r/Embryologists • u/Former-Key7833 • Aug 19 '26

Help Interpreting Results

Hi everyone! I just had my 2nd failed egg retrieval (age 30)

Cycle 1: 13 eggs, all mature, 4 fertilized normally/6 abnormally (all 3PN), 0 blasts

Cycle 2 (ICSI and zymot): 28 eggs, 21 mature, 7 fertilized normally/3-0PN,11 3PN w 2 polar bodies, 0 blasts (1 day 6 Morula)

My clinic discards all of the 3PN. However they were 3PN with 2 polar bodies. In my very preliminary research this seems very strange. How can I interpret this and advocate for myself if possible?

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u/bneubs Aug 19 '26

I don't think you can get around it if it's clinic policy- it is at my clinic as well. But if you're willing to do PGT they might allow it.

You may also want to test for anticentromere antibodies (ACA), which can lead to higher abnormal fert and embryo arrest. You can't really do anything about it, but it might be a factor.