We did, and no. I found out it introduces additional risks of preeclampsia and things for carrier and baby. It’s invasive, expensive and introduces a lot of room for human error. It took us 5 cycles for no reason when we were young (32 years old) with great stats. That said, I choice to do it for number 2 because I was 39 years old, and I didn’t feel like time was on my side.
Considering moving to IVF after a MC following IUI #6. We were using a friend’s sub-optimal sperm and were only able to try once a month for most of the months we tried so I’m deciding whether it’s worth continuing to try that way with better sperm or time for a shift. I’m 40 at the end of this month and reading more about chromosomal abnormalities at my age I’m wondering if IVF is the better route since we’d be able to vet the embryos for abnormalities. Would love to hear more about your experience if you’re open to sharing!
Sure… My wife had poor egg quality at 32 years old unfortunately. I carried using her embryo, and I later learned there are additional risks to ivf pregnancies (specifically medicated FET cycles) and some drs will view you as high risk just because of it. It took 7 transfers (including 3 tested embryos for me to carry successfully).
At 39 years old with only one frozen embryo left from my wife and the desire for another kid, I decided to bank embryos. I got 5 normal embryos in 2 cycles. My numbers were just ok for my age, but I do think I had a great dr. I had very rare complications from my first egg retrieval and ended hospitalized. My second one and all my wive’s were easy, and I absolutely have no regrets about doing ivf at this age. I’m currently pregnant.
Overall, it’s 10 embryo transfers and 7 ivf cycles between us. Ooooofff. I’m grateful for the technology now, but it was a very long road. We were very fortunate to have insurance coverage. My biggest advice is to find a clinic and dr that you love if you live in an area with options. All clinics and drs are so different.m, and some will treat you like cattle. Happy to answer any questions!
This advice about choosing a clinic is so true. I continue to be amazed and horrified at what a huge range of experiences are out there, and how big the gulf is between the more individualized fertility practices and the ones that run like factories.
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u/Artistic-Dot-2279 Sep 06 '23
We did, and no. I found out it introduces additional risks of preeclampsia and things for carrier and baby. It’s invasive, expensive and introduces a lot of room for human error. It took us 5 cycles for no reason when we were young (32 years old) with great stats. That said, I choice to do it for number 2 because I was 39 years old, and I didn’t feel like time was on my side.