I have been told by my RE that if this injects/IUI cycle doesn't work and we move onto IVF#1 in April that I am only "allowed" to transfer one emby back.
My understanding is that although it is highly recommended to have a Single Embryo Transfer, it is my choice if I wish to put back two.
Has anyone been in the position where they wanted to transfer 2 at MIVF but were strongly told that 1 was the only option? What are my rights (legally or otherwise) to decide how many to put back? After all, it is MY body last time I checked!!
Well, this is a hot topic for most IVF patients. Our clinic is in Adelaide....
We fell pregnant 1st cycle - single transfer but miscarried @ 8 weeks. Second cycle was a frozen embryon transfer - once again single, it was unsuccessful. Then we moved onto a 2nd fresh cycle and asked for 2 to be transferred. Clinic nurses where not keen at all, but we had the support of our Dr. We were on the younger side for having 2 transferred. We attended counselling etc to ensure we were ready to take that extra risk. We didn't change our minds - nurses were still unimpressed!! Anyway, we transferred 2 and 1 stuck!
Personally, I think if you do the research, understand the risks and can manage you should be able to transfer 2. It is really hard to get them to do it though!
Sorry I don't have any info/exp with your clinic. But I wish you the best of luck!!!
Hi Darily,
I went through two different clinics in Perth and for our first 5 IVF attempts we always had 2 embryos put back in and it was never an issue, with our doctor and the nurses happy for that to happen. On our last 3 frozen embryo transfers we only had 1 embryo put back in (through our own choice), with the last one resulting in the birth of our DD.
It might just be policy with the clinic you are going through but other friends of mine that have done IVF have been able to put back 2. I hope this is of some help and I wish you the best of luck!
Monica
Each clinic has a different policy and even then each Dr has a different personal policy as well.
I can't speak for your clinic but I can tell you that there is no chance that you could get two transferred with my Dr. You are too young (as someone the same age I love it when people say that!) and on your first cycle.
I am pretty sure that you can't actually force them to do it either. You can take your embies and go somewhere else but you can't force a Dr to perform an procedure that they don't feel comfortable with.
I would suggest doing as much research as you can, having some counselling and making sure that this is exactly what you want and that you are prepared to take the risks. And then discuss it with your Dr.
I too am with MIVF and have always been able to TF 2 embies, when possible with thaw results. However i do remember that with my first cycle at Monash they perfered only one but then allowed me to also TF 2 at a time.
I guess they are staying that it is up to you, you can only follow the advice of you Fs
(i believe FS and RE are the same? Just what accrum people choose to use)
Anyone txfd 2 embies at MIVF? Been told only 1
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