4 IVF Cycles locally and final 5th at Cornell in New York, got pregnant with daughter. I was 35

I did not, even with donor egg. We finally had to move on to surrogacy, but mine is probably an extreme case.

Anonymous wrote:Did 4 transfer and the 4th worked. First three were negative. Untested embryos

+1 Same experience

Did 4 transfer and the 4th worked. First three were negative. Untested embryos

No after 3 MC and so many failures. No.

One natural pregnancy at 38 (after trying for about 9 months) but resulted in miscarriage. Moved immediately to IVF and did 6 ‘banking’ almost back to back cycles at 39. This was not original plan as only wanted to do 1-3 cycles, but had difficulty producing viable embryos - only produced 0-3 3-day embryos per cycle (and none got to 5-day blast) (most success on survival was on a low dose cycle) and wanted to finish IVF retrieval cycles before turned 40. When had finally banked about 10 3-day embryos, did 3 FETs after turning age 40 with 2-3 embryos transferred at a time (considering they were only 3-day embryos). Got pregnant on 3rd cycle - first try with natural cycle FET vs medicated FET. Difficult pregnancy (placenta previa), but healthy baby born when 41, now toddler currently hitting all milestones. My thoughts - everyone is different, every body is different, every emotional journey is different, every financial situation is different, and unfortunately it will come down to you - you alone will know best whether to continue for yourself or seek alternatives. But Yet I also know I often came to this forum for hope to see where people succeeded in similar circumstances - where one cycle produces no embryos, or after a FET failed, I needed hope. For us, we had a turnaround in our 4th cycle after the doctor tweaked the protocol and for whatever reason my body responded better and more embryos survived (although we still did not risk going to 5-day blast). We had carefully talked through with the doctor their thoughts on continuing and they thought the data they had on our first three retrieval’s warranted at least one more try with some protocol changes, but also some realistic confrontation of the likelihood of ‘success’ percentages based on where we were and if next cycle ‘failed.’ Hopefully your doctor will be able to best weigh in with the expertise and data you need on you for you to make your next decision. All the best of luck.

I got pregnant with twins on my 6th cycle. They’re 5 now. My egg quality was awful (at age 29!) and shady grove told me I needed donor eggs, but GW was more hopeful so I kept trying.

4 IVF Cycles locally and final 5th at CRMI New York, got pregnant with twins, they are 10 now.

6 retrievals at 36 and then had my child at 37. Now 39 and on third postpartum retrieval cycle- trying for second… Good luck!!

5 rounds of IVF and one round of DE IVF - never had success. I had one OE pregnancy along the way but miscarried at 8 weeks.

We did five retrievals/transfers that were unsuccessful. Took a break before a final round and let my acupuncturist customize an herb blend and was pregnant 6 weeks later. Who knows - could have just been timing but I'm a firm believer in TCM. I think after four tries I'd modify something, whether going to mini IVF or changing protocols pretty significantly. But it can certainly take time, and it's frustrating and draining. Wishing you success.

Anonymous wrote:First ivf cycle at 29 on embryo transfer — neg
Then got pregnant naturally two times back to back both ending in miscarriage at 6w and 7 w
3 more ivf cycles (2 cycles with no normal embryos to transfer, 3rd cycle transfer one embryo (no testing) neg
Then pregnant naturally miscarriage at 9 w

Edit— that should be at age 39
Cycles 2,3 age 40
Cycle 4- 41

First ivf cycle at 29 on embryo transfer — neg
Then got pregnant naturally two times back to back both ending in miscarriage at 6w and 7 w
3 more ivf cycles (2 cycles with no normal embryos to transfer, 3rd cycle transfer one embryo (no testing) neg
Then pregnant naturally miscarriage at 9 w

No. I wish I had given up sooner.

I’ve done four retrievals and 4 transfers. First three transfers ended in miscarriage (6w,12w, 6w) and fourth is holding strong so far at 10 weeks.