Please join the Facebook group I just started so that we can support each other! I’ll share updates and info about getting IVF in Korea there for those interested. facebook.com/groups/1058899261969918/
24 eggs removed, 12 fertilized, 5 became blastocyst, 1 was good. PGT-A saved me so much time, heartache, and gave me peace of mind. Currently 40 years old, 16 weeks pregnant, and praying 🙏.
@@rachaelrosario5478 thanks for sharing and congratulations!🎉 Those are excellent numbers! If I didn’t have DOR I probably would have pursued testing more than that one round. After a few failed transfers, I will most likely pursue in the future if I can produce some day 5 embryos. Praying for a lovely pregnancy!💗
Thank you so much for sharing your experience~ I did 4 embryo transfers in the States and am considering trying IVF in Korea next. All four of my FETs ended as chemical pregnancies. I ended up finding a new fertility doctor who gave me an earful about how I SHOULD have tested by embryos prior to my FETs... It seems like no matter what we do, there will always be someone to say we didn't make the right decisions. There is so much conflicting information out there given by doctors; I wish people would acknowledge that we are just doing our best. Hwighting!
Hi Joyce, I am so sorry for your losses. I just had two chemicals back to back, and I didn’t test either. But its a decision I can live with, knowing that I am giving all my embryos a chance. I am definitely not against PGTA though, I would consider it in the future if I end up having to do more rounds. If you are thinking about going to Korea for IVF, consider joining us in our FB support group, where a lot of us are (not all.. anyone is welcome!) currently getting IVF in Korea. facebook.com/share/c2fKhPXMUh5kSPH7/?mibextid=KR3qBd
I am 38 years old, going 39 this coming November I decided to PGT-A test my 3 embryos. One was a male and abnormal. The other Two were both females and Chromosomal Normal. We transferred one of the females and today I got a positive pregnancy test. ❤ there is hope! And although PGT-A testing is very personal I would recommend it especially someone in advanced maternal age.
You can’t blame yourself and no decision is incorrect! Everything about IVF is confusing and depressing. I still think you make the right choice by testing. Even if you don’t, it’s ok because you want all embryos to have a chance. Stay strong and keep trying.
You are right, there are many cases where an embryo tests mosaic or abnormal but self corrects during development. So if I was in your position and had a hard time making embryos, I would give a shot to any embryo that made it to the stage where it can be implanted and then would just deal with what ever situation arises as it arises.
PGT-A testing is a personal decision. I don’t think anyone should be blamed for the decision they make. Some people just want more security and closure knowing they now have a good embryo and can move forward. For me, I went through two rounds and decided not to test no matter how my doctor and her nurse urged me to test because of my maternal age. I just wanted to give all my embryos a chance (which is one per round). Plus, it’s more economical for me not to test. If I had 5 embryos, then yes I would test, but since I have only one, that one I will give him/her a chance.
Hello love, thanks for sharing your perspective. Is your transfer date confirmed yet? I have a few embryos frozen but I also want to aim for two babies so I’m leaning towards not testing so I understand.
@@hellynn_j hi! I transferred 2 day 3 embryo in September. One implanted and now 7 weeks pregnant. Praying each day for the best and for a safe and healthy baby.
Sorry to hear about your story. Going through this is very tough, be strong. You will success one day❤❤ I have gone through 28 rounds of IVF, 15 blastocysts, only 3 normal embryos - 1 healthy baby boy, and another is on the way. One day you will have your baby in your hand and all of these experiences are worth it.
I’m not an expert or anything BUT my doctor here in the US strongly advocated for PGT-A testing, and I think you did the right thing by testing. And I’d be more inclined to listen to the opinion of my doctor than a rude acupuncturist or various members of the peanut gallery. We had to do IVF because I have endometriosis, though my ovarian reserve was normal even though my insides are a shambles. We did two rounds of egg retrievals and got three normal embryos from them (all were PGT-A tested -- we got one normal from the first round, and two normal from the second). The first attempted embryo transfer didn't stick, we have one embryo on ice for the future, and one was just born in October and is currently asleep in his bassinet -- he's healthy and perfect. I am about your age (I'll be 40 in March) -- hang in there. It'll work out in the end.
Aww thank you for giving me hope. I am so happy that you had success! No I agree, definitely not just listening to just the acu doc, but also my IVF doctor. He seems to also be supportive of not testing. I think I’ll be doing some more research til I have to transfer come next year, and make a decision then! Thanks for your insight… have a beautiful time with your family during the holidays! Hope to hear more about your experience in the future.❤
@@hellynn_jTotally anecdotal, but in addition to myself I know quite a few others who have done IVF and every single one has come away with at least one baby in the end - one person I know even has three children from the process (a singleton + twins). So, hang in there! It’ll all work out.
Thanks for sharing ❤. I hope you are successful. I tested 15 embryos, and none were euploid. There was 1 LLM, which I transferred, and this resulted in a chemical. I lost faith in PGTA and switched clinics. I am not planning to test again. My current doctor supports the idea of trusting your body.
Hi there, thank you for sharing your experience. It's such a tough decision, because there are both sides of the argument. I think I am leaning towards not testing also. Did you start IVF at the new clinic?
I’ve been through the IVF world 4 times too. My 6th transfer is coming up. I feel your pain so much. My daughter was from 4th transfer and she’s my miracle baby. Hang in there, I would do it all again for her. If you ever need info lmk. I’m in CA in the Bay Area and have endo and always had low amh, etc.
