0 or 1 blast from 15 eggs), I decided to cut my losses. I moved on to DE.

I’ve done 3 cycles and never gotten a good blast. What was the protocol you tried that finally got you the 3 blasts?

Anonymous wrote:Sorry for your losses.

Possible issues:
1. Protocol isn't the right one for you (# of eggs isn't the only thing to consider)
2. Egg quality is bad and you're not likely to be successful unless you do DE
3. Lab is bad
4. Rare other issue (e.g., genetic problems affecting blast development)

Some people do day 3 transfers, but with the advances in culture and lab techniques, it's not often that it's going to make a huge difference (but it's certainly possible). Time in the lab used to be a bigger concern and most transfers were day 3. Cornell does day 3 transfers, but SG doesn't like to and Dominion was even less flexible after implementing a new policy on day 5 transfers not too long ago. An IUI would also be a way to avoid the lab. SG said they looked at their data and day 3 transfers result in more pregnancies, but not more live births, so they don't like doing them.

I got very few blasts until I did a different protocol with very low doses of meds, but by that point I had just turned 43 and when I had a chemical from the transfer of the 3 blasts (out of 9 eggs - as opposed to 0 or 1 blast from 15 eggs), I decided to cut my losses. I moved on to DE.

Anonymous wrote:We did 3 fresh cycles. We produced a grand total of 17 embryos during those cycles, of which only 2 were high quality and 2 were mediocre quality and none made it to blast stage. Never had anything to freeze. We transferred every decent embryo we had as day 3 transfers. The only two viable ones in the bunch are our twin daughters.

Best of luck to you.