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Anonymous wrote:OP, I understand what you are discussing. Pregnancy loss through miscarriage is very hard. Just because you have been blessed with two children subsequently doesn’t make the memories of earlier grief disappear. Understandably you want to avoid future loss. IVF with PGT-A (preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies) reduces the risk of miscarriage for chromosomal abnormalities. An embryo found to be chromosomally normal, or euploid, is most likely to be able to result in a successful pregnancy.

I am in my early 40s and have frozen eggs from when I was younger. DH and I have discussed the risk vs benefit of trying naturally at our age vs IVF with genetic testing using my younger eggs. I can see it both ways. However, personally, it would be very hard for me to terminate based on results of a NIPT test at 10 weeks gestation. I would rather know prior to pregnancy and not transfer those embryos.

There can be miscarriage with tested/euploid embryos but the risk is reduced. Also, as people on this forum will point out, there are plenty of problems that children can have which are not screened for with PGT-A. I maintain, however, that it stacks the deck in your favor to have a euploid embryo-if you still have the ovarian reserve and egg quality to make one.

Clinics will work with you. It’s your decision! Best wishes whatever you decide!

And those are the lines clinics will use to take your money even though they can’t guarantee any better, or less emotionally painful, results than unprotected sex.

Anonymous wrote:You can certainly do it. People do it for gender selection or to ensure that they don't pass on a hereditary genetic disease or something. However, it's no guarantee that your baby will be healthy or that you will avoid a miscarriage. And your insurance won't cover it unless you pretend you are experiencing infertility.

Anonymous wrote:OP, I understand what you are discussing. Pregnancy loss through miscarriage is very hard. Just because you have been blessed with two children subsequently doesn’t make the memories of earlier grief disappear. Understandably you want to avoid future loss. IVF with PGT-A (preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies) reduces the risk of miscarriage for chromosomal abnormalities. An embryo found to be chromosomally normal, or euploid, is most likely to be able to result in a successful pregnancy.

I am in my early 40s and have frozen eggs from when I was younger. DH and I have discussed the risk vs benefit of trying naturally at our age vs IVF with genetic testing using my younger eggs. I can see it both ways. However, personally, it would be very hard for me to terminate based on results of a NIPT test at 10 weeks gestation. I would rather know prior to pregnancy and not transfer those embryos.

There can be miscarriage with tested/euploid embryos but the risk is reduced. Also, as people on this forum will point out, there are plenty of problems that children can have which are not screened for with PGT-A. I maintain, however, that it stacks the deck in your favor to have a euploid embryo-if you still have the ovarian reserve and egg quality to make one.

Clinics will work with you. It’s your decision! Best wishes whatever you decide!