Hey there, so nice to meet a fellow Bay Area resident, although I am now back in Korea to prep for embryo transfer♥️🤞I am so happy for your miracle baby… and also so sorry it’s taking so long for us… it’s a tumultuous road but I agree with you it will all be worth it. Thank you for your sweet comment. Please keep in touch and let me know your progress.♥️
Oh Sweetie - huge Sad hugs 😞🤗❤️ & lots of support & love! I too, have been down a very similar road as you know , I think it’s a different road for those of us who really struggle to get eggs and then to make an embryo and we don’t get to the transfer point , we’re banking if we even have anything to bank, which is really a a whole different ball game, we’re not experiencing that horrific loss that is partway through pregnancy but at the same time our sense of hope just gets so stomped out overtime from bad result after bad result after bad result despite doing literally everything that we can. And honestly it’s our way of preparing so that we can survive. And yet I suspect that you definitely have a better attitude towards it than I do. like me , you are driven by the fact that we both truly believe we can by sheer force, will it to happen - by doing everything that we can, and just by continuing and continuing and to help with setbacks, one step in front of the other …..which is a little different from thinking that things will be great, but it has the same end result. Initially, I was very pro PGT A testing because my doctors had all told me due to my you know incredibly geriatric, advanced maternal age blah blah blah (thanks guys) it would be a necessity. of course this was before retrieval so I thought I would get multiple eggs and embryos, and I would have so many things to test - Oh the joy. well that was clearly not the case . By the time I managed my one, and only embryo I was so pleasantly surprised because it was good quality. It wasn’t the best quality but it was five AB and I thought it’s OK. I’ve been doing mini stim, I’ve been going for quality over quantity - it’s going to be OK. And I actually felt a little bit of relief for me doing it in the states (even though I’m Canadian) was about 10 days between getting the embryo grade which had gone so smoothly and so well and they’d been so good about updating me and then getting my disastrous results. I had the trisomy 21 among with a host of other things, completely abnormal to the extent that I spent half a day in between sobbing looking up each and everyone of the genetic issues that my poor embryo had, which is not a great way to spend a day - my concern was that it had even more wrong things than most abnormal embryos (turns out I was not wrong). My doctor even said to me when I asked, he was amazed that it even made it to a day five embryo of this quality given how many things were wrong with it - delightful. Like you the day, I got the results I just sobbed , I sat in my tiny loft in my little apartment in utter darkness, bawling and watching ‘call the midwife’ because I was feeling particularly self-destructive. I also drank a lot of red wine while Looking up genetic deficiencies. Like you the following day, I had to head into town for my weekly acupuncture and red light therapy appointment, so I sucked it up, dragged my battered and bruised self out of bed, drove all the way into town and told the acupuncturist that I’ve been seeing since before, I’ve even started retrievals what my results had been, and the fact that my AMH had dropped even lower to something like 0.05 or less - she literally did almost a cartoon double take of horror and hilarity that someone could get such a terrible terrible result, and still be continuing. I didn’t yell, but inwardly I just seethed. By the time I went back for my final retrieval.(to date - out of money) and my resulting single immature, egg turned into a teratoma (which I think is a fantastic example of what you can actually will your body to do if you want a baby badly enough, you can actually make your own eggs self fertilize oh….the irony). my acupuncturist in Canada began calling me an ad that point I was just broken and I didn’t have the energy to call or email back or explain yet more results because I actually felt as though I was letting them down to and frankly I couldn’t take anymore judgment, or looks or anything I was just done. That being said, I paid the exorbitant fee to keep my horribly abnormal single embryo, frozen just in case. I know that horribly abnormal embryos don’t really self correct I had to get a mosaic that would have a decent chance of self correcting if I added a normal embryo to it from some sort of donor. I had decided before my final and disastrous terror home around this time around if I got anything, I would either freeze on day three or if my lining was good enough, which likely it wouldn’t be I would try to implant on day three instead of going straight to PGT A testing. Assured me that they would not dispose of any embryos no matter what the results without me having to sign numerous pieces of paperwork, which made me feel better, and that I could still transfer them if I wanted to. However, the cost of the PTA in US at my clinic was about $2000. It would’ve literally been cheaper if I’d had more. so I managed to find the money for another retrieval, which probably won’t be in the US since I certainly can’t afford it. I’m not sure what my decision will be. I think it will depend on if I get any eggs or if I get more than one or if I get more than one embryo either way whatever the results I’m not emotionally ready to let go. This whole process for me has been utterly hellish. I don’t have the family support (or close friends, or I should say they make things worse) I’m single , unemployed (Because frankly who can travel on a moment, notice into a different time zone )most of the time while I’m stimming I walk back from my clinic to my extended stay place and just wait for a late email to come in giving me instructions on medication for the evening or the next day, or any other bad news (it’s old hat by now) which may or may not include some sort of late and impossible pharmacy run and I cry a lot. But when I’m done self-destructive, crying or whatever else that entails after a horribly failed disgustingly, expensive, retrieval or lack there of I start working on a new plan because I still believe in the strength of willpower and someday somehow someway I’m going to make this happen whether God , the universe , or anyone else wants me to or not ! And I know that you’re just as determined as I am, so I have complete and utter faith in you ❤️💪🤗
Awwww thank you for sharing your story with me! Wow you have been through the ringer... I'm so sorry you had to go through these struggles. It's a very hard journey. It seems as if we have almost the exact same infertility... Let's stay strong together. I truly believe that if you trust and let go, miracles can happen. I will keep you in my prayers.. sending you positive energy. Keep us updated on your next steps❤
Thank you for sharing your experience. I have watched all of your videos. I’m going to start IVF soon. my husband and I have decided and were recommended by our doctor no to do PGT testing. I know the high risk of pregnancy loss, but at my advanced maternal age I feel it is more valuable for me to give it a chance to every embryo I miraculously get. I know it is a very personal decision. I wish you the best and please keep posting.
I feel for you and I pray that whatever you wish will come at the right time. I myself am going through IVF and opted for the PGT-A testing. I didn’t even know there was 1 sides to it. Good luck, stay strong!
Thank you for sharing your journey. As you said earlier in this video, there is no amount of mental preparation that could prepare anyone with this IVF cycle rollercoaster.. I will continue to keep you on my prayer!
