Hello.... I've recently started my first cycle of IVF (ICSI) and having read abit about different clinics success rates, I have discovered that alot of success is due to the transfer of a Blastocyst (I think a 5 day embie). My clinic doesn’t do a Blastocyst transfer unless they collect 20 + eggs... so my question now is if I have less than 20 eggs then should I transfer 2 embies to double my chance of falling??? (I know this is only my first round but no one wants to endure the side effects or the childless life, for longer than necessary....
Hi joeyme, firstly goodluck with your first cycle! To me that sounds a bit strange that they don't do a blastocyts transfers unless they collect 20+ eggs because well firstly i dont think very many ppl get anywhere near that number. When i had my stim cycle i had 15 eggs collected and was told that was an excellent result as lots of women only get around 6!! and out of my 15 only 10 fertilised then only 4 made it to the blastocyts stage (1 transfered and 3 frozen). My FS told me that if they dont make it to the 5 day blastocyts stage their not viable to transfer or freeze. But some women on here have said they have had day 3 transfers so i guess other clinics are different? Your question about transfering 2 embies, my clinic only transfers 2 if your over 35 i think or if you have had 3 failed attempts then they upgrade you to having 2 transfered. Maybe consult your FS about this if you have concerns. I hope i havn't confused you iv just never heard of that because as far as i know they like them to get to the blastocyts stage because that indicates a good start to a healthy embryo that has all the right DNA??? But i could be wrong. Don't get too down if your first attemp dosn't work, some women are really lucky and the first one sticks but for most women it takes roughly 3 attempts for a sucessful transfer. Again goodluck and sending lots of baby dust to you xx
It's odd about hte 20+ eggs. That's a lot! You probably don't really want to get that many.
I don't see why they don't wait and see how many embryos you have at day 3 before deciding whether to try for balstocysts?
Anyway, personally, I would not transfer ttwo unless I'd had several failed cycles already. The risk of twins is quite high, with all the attendant risks to your preganncy and babies that comes with that. (that said, I do understand the appeal of getting two for one) And I think most clinics would not transfer two at once unless you've had several failed cycles and/or you're older.
Thanks for your replies. I agree about wanting to get the embies to the Blastocyst stage because it's like survial of the fittest! I was reading the book they gave me yesterday and apparently if they have more than 6 embroyos at day 2 or 3 then they will try for a blastocyst, otherwise you get a 2 or 3 day embie... which is fair enough for now being my first cycle, I have a long way to go before I worry too much about these things.... I was just curious because the blastocyst stage makes so much more sense to me.. And I am over 35 so I do have the option to go 2 embies (which is what my DH would like) but I think the risk is too high... for now anyway... Thanks heaps for your replies.... I have an ultrasound tomorrow, it was brought forward because my blood tests came back with a high level of hormones, not a great thing I imagine but they said I'll either be cancelled, change in my stims or change my EPU to Friday... fingers crossed I dont get cancelled... Thanks again x
Hi there - I just wanted to put a bit of a plug in for Day 2/3 transfers. My stimulated cycle unfortunately resulted in a BFN with one day 2 embie transferred. I then did an HRT FET and the first embryo defrosted did not survive so they defrosted another and I have a beautiful 16 month old daughter as a result. I too was over 35 and it can be very tempting to think of doing a transfer with 2.
Blastocyst verses Day 2 transfer
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