Anonymous wrote:
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Dr. G...

...which Dr. G?

I had 11 measurable follicles yesterday, looking at ER on Friday and this thread is helping me get over the "OMG I won't have 20 eggs!" fear

IVF has certainly improved since I did it! Keep us posted OP! Mom of 12 year old twins.

I was 39, DOR, and did pretty aggressive stims. Had 9 eggs retrieved but only 7 were mature, 4 fertilized, 3 were transferred on day 3... Two of them are my now 12 week old twins. Good luck, OP! Quality is what counts!

I'm the PP.

Forgot to add.
The fertilized egg went thru ICSI due to MF infertility issue.

Age: 38 (MF)

I had 6 retrieved,
Out of 6, 5 matured.
And only 1 fertilized.
Fresh Embryo Transfer at Day 2 (4 division).

That single fertilized embryo made it to a now healthy 6 months boy, just started solid food.

40+ years old...3 IVF stimulated cycles...tons, tons, tons of eggs...OHSS...transferred immediately for 2 of the 3 cycles...disastrous results (long story)...no take home baby.

3rd cycle...took a chill pill (mandated by my RE, thank goodness!) and did an FET and a transferred a month later when my hormones were less freaked out.

LIKELY...I didn't do well with the maxed out hormones after stim. It was allowing my hormones to get back to normal that was MY ticket.

3 year old b/g twins from my 42 year old eggs running around my house...the joys of my life.

I would now posit...if we had FEWER eggs and a more moderate stim...or at least waited on that 1st IVF to get hormones back down to 'normal' levels...well we might have been pregnant with a healthy pregnancy, sooner.

I think both me AND my RE learned something from our family's experience.

Hang in there...everyone is different and you just have to have an RE who 'gets' that...and works with YOUR situation to get you good results.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Dr. G...

Anonymous wrote:Best story I've heard - a friend of mine went through IVF with a donor egg and there was only ONE viable embryo to transfer. Maybe 4 eggs total retrieved? Even the embryo they transferred didn't look so great, but lo and behold - she ended up pregnant with twins and now has 2 healthy boys! It only takes one indeed! Hang in there!

Wow! are the twins identical or do they have two different moms?

1st stim IVF 6 eggs 3 embryos 2 made it to transfer but BFN
2nd IVF antagonist protocol 7 eggs 3 embryos 2 blast but BFN
3rd IVF 4 follicles so changed to IUI = BFN
18 month break then one last try
4th IVF 8 eggs 4 embryos transferred two then froze two both fresh and frozen were BFN

Now 39 with FSH 15, during a NCIVF currently in the 2ww

5 eggs
1 viable embryo
She just turned 3.

I was 35 at the time of IVF with some degree of premature ovarian failure.

PP here. Also wanted to mention that I am 37 and I had a 3 day transfer so my embryos never made it to the ideal blast phase.

I had five eggs retrieved. I felt so gutted. The first transfer was unsuccessful. I felt more gutted. When I went for the next transfer there were three left (one didn't make it). Totally gutted and freaked out by this point.

My doctor transferred two and now I am 15 weeks along with one child, and they baby is healthy according to my recent tests. I still can't believe it, but remember it just takes one egg.

age 29, IVF#1: 6 eggs retrieved, 6 fertilized, 2 transferred: our handsome son
age 32, IVF #6 (our "final" cycle): 6 eggs retrieved, 4 fertilized, 2 embryos looked good/transferred on day 3: our precious daughter

Anonymous wrote:OP - ITA with previous posters re: quality vs. quantity. here are my stats (all of my IVFs were 3 day transfers BTW):


at age 35, IVF#1: 8 eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized normally via ICSI, transferred 2, pregnant with my now 3.75yo DD, no blasts to freeze

at age 36, IVF#2 (18 months after IVF#1): 18 eggs retrieved, 11 fertilized normally via ICSI, transferred 2, pregnant than miscarriage at 10 weeks (chromosomal issue), 1 blast to freeze

at age 36, IVF#3 (5 months after IVF #2): 7 eggs retrieved, 4 fertilized normally via ICSI, transferred 3, pregnant with my now 2yo DS, no blasts to freeze


moral of my story, the fewer the eggs retrieved, the more successful (i.e. i actually had successful pregnancies) the cycle. update us on the rest of your cycle!!!

Thank you PP. This is a very encouraging story, plus the added bonus of the 3 day transfers which is what I had as well. Thank you. -OP

OP - ITA with previous posters re: quality vs. quantity. here are my stats (all of my IVFs were 3 day transfers BTW):


at age 35, IVF#1: 8 eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized normally via ICSI, transferred 2, pregnant with my now 3.75yo DD, no blasts to freeze

at age 36, IVF#2 (18 months after IVF#1): 18 eggs retrieved, 11 fertilized normally via ICSI, transferred 2, pregnant than miscarriage at 10 weeks (chromosomal issue), 1 blast to freeze

at age 36, IVF#3 (5 months after IVF #2): 7 eggs retrieved, 4 fertilized normally via ICSI, transferred 3, pregnant with my now 2yo DS, no blasts to freeze


moral of my story, the fewer the eggs retrieved, the more successful (i.e. i actually had successful pregnancies) the cycle. update us on the rest of your cycle!!!

Best story I've heard - a friend of mine went through IVF with a donor egg and there was only ONE viable embryo to transfer. Maybe 4 eggs total retrieved? Even the embryo they transferred didn't look so great, but lo and behold - she ended up pregnant with twins and now has 2 healthy boys! It only takes one indeed! Hang in there!