So glad I found your channel. I am about to start my IVF and decided, for now, to go with a fresh transfer and freeze and test the remaining embryos (assuming I will be able to get multiple embryos). I can relate so much to how you feel. I am asking myself the very same questions you pose in this video. My fear is that I do a fresh transfer, it sticks and then I have a later miscarriage or even an abnormality that did not self correct and then think why did i not wait another month to just transfer a tested embryo? ugh, so hard. Watching all your videos now and hoping that you get your beautiful babies so soon
Im so glad you found me too, thank you for your kind words.❤ There are a lot of fears that creep in and every decision feels so massive. But I guess that's what we have to work on.. making it feel not so heavy and burdensome, and to take each step with as much 'ease' as possible! I am wishing you the absolute best of luck. I've had many friends successful with fresh transfers, and I hope it is the same in your case too! Lots of baby dust💖💖
I have your diagnosis, am a year younger and have been doing IVF for four years…with no success…zero embryos left and 2 losses. After talking with someone, I’ve finally come around to considering donor egg IVF. Has been the hardest decision of my life. So much grief
I am so sorry for your losses... I am sure this was not an easy decision, but I have friends who have had babies with DE and are so happy. Would you consider trying in a different country like Korea? My friend who had POI and never saw a follicle while getting IVF in America dedicated one year of IVF in Korea and she has two blasts frozen. Whether you decide to go for DE or OE again, I believe you will have so much love for that baby when he or she is born that it won't even matter. I wish you the best of luck, please update me on what you decide. ❤
Update! We decided on a donor egg IVF cycle after 5 long years of trying every single thing under the sun to conceive with our own eggs and having 2 miscarriages. Our donor had an amazing cycle with 29 eggs retrieved, 25 were mature enough to be fertilized and 16 had fertilized correctly. In the end we got 13 Blastocyst Embryos: 7 were 5AA, 4 were 5AB, and 2 were 6AA. AMAZING!! Gearing up for a transfer as we speak, while the 13 are getting PGT-A tested. @@hellynn_j
@@hellynn_j To circle back...we ended up doing a donor IVF cycle and it was truly amazing - 29 eggs retrieved, 25 were mature, 16 fertilized and 13 became blastocysts (7x 5AA, 4x 5AB, 2x 6AA)...we sent them all off to PGTA genetic testing and whopping 11 came back Euploid/genetically normal!!! SO BEYOND BLESSED with these numbers and the ability to have multiples (god willing). So far our 1st transfer from these embryos has worked - our 1st beta was 347 at 10dp5dt and the 2nd beta was 838 at 12dp5dt...currently 5weeks/2days
@@JessicaMora-k7y amaaaaazing!!! I am so incredibly happy for you. Thank you so much for circling back to share an update. This makes me so happy you have no idea!!!♥️♥️♥️
Thank you so much for sharing. I’m 43 going on 44 and done with my 4th cycle, only to find out that the only 1 out of 5 that made it to the blastocyst stage was aneuploid. I feel like it’s too late for me but I’m happy to know so many of us can empathize with each other.
@@christiaflores2548 hi there, im so sorry. I know how that feels and my heart goes out to you.💗Will you be doing more rounds of ivf? My friend’s sister just had success with ivf at 45 on her 8th round.. it takes a bit of time for us ladies in our 40s, but its not impossible.
I watched your video with my husband and I was crying non stop listening to your journey. I had a similar experience in my last round . This entire ivf thing just made me feel so helpless, all the preparation was for nothing. I am crossing my fingers for your upcoming transfer.
Hi there❤️ aww.. thank you for empathizing with me. It really was the most difficult point in my entire IVF journey so far, I know exactly what you mean by feeling helpless. Everything is so out of your control. I think we just have to lean into letting go and trust that everything will work out. I will have you in my thoughts and prayers too.
@@hellynn_j thank you! I am going for my second round end of Feb with a new clinic. The doctor recommended a new protocol so we will see. May I ask if your doctor in Korea recommend using human growth hormone? I have good egg reserve but none of them made it to day five last time.
@@xiangzhang974 He never recommended it to me, but I do have a friend who gets that. Heard it’s super helpful for egg health. Also, ask your clinic about taking myocarditis inositol if you’re not already. Good for egg health too!
Thank you for sharing, i am also going thru 2nd egg retrieval as my 1st IVF was unsuccessful. My AMH level is 1.2 but only gotten 1 embryo however failed PGT-A test (chromosome abnormal). I just turned 42 and I dont have much time to waste, but i heard that its better to rest a full period cycle for next egg retrieval.
Hi, thanks for sharing your story. I was able to do up to 3 back to back retrievals in a row without resting. It even helped with my egg count, as previous cycle meds would affect the next cycle. But it really depends on how you feel.. I've had some friends who felt fine (me included), and others who didn't feel good and had to skip. BTW, that's a great AMH for 42!
I just did my first ivf and failed with 1 last embryo out of 6, last embryo came back pgta abnormal too, while I was waiting they had me taking birthcontrol pills 😞 once I got that call my embryo didn’t make it, I stopped the BC then next day my period came and felt like I had a miscarriage 😢, it cost me 26k and now 2nd round 23k and I don’t have any issues, uterus good, no pcos no Dor, and all they tell me unexplained. Did you take any supplements? Or watch your food diet? Or acupuncture? I’m so scared now, I’m gonna turn 40 in June.
@@amybmei7695 Hi love, I'm so sorry you're going through this. It can be so scary and draining. Where are you getting IVF? Maybe you can try switching clinics to a more experienced doctor? From my experience, the doctor and the way he/she prescribes meds and orders certain tests can be the determining factor of success vs failure. If jts too costly, consider IVF abroad. It costs an average of $5~6K per round in Korea, and I know Mexico and Greece are popular choices too. Please check out the other videos I uploaded before.. there should be ones about supplements and also I touch briefly on my diet and exercise in the AMH video. Hope this helps. Let me know your progress ! Stay strong❤
@@amybmei7695have you heard of reproductive immunology? I had 2 mc when I was 32, bec. My immune system is not recognizing the baby. I was in a lot of medication for tamed my immune system, then we decided to do FET, now we have our 8 yr. Old daughter. Now we want to try again to give her a sibling, I am 40 now.😢
I am sorry 😢. I believe for DOR it is tough to make decisions on testing. It is a matter of what can you deal with( miscarriages/chance, or feeling more safe).
Thank you🙏 I absolutely agree with you. I would hate a miscarriage but I also don’t want to throw away embryos that could potentially self-correct. I’ve heard of many women who have transferred complex abnormals and still had healthy babies! I still have a couple months so I will think about it which makes me feel more at ease. ❤
Heartbreaking results, I'm so sorry. It's a really tough decision whether to test or not to test. I'm in Australia and had ivf here, my doctor never brought up embryo testing (i was only 38 when i did ivf). I thought testing was recommended where people have lots of failed FETs where good quality embryos were transferred. All the best with your decision❤
Thanks for sharing your story. Yes it seems everyone has different schools of thought but testing seems to be especially recommended in the States. I do have a difficult decision ahead! Where are you in your journey now? ❤
@hellynn_j Thanks for asking :) I was very lucky with my ivf round. I got 9 blasts from it. I did an FET that same cycle as my IVF round and the embryo stuck in the wrong place had to be removed. It was 8 months before I tried again. My second FET was successful and resulted in my son, now 19 months. I went back for another FET a couple months ago and it failed and then I had another FET the next month and I am 5 weeks pregnant today.
Thank you for the sharing.. I hope u soon will have a good new and be a mom. I also in IVF, in my side doctor recommend to have PGT. For 1st cycle i just got one embrio. The grade is good when the result of PGT come it is 60% mosaic. The doctor ask us to try 2nd cycle but they will not discharge the mosaic embrio cause there is case someone not get any normal embrio after some IVF rounds, the couple try put mosaic embrio and it become normal baby (60% can also self healing). After 2 months I do again just got 2 embrio (the grade is lower than first) and the PGT result one is normal and one is not. So the grade is not quarantee. So dont give up, stay strong ! ❤
It was wrong of that lady to berate you like that. I would definitely make sure to do PGTA testing. Self correction happens with mosaic embryos. If they’re full aneuploid it’s best to discard.
