a quick background, i have a DD who is 5 and a DS who is 3 and both were conceived with clomid, since then i have had 4 miscarriages. the last about a month ago, i was on progesterone pessaries and asprin etc with this last pregnancy but still only got to 9 weeks.
i have had a million blood test and all have been normal, im 38, i have pcos and insulin resistance and also high prolactin levels, all of which can affect egg quality (apparently).
im seeing my fs next week and im thinking she will suggest going to ivf now, so that brings me to the question will doing ivf make a difference ? will being able to "chose" the strongest embryo to put back in mean a better chance of bringing home a baby in the end ?
I have never heard of it being described as being a "treatment" for recurrent miscarriage and IVF wont improve egg quality.
Of course, I am not an expert though... Do you know for certain that the reason you are miscarrying are those you stated??? Also, with regards to choosing the embryo, it's not the "strongest" they choose as such, it's what has developed. It also depends on how many embryos you get.
ETA: I forgot to say, if it is a chromosomal problem causing the miscarriages, you could try IVF with PGD (where they test and select the embryos for your particular disorder).
Last edited by nothing2lose; September 10th, 2011 at 09:40 PM.
nothing2lose, yeah see thats what i thought, i think of ivf as being used for infertility not recurrent miscarriage. those factors have been mentioned by a few specialists as possible reasons for poor egg quality.
there has been no obvious reason for the miscarriages. my theory with the choosing the strongest embryo would probably be better worded as choosing the embryo that has divided and developed in the time it "should" and should therefore be the best ?
There are FS's who believe in NK cells and ones that don't. Dr S seems to be the guru on the whole thing.
I am so sorry that your specialist seems to disregard your questions. I don't think 4 losses is one of those things either. I think you are right in wanting more questions answered before moving on to further treatment. There may be an other option for helping your body maintain your bubbas, that IVF just isn't.
However, IVF and the idea of picking the best embryo might help too. I wish i could be more helpful.
LuluHB: thanks for your response. after we had our 2 kids we were undecided as to whether to try for a 3rd and then i fell pregnant naturally (after i needed clomid for our kids), we figured it was meant to be but then that turned into my first miscarriage, from there we were actively trying and i had 2 "chemical miscarriages" which brings us to this last miscarriage at 9 weeks. i don't understand why i fell pregnant naturally which led us down this path of pain and loss if i wasn't "allowed" to bring a baby home
part of me wants to keep trying because if we don't then we have been through pain and 4 losses for nothing, another part of me wants to walk away before i have anymore losses to deal with. its just so hard. im sorry you have been through so many losses, i will keep my fingers crossed for you in this 2ww :-) this specialist is actually the 3rd one i have seen (i was seeing one before i had my kids so he hasn't really been involved with this chapter of losses). i have been thinking about whether i will regret not going on in 5 years but im just not sure, i think i deadline is a good idea
lenny: thanks for your reply too, do you know any other options that might help maintain the pregnancy ? do you know are NK cells something that come and go because i didn't have any problems with my 2 children's pregnancies ?
I only know of people taking progesterone and baby asprin and clexane to help with their preganacies. Oh, and Antibiotics for some who have a history of PID or similar.
Just a note on egg quality - mine is apparently not great, but we only know this because i did an IVF cycle and they got to look at the eggs. However the interesting thing is my FS said yes, the quality of the eggs wasn't great - but this could have been because of the IVF, and not the reason for needing IVF, ITMS. The drugs can affect the egg quality in a negative way too.
is ivf a "treatment" for recurrent miscarriage ?
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