Anonymous
02/04/2019 14:41
Subject: If you were 40+ when you did IVF
Anonymous wrote:I was 41 and 43
How many cycles did you do: 2 (to have 2 children)
Fresh or Frozen: 2 fresh, 1 frozen (1 fresh BFN, 2nd fresh BFP, 1 FET BFP)
What clinic did you use: SGFC
Your own eggs or donor eggs: own
How many retrieved: 17 first time, 19 2nd time
How many fertilized: over 12 both times
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day; transferred 2 embryos each time
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): 1st cycle BFN, 2nd cycle BFP - singleton live birth, 3rd was FET (also 2 embryos) BFP - singleton live birth
Best wishes for you.
Did you do PGS? These are terrific results.
Anonymous
02/04/2019 12:29
Subject: If you were 40+ when you did IVF
I was 41 and 43
How many cycles did you do: 2 (to have 2 children)
Fresh or Frozen: 2 fresh, 1 frozen (1 fresh BFN, 2nd fresh BFP, 1 FET BFP)
What clinic did you use: SGFC
Your own eggs or donor eggs: own
How many retrieved: 17 first time, 19 2nd time
How many fertilized: over 12 both times
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day; transferred 2 embryos each time
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): 1st cycle BFN, 2nd cycle BFP - singleton live birth, 3rd was FET (also 2 embryos) BFP - singleton live birth
Best wishes for you.
How many cycles did you do: 2 (to have 2 children)
Fresh or Frozen: 2 fresh, 1 frozen (1 fresh BFN, 2nd fresh BFP, 1 FET BFP)
What clinic did you use: SGFC
Your own eggs or donor eggs: own
How many retrieved: 17 first time, 19 2nd time
How many fertilized: over 12 both times
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day; transferred 2 embryos each time
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): 1st cycle BFN, 2nd cycle BFP - singleton live birth, 3rd was FET (also 2 embryos) BFP - singleton live birth
Best wishes for you.
Anonymous
02/02/2019 22:29
Subject: Re:If you were 40+ when you did IVF
I'll chime in! Was 41 when I started trying. 42 when DD was born. I have another child conceived IVF (first try) when I was 37.
How many cycles did you do: 3
Fresh or Frozen: 2 fresh, 1 frozen
What clinic did you use: Dominion
Your own eggs or donor eggs: my own
How many retrieved: 11
How many fertilized: 8
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day, but strongly suggest 3 day if you only have a few fertilized eggs
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): 1 didn't work & 1 m/c with fresh, 1 live birth with frozen.
Good luck OP!
How many cycles did you do: 3
Fresh or Frozen: 2 fresh, 1 frozen
What clinic did you use: Dominion
Your own eggs or donor eggs: my own
How many retrieved: 11
How many fertilized: 8
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day, but strongly suggest 3 day if you only have a few fertilized eggs
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): 1 didn't work & 1 m/c with fresh, 1 live birth with frozen.
Good luck OP!
Anonymous
02/01/2019 18:14
Subject: If you were 40+ when you did IVF
Anonymous wrote:How many cycles did you do: 1 Retrieval
Fresh or Frozen: Frozen
What clinic did you use: Shady Grove
Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own Eggs
How many retrieved: 16 mature
How many fertilized: 16
>>> How many made it to 5 days: 8
>>> How many PGS Normal: 3
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): Currently 11 weeks with first frozen transfer
How old were you?
Anonymous
02/01/2019 15:40
Subject: If you were 40+ when you did IVF
How many cycles did you do: 1 Retrieval
Fresh or Frozen: Frozen
What clinic did you use: Shady Grove
Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own Eggs
How many retrieved: 16 mature
How many fertilized: 16
>>> How many made it to 5 days: 8
>>> How many PGS Normal: 3
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): Currently 11 weeks with first frozen transfer
Fresh or Frozen: Frozen
What clinic did you use: Shady Grove
Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own Eggs
How many retrieved: 16 mature
How many fertilized: 16
>>> How many made it to 5 days: 8
>>> How many PGS Normal: 3
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 5 day
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): Currently 11 weeks with first frozen transfer
Anonymous
01/31/2019 10:42
Subject: If you were 40+ when you did IVF
Anonymous wrote:42 when I/we started trying. Pulled birth control, tried clomid as I was turning 43. Went to IVF and was a total non-responder (3 follicles, zero mature eggs). Moved to DE as I turned 44.