Hey you! There's not a lot of information on it so if you want to be sure, PGTA seems to be the way to go... still undecided. Love you too, see you in a couple months🥰
We are in the middle of PGTM/A testing. We only have a 1/4 chance of an embryo being genetically normal. So we’re hoping to get one or two normal embryos from the seven we got from our first egg retrieval. Results should come back next week. In the meantime we’re going full steam ahead with another cycle since we want three kids.
Thank you for sharing♥️ I am so happy for you that you were able to get 7 embryos your first retrieval. Those are amazing numbers. Is the 1/4 chance for euploids due to age? Wishing you the absolute best on your next retrieval as well.
Unless it is the non-invasive one, the result is pretty accurate. Of course one can decide to try by transferring, based on my multi-miscarry experience, I would get more peace when I know beforehand. We need to trust science.
@@sayako8052 yes pretty accurate. But doctor did point out to me that there are some misses with pgta bc some embryos can be specific types of mosaics where the ICM cells are normal whereas trophectoderm cells are not, although rare. So its not that we don't trust science, it's that women with DOR or POI have to weigh the risks bc it takes so much more time for us to create embryos than your average woman.
@@hellynn_j That's a great point. I cannot believe that I somehow swing between them, about to plan the third round of IVF, each time the amount of blastocysts is so few, not only in c class also have to worry about PGT result, then no embryos to transfer.....
I can absolutely relate. In my second round, 19 eggs were retrieved, 15 were good quality, I believe 11 got fertilized and only 5 got to blastocyst. Guess what? All 5 were aneuploids! I think till date, I am yet to understand the emotions I felt that day
Aww.. I am so sorry that you had to go through that. It’s such a confusing experience. I did a lot of research and realized that testing is wrong in a few cases, so Ive refrained from testing after this as I don’t make a lot of embryos to begin with. But honestly if I got five embryos in one cycle, I would definitely send them off for testing so you did what anybody wouldve done. Where are you in your journey now? Holding hope for you.
Please dont torture yourself, embryo corrections are really really rare. So IF you succeed getting pregnant and not miscarriage, the NIPT might return with defects and doctors would push you for abortion. I know for one case, only ONE, that had correction of the embryo, and woman has to endure doctor pushing for abortion, NIPT telling her there is a genetic issues, next test (cant remember the name) was also showing genetic anomality's. At the same time doctors were telling her that if she give birth to a child, child would only live till 1 years old. I don't know many ppl who can go through this and still have a faith that child will be ok. I did PGT-A testing on my embryos just because I couldn't stand another miscarriage. Also, if this road close on you there are options for donor eggs, only thing I can tell you is that women with donor babies are only sorry they didnt go donor route sooner (me included). So options exists.
I appreciate your perspective, and I understand it. It’s a huge risk both ways.. testing and not testing. Both have pros and cons, and I can completely relate to not wanting another miscarriage. Also regarding DE, I will consider that when all other options are exhausted but as of now I have seven embryos on ice so I will try those first. Please wish me good luck.. transfer is in a few weeks🙂♥️
@@hellynn_j I wish you all the possible luck in next transfers!! I could recommend, from my experience, as preparation for transfer: drinking a lot of worm water, L-arginine (for endometrium growth), acupuncture (of course) and if there is an issue with implantation check with your doctors whats his/her opinion on taking small amount (from me it was 5 mg) of pronison (Corticosteroid) or something similar to reduce your immune system response (sometimes immune system can attack embryo). Good luck, 7 embryos are good number and I hope for the best ❤! ***sprinkle baby dust, sprinkle baby dust****
I love following your journey. Welcome home and enjoy your time with family as well as this mental break. May I ask how the clinic got your husbands sperm since he didn’t travel with you?
Thank you for your kindness and support❤ He traveled with me initially and we had it frozen. One freeze session results in four rounds. I’ve heard there are also companies that ship frozen sperm if your partner can’t come with you.
I'm sorry for the gut wrenching pain!! Thank you for sharing. May i ask which ivf clinic you went in Korea? Looking at clinics in Seoul currently.... And I'm 44yo, so nervous!
Hello there! Thanks for listening🙂 I went to Cha Fertility Center in Gangnam. My doctor is quite famous for working with women in their 40s and having success. I’ve created a FB support group to help women get info and navigate IVF in Korea.. link should be in description. A few of my friends (who also got IVF done in Korea) and I have decided to partner with an experienced medical tourism company to provide a lot of help to women traveling there for this, so please feel free to reach out in that support group.♥️
Have you tried ovarian Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy? Maybe see if they have it in South Korea. Other countries have been using this treatment for years to help women with low ovarian reserve who are over 35. Sending you baby dust! Wishing you the very best!
Thank you for sharing this. I have not tried PRP, but I do have a friend who has POI who is getting it done now and seeing success! I'm now done with retrievals and waiting for FET, but if I have to go back to retrievals for some reason (knock on wood), I will definitely keep PRP in mind. Thank you for the sweet message!
I had my eggs retrieved a week ago and finally decided to test them after a lot of back and forth thoughts. The result hasn’t come back. I am wondering, if I have a mosaic egg, whether I can still keep and transfer it instead of discarding it. It of course depends on the practice of each provider, but if that’s possible, PGT can help identify the best embryo and we still have the option to use the mosaic one. I learn that some doctors are advocating to use low level mosaic embryos.
Hi there, thanks for sharing this info🙏Yes, usually mosaics are transferred if theyre the only embryos you have but seems to depend on doctor and hospital. Yes I agree with you, PGT can help identify the best embryo so its great if you have many embryos to test. May I ask how many did you get? 😊❤️
I got my results back and idk if I should go for another round. I got 4 euploids with the following grade: 3B-b-, 4Bb, and two 4B-b- -. Not sure why they grade with caps and littles and minus signs.
That's amazing you have euploids! Happy for you. I have seen plenty of people get pregnant with BBs, but if you feel like you need more embryos, go for it!
