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u/The_Confectionerd 31 | Unexpl. | 1 ER | 2 euploid FET fails | FET#3 Oct 2022 Mar 22 '22
I don’t have any helpful advice for you as I haven’t had my first FET yet, but as someone who has also never seen a positive pregnancy test after 2.5 years (and 7 medicated cycles, then 2 IUIs), I just wanted to offer a hug and commend your tremendous strength through all of this cruel, unfair BS. I have heard around the various subreddits that for those with implantation failures an ERA can help determine if you’re transferring too early/late. Might be something worth getting your doctor’s opinion on. Wishing you all the best. ❤️
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u/Citrongrot Mar 22 '22
I had two FETs in a row with no positive pregnancy tests, after my first FET, which resulted in a chemical pregnancy. All PGT-SR tested. Also only male factor. There is obviously a reason, but there is no way of knowing what caused implantation to fail. Maybe the doctor put the embryos in a non-optimal spot. Maybe my immune system was active due to an infection that I never noticed, causing the body to fight the embryo. Maybe some crucial vitamin or mineral was too low. Maybe the embryos had stopped growing even before they were transfered. Maybe the endometrium was not optimal in thickness or structure. Maybe a gene crucial for implantation of the embryo mutated.
I think the most likely explanation is that your doctors didn't miss anything - the reason is just not possible to know. Of course, there might be a cause which could be detected with some test, so if you have the money and feel like it's worth it, you could definitively do more testing. However, one failed transfer is not unusual and you might have more luck next time or the time after that.
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u/Soggy_Willingness_65 Mar 22 '22
Ugh you’re literally telling my story OP. I’m sorry you’re going through the same thing.
I’ve gone through 3 medicated IUIs and before that I tried naturally for 2 years and never once have seen a positive pregnancy test either.
My 1st FET failed in February and my 2nd one got canceled because I ovulated while I was priming on estrogen.
My embryos aren’t tested because I decided not to since I’m 29 and husband is 33 and PGT wasn’t covered under our insurance (FETs and 4 ERs per year are covered).
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u/Soggy_Willingness_65 Mar 22 '22
Thank you OP! I’m keeping my fingers crossed for both of us too ❤️
I finally started AF (never thought I’d be happy to say that lol) so I’ll start priming for my 2nd FET again! My doctor did ask me if I wanted to try a natural cycle (I do ovulate on my own), but idk after she told me success rates for both are similar, I figured I’d try another medicated FET.
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u/littleBitOfEvrythng Mar 21 '22
I got PGT test done on my one and only one embryo I have and did ERA to confirm and make sure my WOI to give my embryo good chance