One cycle w/ proven donor, 8 eggs/5 fertilized.
Fresh 3 day transfer of the 2 best. One 2 made it past that and were frozen as 6 day blasts.
Fresh failed, did immediate frozen cycle of 2 remaining blasts.
Delivered healthy twins at term and turned 45 in the hospital 3 days later.
Columbia Fertility, w/ a Columbia donor.
I am thinking about using DE with Columbia. Do you mind sharing how their pricing works?
Anonymous
01/30/2019 20:56
Subject: Re:If you were 40+ when you did IVF
Here are my stats:
How many cycles did you do: 2 at 40 and 2 at 41
Fresh or Frozen: 3 fresh and 1 frozen
What clinic did you use: SGF
Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own
How many retrieved: 1st cycle: 9, 2nd cycle: 15, 3rd cycle: 6
How many fertilized: 1st cycle, 6, 2nd cycle: 11, 3rd cycle: 4
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 1st cycle: 3 day transfer/ 2nd cycle: 5 day transfer / 3rd cycle: 5 day transfer
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): first 2 cycles were M/C and 3rd didn't work. Last frozen cycle resulted in live birth.
Best of luck to you!
How many cycles did you do: 2 at 40 and 2 at 41
Fresh or Frozen: 3 fresh and 1 frozen
What clinic did you use: SGF
Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own
How many retrieved: 1st cycle: 9, 2nd cycle: 15, 3rd cycle: 6
How many fertilized: 1st cycle, 6, 2nd cycle: 11, 3rd cycle: 4
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 1st cycle: 3 day transfer/ 2nd cycle: 5 day transfer / 3rd cycle: 5 day transfer
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): first 2 cycles were M/C and 3rd didn't work. Last frozen cycle resulted in live birth.
Best of luck to you!
Anonymous
01/29/2019 10:39
Subject: If you were 40+ when you did IVF
Thanks to all that responded. I know my chances are low at 41 but I'm willing to give it a shot. I do have a DD from IVF that I did when I was in my 30's. I was a good responder for that cycle but who knows how I'll do at the age I'm at now.
Anonymous
01/29/2019 10:06
Subject: If you were 40+ when you did IVF
42 when I/we started trying. Pulled birth control, tried clomid as I was turning 43. Went to IVF and was a total non-responder (3 follicles, zero mature eggs). Moved to DE as I turned 44.
One cycle w/ proven donor, 8 eggs/5 fertilized.
Fresh 3 day transfer of the 2 best. One 2 made it past that and were frozen as 6 day blasts.
Fresh failed, did immediate frozen cycle of 2 remaining blasts.
Delivered healthy twins at term and turned 45 in the hospital 3 days later.
Columbia Fertility, w/ a Columbia donor.
One cycle w/ proven donor, 8 eggs/5 fertilized.
Fresh 3 day transfer of the 2 best. One 2 made it past that and were frozen as 6 day blasts.
Fresh failed, did immediate frozen cycle of 2 remaining blasts.
Delivered healthy twins at term and turned 45 in the hospital 3 days later.
Columbia Fertility, w/ a Columbia donor.
Anonymous
01/29/2019 09:59
Subject: Re:If you were 40+ when you did IVF
I was lucky, but one cycle is all it took at 41 (I started 2 weeks after my 41st birthday).
I went to SGF
Own eggs
PGS tested
frozen transfer of two 6d frozen blasts
The twins are 2.5 now
Good luck, OP.
I knew the stats and the odds were against me. But I was lucky.
I went to SGF
Own eggs
PGS tested
frozen transfer of two 6d frozen blasts
The twins are 2.5 now
Good luck, OP.
I knew the stats and the odds were against me. But I was lucky.