Thank you for the sharing.. I hope u soon will have a good new and be a mom. I also in IVF, in my side doctor recommend to have PGT. For 1st cycle i just got one embrio. The grade is good when the result of PGT come it is 60% mosaic. The doctor ask us to try 2nd cycle but they will not discharge the mosaic embrio cause there is case someone not get any normal embrio after some IVF rounds, the couple try put mosaic embrio and it become normal baby (60% can also self healing). After 2 months I do again just got 2 embrio (the grade is lower than first) and the PGT result one is normal and one is not. So the grade is not quarantee. So dont give up, stay strong ! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your story and giving me hope! Are you transferring the euploid? Where are you in your journey now? Wishing you the best… please keep me updated!♥️
Thank you for the sharing.. I hope u soon will have a good new and be a mom. I also in IVF, in my side doctor recommend to have PGT. For 1st cycle i just got one embrio. The grade is good when the result of PGT come it is 60% mosaic. The doctor ask us to try 2nd cycle but they will not discharge the mosaic embrio cause there is case someone not get any normal embrio after some IVF rounds, the couple try put mosaic embrio and it become normal baby (60% can also self healing). After 2 months I do again just got 2 embrio (the grade is lower than first) and the PGT result one is normal and one is not. So the grade is not quarantee. So dont give up, stay strong ! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your story and giving me hope! Are you transferring the euploid? Where are you in your journey now? Wishing you the best… please keep me updated!♥️
Please join the Facebook group I just started so that we can support each other! I’ll share updates and info about getting IVF in Korea there for those interested. facebook.com/groups/1058899261969918/
24 eggs removed, 12 fertilized, 5 became blastocyst, 1 was good. PGT-A saved me so much time, heartache, and gave me peace of mind. Currently 40 years old, 16 weeks pregnant, and praying 🙏.
@@rachaelrosario5478 thanks for sharing and congratulations!🎉 Those are excellent numbers! If I didn’t have DOR I probably would have pursued testing more than that one round. After a few failed transfers, I will most likely pursue in the future if I can produce some day 5 embryos. Praying for a lovely pregnancy!💗
Thank you so much for sharing your experience~ I did 4 embryo transfers in the States and am considering trying IVF in Korea next. All four of my FETs ended as chemical pregnancies. I ended up finding a new fertility doctor who gave me an earful about how I SHOULD have tested by embryos prior to my FETs... It seems like no matter what we do, there will always be someone to say we didn't make the right decisions. There is so much conflicting information out there given by doctors; I wish people would acknowledge that we are just doing our best. Hwighting!
Hi Joyce, I am so sorry for your losses. I just had two chemicals back to back, and I didn’t test either. But its a decision I can live with, knowing that I am giving all my embryos a chance. I am definitely not against PGTA though, I would consider it in the future if I end up having to do more rounds. If you are thinking about going to Korea for IVF, consider joining us in our FB support group, where a lot of us are (not all.. anyone is welcome!) currently getting IVF in Korea.
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I am 38 years old, going 39 this coming November I decided to PGT-A test my 3 embryos. One was a male and abnormal. The other Two were both females and Chromosomal Normal. We transferred one of the females and today I got a positive pregnancy test. ❤ there is hope! And although PGT-A testing is very personal I would recommend it especially someone in advanced maternal age.
Hi! How are you feeling? Hope it worked out for you!! Thank you for sharing your story!
@@hellynn_j thank you 🙏
In which country u did this pgt a
You can’t blame yourself and no decision is incorrect! Everything about IVF is confusing and depressing. I still think you make the right choice by testing. Even if you don’t, it’s ok because you want all embryos to have a chance. Stay strong and keep trying.
You are right, there are many cases where an embryo tests mosaic or abnormal but self corrects during development. So if I was in your position and had a hard time making embryos, I would give a shot to any embryo that made it to the stage where it can be implanted and then would just deal with what ever situation arises as it arises.
All my prayers are with you & I can see you are becoming a mom very soon ❤❤
Thanks love, Im praying for you too. Everything is going to work out the way it’s supposed to ❤
PGT-A testing is a personal decision. I don’t think anyone should be blamed for the decision they make. Some people just want more security and closure knowing they now have a good embryo and can move forward. For me, I went through two rounds and decided not to test no matter how my doctor and her nurse urged me to test because of my maternal age. I just wanted to give all my embryos a chance (which is one per round). Plus, it’s more economical for me not to test. If I had 5 embryos, then yes I would test, but since I have only one, that one I will give him/her a chance.
Hello love, thanks for sharing your perspective. Is your transfer date confirmed yet? I have a few embryos frozen but I also want to aim for two babies so I’m leaning towards not testing so I understand.
pregnant?
@@hellynn_j hi! I transferred 2 day 3 embryo in September. One implanted and now 7 weeks pregnant. Praying each day for the best and for a safe and healthy baby.
@@nubuckshu praying for you! Congratulations!!❤
Sorry to hear about your story. Going through this is very tough, be strong. You will success one day❤❤ I have gone through 28 rounds of IVF, 15 blastocysts, only 3 normal embryos - 1 healthy baby boy, and another is on the way. One day you will have your baby in your hand and all of these experiences are worth it.
Wow, thats a lot of IVF! I am so happy for your success. You are so strong. Did you have DOR or advanced maternal age?
@@hellynn_j yes I have DOR, AMH 0.48 at age of 37.
@@童-o3x I see. Well I am so happy for your future, mama. You're so strong and you will inspire a lot of women💖
I’m not an expert or anything BUT my doctor here in the US strongly advocated for PGT-A testing, and I think you did the right thing by testing. And I’d be more inclined to listen to the opinion of my doctor than a rude acupuncturist or various members of the peanut gallery. We had to do IVF because I have endometriosis, though my ovarian reserve was normal even though my insides are a shambles. We did two rounds of egg retrievals and got three normal embryos from them (all were PGT-A tested -- we got one normal from the first round, and two normal from the second). The first attempted embryo transfer didn't stick, we have one embryo on ice for the future, and one was just born in October and is currently asleep in his bassinet -- he's healthy and perfect. I am about your age (I'll be 40 in March) -- hang in there. It'll work out in the end.
Aww thank you for giving me hope. I am so happy that you had success! No I agree, definitely not just listening to just the acu doc, but also my IVF doctor. He seems to also be supportive of not testing. I think I’ll be doing some more research til I have to transfer come next year, and make a decision then! Thanks for your insight… have a beautiful time with your family during the holidays! Hope to hear more about your experience in the future.❤
@@hellynn_jTotally anecdotal, but in addition to myself I know quite a few others who have done IVF and every single one has come away with at least one baby in the end - one person I know even has three children from the process (a singleton + twins). So, hang in there! It’ll all work out.
@@KLKosi123 I love that. Anectdotal or not, you're so sweet for sharing that with me. ❤
You're so strong! There's no right or wrong way. Just your way! ❤ Thanks for this video. ❤
@@anaradun234 Thank you! I agree!