Anonymous
01/28/2019 22:10
Subject: If you were 40+ when you did IVF
Live birth!Anonymous wrote:How many cycles did you do:2 at 41 (almost to the day) and 41.5
Fresh or Frozen: Frozen
What clinic did you use: SGF
Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own eggs
How many retrieved: 1st Cycle: 8 eggs/ 3 blasts/ 3 PGS normal; 2nd Cycle: 7 eggs/ 6 blasts/ 2 PGS normal
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 6 day embryo chosen even though I had normal 5 day embryos frozen
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc):
Note: we had male infertility so we had no shot of getting a baby without IVF. I don't think my results were normal for my age and I was told that my egg quality was like someone younger than I was. In other words, I was lucky.
But I had friends with worse numbers than I who were older and who had a live birth after PGS testing. It takes one.
Anonymous
01/28/2019 20:12
Subject: Re:If you were 40+ when you did IVF
8 at 42-43 and then DE. After getting pregnant easily at 39. I started IVF testing at 41, but the first retrieval was just after I turned 42.
Pretty easy to guess how the first 8 went. 2 were NCIVF, and I had 2 eggs on one of those. I got plenty of eggs on the other cycles (including a mini-ivf which was the best cycle I had - 9 eggs from that one, so fewer than with more stims), but very few blasts (save the mini). One chemical from the mini, but I never had enough blasts to make testing worth it. Tried day 3 and 5 transfer.
I did cycles at SG, Dominion. I consulted with Cornell (best advice from them, but at the time I thought it was a numbers game, so I didn’t do the mini right away bc I got lots of eggs). Soon after turning 43 I did DE at a clinic in California. Worked on first try with tested blast. Proven donor, fresh eggs. Yay!
Pretty easy to guess how the first 8 went. 2 were NCIVF, and I had 2 eggs on one of those. I got plenty of eggs on the other cycles (including a mini-ivf which was the best cycle I had - 9 eggs from that one, so fewer than with more stims), but very few blasts (save the mini). One chemical from the mini, but I never had enough blasts to make testing worth it. Tried day 3 and 5 transfer.
I did cycles at SG, Dominion. I consulted with Cornell (best advice from them, but at the time I thought it was a numbers game, so I didn’t do the mini right away bc I got lots of eggs). Soon after turning 43 I did DE at a clinic in California. Worked on first try with tested blast. Proven donor, fresh eggs. Yay!
Anonymous
01/28/2019 17:46
Subject: Re:If you were 40+ when you did IVF
I did two cycles in my mid-30s as well, but here are the 40-ish ones:
How many cycles did you do: 1 at 40, 1 at 40.5
Fresh or Frozen: Frozen
What clinic did you use: SGF. CCRM
Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own
How many retrieved: 1st cycle: 6, 2nd cycle: 5
How many fertilized: 1st cycle, 6, 2nd cycle: 2
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 1st cycle: 2 blasts sent to PGS testing, 2nd cycle: 1 blast sent to PGS testing (so day 6)
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): 1 PGS normal from 1st cycle, awaiting transfer
How many cycles did you do: 1 at 40, 1 at 40.5
Fresh or Frozen: Frozen
What clinic did you use: SGF. CCRM
Your own eggs or donor eggs: Own
How many retrieved: 1st cycle: 6, 2nd cycle: 5
How many fertilized: 1st cycle, 6, 2nd cycle: 2
3 day transfer or 5 day transfer: 1st cycle: 2 blasts sent to PGS testing, 2nd cycle: 1 blast sent to PGS testing (so day 6)
Outcome (Live birth, preg but M/C, didn't work, etc): 1 PGS normal from 1st cycle, awaiting transfer
Anonymous
01/28/2019 15:41
Subject: Re:If you were 40+ when you did IVF
i'll chime in though I was 39.5:
Frozen transfer
Clinic in SoCal
Own eggs; four eggs retrieved; three blasts, one PGS normal
Live birth
Frozen transfer
Clinic in SoCal
Own eggs; four eggs retrieved; three blasts, one PGS normal
Live birth
Anonymous
01/28/2019 14:25
Subject: If you were 40+ when you did IVF
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