Thanks for sharing ❤. I hope you are successful. I tested 15 embryos, and none were euploid. There was 1 LLM, which I transferred, and this resulted in a chemical. I lost faith in PGTA and switched clinics. I am not planning to test again. My current doctor supports the idea of trusting your body.
Hi there, thank you for sharing your experience. It's such a tough decision, because there are both sides of the argument. I think I am leaning towards not testing also. Did you start IVF at the new clinic?
I’ve been through the IVF world 4 times too. My 6th transfer is coming up. I feel your pain so much. My daughter was from 4th transfer and she’s my miracle baby. Hang in there, I would do it all again for her. If you ever need info lmk. I’m in CA in the Bay Area and have endo and always had low amh, etc.
Hey there, so nice to meet a fellow Bay Area resident, although I am now back in Korea to prep for embryo transfer♥️🤞I am so happy for your miracle baby… and also so sorry it’s taking so long for us… it’s a tumultuous road but I agree with you it will all be worth it. Thank you for your sweet comment. Please keep in touch and let me know your progress.♥️
Oh Sweetie - huge Sad hugs 😞🤗❤️ & lots of support & love!
I too, have been down a very similar road as you know , I think it’s a different road for those of us who really struggle to get eggs and then to make an embryo and we don’t get to the transfer point , we’re banking if we even have anything to bank, which is really a a whole different ball game, we’re not experiencing that horrific loss that is partway through pregnancy but at the same time our sense of hope just gets so stomped out overtime from bad result after bad result after bad result despite doing literally everything that we can. And honestly it’s our way of preparing so that we can survive. And yet I suspect that you definitely have a better attitude towards it than I do.
like me , you are driven by the fact that we both truly believe we can by sheer force, will it to happen - by doing everything that we can, and just by continuing and continuing and to help with setbacks, one step in front of the other …..which is a little different from thinking that things will be great, but it has the same end result.
Initially, I was very pro PGT A testing because my doctors had all told me due to my you know incredibly geriatric, advanced maternal age blah blah blah (thanks guys) it would be a necessity. of course this was before retrieval so I thought I would get multiple eggs and embryos, and I would have so many things to test - Oh the joy. well that was clearly not the case .
By the time I managed my one, and only embryo I was so pleasantly surprised because it was good quality. It wasn’t the best quality but it was five AB and I thought it’s OK. I’ve been doing mini stim, I’ve been going for quality over quantity - it’s going to be OK. And I actually felt a little bit of relief for me doing it in the states (even though I’m Canadian) was about 10 days between getting the embryo grade which had gone so smoothly and so well and they’d been so good about updating me and then getting my disastrous results. I had the trisomy 21 among with a host of other things, completely abnormal to the extent that I spent half a day in between sobbing looking up each and everyone of the genetic issues that my poor embryo had, which is not a great way to spend a day - my concern was that it had even more wrong things than most abnormal embryos (turns out I was not wrong).
My doctor even said to me when I asked, he was amazed that it even made it to a day five embryo of this quality given how many things were wrong with it - delightful.
Like you the day, I got the results I just sobbed , I sat in my tiny loft in my little apartment in utter darkness, bawling and watching ‘call the midwife’ because I was feeling particularly self-destructive. I also drank a lot of red wine while Looking up genetic deficiencies.
Like you the following day, I had to head into town for my weekly acupuncture and red light therapy appointment, so I sucked it up, dragged my battered and bruised self out of bed, drove all the way into town and told the acupuncturist that I’ve been seeing since before, I’ve even started retrievals what my results had been, and the fact that my AMH had dropped even lower to something like 0.05 or less - she literally did almost a cartoon double take of horror and hilarity that someone could get such a terrible terrible result, and still be continuing. I didn’t yell, but inwardly I just seethed. By the time I went back for my final retrieval.(to date - out of money) and my resulting single immature, egg turned into a teratoma (which I think is a fantastic example of what you can actually will your body to do if you want a baby badly enough, you can actually make your own eggs self fertilize oh….the irony). my acupuncturist in Canada began calling me an ad that point I was just broken and I didn’t have the energy to call or email back or explain yet more results because I actually felt as though I was letting them down to and frankly I couldn’t take anymore judgment, or looks or anything I was just done.
That being said, I paid the exorbitant fee to keep my horribly abnormal single embryo, frozen just in case. I know that horribly abnormal embryos don’t really self correct I had to get a mosaic that would have a decent chance of self correcting if I added a normal embryo to it from some sort of donor.
I had decided before my final and disastrous terror home around this time around if I got anything, I would either freeze on day three or if my lining was good enough, which likely it wouldn’t be I would try to implant on day three instead of going straight to PGT A testing. Assured me that they would not dispose of any embryos no matter what the results without me having to sign numerous pieces of paperwork, which made me feel better, and that I could still transfer them if I wanted to. However, the cost of the PTA in US at my clinic was about $2000. It would’ve literally been cheaper if I’d had more. so I managed to find the money for another retrieval, which probably won’t be in the US since I certainly can’t afford it. I’m not sure what my decision will be. I think it will depend on if I get any eggs or if I get more than one or if I get more than one embryo either way whatever the results I’m not emotionally ready to let go.
This whole process for me has been utterly hellish. I don’t have the family support (or close friends, or I should say they make things worse) I’m single , unemployed (Because frankly who can travel on a moment, notice into a different time zone )most of the time while I’m stimming I walk back from my clinic to my extended stay place and just wait for a late email to come in giving me instructions on medication for the evening or the next day, or any other bad news (it’s old hat by now) which may or may not include some sort of late and impossible pharmacy run and I cry a lot. But when I’m done self-destructive, crying or whatever else that entails after a horribly failed disgustingly, expensive, retrieval or lack there of I start working on a new plan because I still believe in the strength of willpower and someday somehow someway I’m going to make this happen whether God , the universe , or anyone else wants me to or not !
And I know that you’re just as determined as I am, so I have complete and utter faith in you ❤️💪🤗
Awwww thank you for sharing your story with me! Wow you have been through the ringer... I'm so sorry you had to go through these struggles. It's a very hard journey. It seems as if we have almost the exact same infertility... Let's stay strong together. I truly believe that if you trust and let go, miracles can happen. I will keep you in my prayers.. sending you positive energy. Keep us updated on your next steps❤
Thank you for sharing your experience. I have watched all of your videos. I’m going to start IVF soon. my husband and I have decided and were recommended by our doctor no to do PGT testing. I know the high risk of pregnancy loss, but at my advanced maternal age I feel it is more valuable for me to give it a chance to every embryo I miraculously get. I know it is a very personal decision. I wish you the best and please keep posting.
I feel for you and I pray that whatever you wish will come at the right time. I myself am going through IVF and opted for the PGT-A testing. I didn’t even know there was 1 sides to it. Good luck, stay strong!
Thank you for this🥰 where are you in your journey?
Thank you for sharing your journey. As you said earlier in this video, there is no amount of mental preparation that could prepare anyone with this IVF cycle rollercoaster.. I will continue to keep you on my prayer!
Thank you love, you are also in my thoughts and prayers. Hope youre doing well.❤
Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s such a challenging moment. 💛
Thank you for listening🙏It was challenging, but good things are waiting on the other side🙂
So glad I found your channel.
I am about to start my IVF and decided, for now, to go with a fresh transfer and freeze and test the remaining embryos (assuming I will be able to get multiple embryos). I can relate so much to how you feel. I am asking myself the very same questions you pose in this video. My fear is that I do a fresh transfer, it sticks and then I have a later miscarriage or even an abnormality that did not self correct and then think why did i not wait another month to just transfer a tested embryo? ugh, so hard. Watching all your videos now and hoping that you get your beautiful babies so soon
Im so glad you found me too, thank you for your kind words.❤ There are a lot of fears that creep in and every decision feels so massive. But I guess that's what we have to work on.. making it feel not so heavy and burdensome, and to take each step with as much 'ease' as possible! I am wishing you the absolute best of luck. I've had many friends successful with fresh transfers, and I hope it is the same in your case too! Lots of baby dust💖💖
@@hellynn_j I just had a chemical pregnancy the week I was i supposed to start my IUI. This is so hard.
@@fantoni23 oh no… I am so sorry. I know how it feels because I just had a couple of those back to back. Sending you tight hugs. ❤️
I have your diagnosis, am a year younger and have been doing IVF for four years…with no success…zero embryos left and 2 losses. After talking with someone, I’ve finally come around to considering donor egg IVF. Has been the hardest decision of my life. So much grief
I am so sorry for your losses... I am sure this was not an easy decision, but I have friends who have had babies with DE and are so happy. Would you consider trying in a different country like Korea? My friend who had POI and never saw a follicle while getting IVF in America dedicated one year of IVF in Korea and she has two blasts frozen. Whether you decide to go for DE or OE again, I believe you will have so much love for that baby when he or she is born that it won't even matter. I wish you the best of luck, please update me on what you decide. ❤
Update! We decided on a donor egg IVF cycle after 5 long years of trying every single thing under the sun to conceive with our own eggs and having 2 miscarriages. Our donor had an amazing cycle with 29 eggs retrieved, 25 were mature enough to be fertilized and 16 had fertilized correctly. In the end we got 13 Blastocyst Embryos: 7 were 5AA, 4 were 5AB, and 2 were 6AA. AMAZING!! Gearing up for a transfer as we speak, while the 13 are getting PGT-A tested. @@hellynn_j
@@hellynn_j test
@@hellynn_j To circle back...we ended up doing a donor IVF cycle and it was truly amazing - 29 eggs retrieved, 25 were mature, 16 fertilized and 13 became blastocysts (7x 5AA, 4x 5AB, 2x 6AA)...we sent them all off to PGTA genetic testing and whopping 11 came back Euploid/genetically normal!!! SO BEYOND BLESSED with these numbers and the ability to have multiples (god willing). So far our 1st transfer from these embryos has worked - our 1st beta was 347 at 10dp5dt and the 2nd beta was 838 at 12dp5dt...currently 5weeks/2days
@@JessicaMora-k7y amaaaaazing!!! I am so incredibly happy for you. Thank you so much for circling back to share an update. This makes me so happy you have no idea!!!♥️♥️♥️
Thank you so much for sharing. I’m 43 going on 44 and done with my 4th cycle, only to find out that the only 1 out of 5 that made it to the blastocyst stage was aneuploid. I feel like it’s too late for me but I’m happy to know so many of us can empathize with each other.
@@christiaflores2548 hi there, im so sorry. I know how that feels and my heart goes out to you.💗Will you be doing more rounds of ivf? My friend’s sister just had success with ivf at 45 on her 8th round.. it takes a bit of time for us ladies in our 40s, but its not impossible.
I watched your video with my husband and I was crying non stop listening to your journey. I had a similar experience in my last round . This entire ivf thing just made me feel so helpless, all the preparation was for nothing. I am crossing my fingers for your upcoming transfer.
Hi there❤️ aww.. thank you for empathizing with me. It really was the most difficult point in my entire IVF journey so far, I know exactly what you mean by feeling helpless. Everything is so out of your control. I think we just have to lean into letting go and trust that everything will work out. I will have you in my thoughts and prayers too.
@@hellynn_j thank you! I am going for my second round end of Feb with a new clinic. The doctor recommended a new protocol so we will see. May I ask if your doctor in Korea recommend using human growth hormone? I have good egg reserve but none of them made it to day five last time.
@@xiangzhang974 He never recommended it to me, but I do have a friend who gets that. Heard it’s super helpful for egg health. Also, ask your clinic about taking myocarditis inositol if you’re not already. Good for egg health too!
Thank you for sharing your story. You're not alone
@@catalinacabrera9160 thank you for listening ♥️
Iam in the middel of this process. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you for sharing, i am also going thru 2nd egg retrieval as my 1st IVF was unsuccessful. My AMH level is 1.2 but only gotten 1 embryo however failed PGT-A test (chromosome abnormal). I just turned 42 and I dont have much time to waste, but i heard that its better to rest a full period cycle for next egg retrieval.
Hi, thanks for sharing your story. I was able to do up to 3 back to back retrievals in a row without resting. It even helped with my egg count, as previous cycle meds would affect the next cycle. But it really depends on how you feel.. I've had some friends who felt fine (me included), and others who didn't feel good and had to skip. BTW, that's a great AMH for 42!
I just did my first ivf and failed with 1 last embryo out of 6, last embryo came back pgta abnormal too, while I was waiting they had me taking birthcontrol pills 😞 once I got that call my embryo didn’t make it, I stopped the BC then next day my period came and felt like I had a miscarriage 😢, it cost me 26k and now 2nd round 23k and I don’t have any issues, uterus good, no pcos no Dor, and all they tell me unexplained.
Did you take any supplements? Or watch your food diet? Or acupuncture? I’m so scared now, I’m gonna turn 40 in June.
@@amybmei7695 Hi love, I'm so sorry you're going through this. It can be so scary and draining. Where are you getting IVF? Maybe you can try switching clinics to a more experienced doctor? From my experience, the doctor and the way he/she prescribes meds and orders certain tests can be the determining factor of success vs failure. If jts too costly, consider IVF abroad. It costs an average of $5~6K per round in Korea, and I know Mexico and Greece are popular choices too.
Please check out the other videos I uploaded before.. there should be ones about supplements and also I touch briefly on my diet and exercise in the AMH video. Hope this helps. Let me know your progress ! Stay strong❤
@@amybmei7695have you heard of reproductive immunology?
I had 2 mc when I was 32, bec. My immune system is not recognizing the baby. I was in a lot of medication for tamed my immune system, then we decided to do FET, now we have our 8 yr. Old daughter.
Now we want to try again to give her a sibling, I am 40 now.😢
I'm rooting for you. I am experiencing the same journey. :)
Thank you, I am rooting for you too! Let‘s stay strong ♥️♥️
I am sorry 😢. I believe for DOR it is tough to make decisions on testing. It is a matter of what can you deal with( miscarriages/chance, or feeling more safe).
Thank you🙏 I absolutely agree with you. I would hate a miscarriage but I also don’t want to throw away embryos that could potentially self-correct. I’ve heard of many women who have transferred complex abnormals and still had healthy babies! I still have a couple months so I will think about it which makes me feel more at ease. ❤
Heartbreaking results, I'm so sorry. It's a really tough decision whether to test or not to test. I'm in Australia and had ivf here, my doctor never brought up embryo testing (i was only 38 when i did ivf). I thought testing was recommended where people have lots of failed FETs where good quality embryos were transferred. All the best with your decision❤
Thanks for sharing your story. Yes it seems everyone has different schools of thought but testing seems to be especially recommended in the States. I do have a difficult decision ahead! Where are you in your journey now? ❤
@hellynn_j Thanks for asking :) I was very lucky with my ivf round. I got 9 blasts from it. I did an FET that same cycle as my IVF round and the embryo stuck in the wrong place had to be removed. It was 8 months before I tried again.
My second FET was successful and resulted in my son, now 19 months. I went back for another FET a couple months ago and it failed and then I had another FET the next month and I am 5 weeks pregnant today.
Thank you for the sharing.. I hope u soon will have a good new and be a mom. I also in IVF, in my side doctor recommend to have PGT. For 1st cycle i just got one embrio. The grade is good when the result of PGT come it is 60% mosaic. The doctor ask us to try 2nd cycle but they will not discharge the mosaic embrio cause there is case someone not get any normal embrio after some IVF rounds, the couple try put mosaic embrio and it become normal baby (60% can also self healing). After 2 months I do again just got 2 embrio (the grade is lower than first) and the PGT result one is normal and one is not. So the grade is not quarantee. So dont give up, stay strong ! ❤
It was wrong of that lady to berate you like that.
I would definitely make sure to do PGTA testing. Self correction happens with mosaic embryos. If they’re full aneuploid it’s best to discard.
Thank you 🙏 I will take everything into consideration.
Now I’m wondering if I wasted perfectly good eggs, too, by testing. 🥺 Love you! Hurry back~
Hey you! There's not a lot of information on it so if you want to be sure, PGTA seems to be the way to go... still undecided. Love you too, see you in a couple months🥰
We are in the middle of PGTM/A testing. We only have a 1/4 chance of an embryo being genetically normal. So we’re hoping to get one or two normal embryos from the seven we got from our first egg retrieval. Results should come back next week. In the meantime we’re going full steam ahead with another cycle since we want three kids.
Thank you for sharing♥️ I am so happy for you that you were able to get 7 embryos your first retrieval. Those are amazing numbers. Is the 1/4 chance for euploids due to age? Wishing you the absolute best on your next retrieval as well.
@@hellynn_j it’s due to us being recessive carriers of a genetic disorder related to anemia. 1/2 chance of anueploid , 1/2 alpha thalassemia.
@@DewTime ah I see. I will keep your three babies in my prayers♥️♥️♥️
@@hellynn_j thank you so much
You really look like in your twenties! I feel you, hug hug hug!
Tight hugs back💖💖💖
Unless it is the non-invasive one, the result is pretty accurate. Of course one can decide to try by transferring, based on my multi-miscarry experience, I would get more peace when I know beforehand. We need to trust science.
@@sayako8052 yes pretty accurate. But doctor did point out to me that there are some misses with pgta bc some embryos can be specific types of mosaics where the ICM cells are normal whereas trophectoderm cells are not, although rare. So its not that we don't trust science, it's that women with DOR or POI have to weigh the risks bc it takes so much more time for us to create embryos than your average woman.
@@hellynn_j That's a great point. I cannot believe that I somehow swing between them, about to plan the third round of IVF, each time the amount of blastocysts is so few, not only in c class also have to worry about PGT result, then no embryos to transfer.....
I can absolutely relate. In my second round, 19 eggs were retrieved, 15 were good quality, I believe 11 got fertilized and only 5 got to blastocyst. Guess what? All 5 were aneuploids! I think till date, I am yet to understand the emotions I felt that day
Aww.. I am so sorry that you had to go through that. It’s such a confusing experience. I did a lot of research and realized that testing is wrong in a few cases, so Ive refrained from testing after this as I don’t make a lot of embryos to begin with. But honestly if I got five embryos in one cycle, I would definitely send them off for testing so you did what anybody wouldve done. Where are you in your journey now? Holding hope for you.
I’m taking a break for now
When do you think it is wrong to test? Please share @@hellynn_j
Please dont torture yourself, embryo corrections are really really rare. So IF you succeed getting pregnant and not miscarriage, the NIPT might return with defects and doctors would push you for abortion. I know for one case, only ONE, that had correction of the embryo, and woman has to endure doctor pushing for abortion, NIPT telling her there is a genetic issues, next test (cant remember the name) was also showing genetic anomality's. At the same time doctors were telling her that if she give birth to a child, child would only live till 1 years old. I don't know many ppl who can go through this and still have a faith that child will be ok. I did PGT-A testing on my embryos just because I couldn't stand another miscarriage. Also, if this road close on you there are options for donor eggs, only thing I can tell you is that women with donor babies are only sorry they didnt go donor route sooner (me included). So options exists.
I appreciate your perspective, and I understand it. It’s a huge risk both ways.. testing and not testing. Both have pros and cons, and I can completely relate to not wanting another miscarriage. Also regarding DE, I will consider that when all other options are exhausted but as of now I have seven embryos on ice so I will try those first. Please wish me good luck.. transfer is in a few weeks🙂♥️
@@hellynn_j I wish you all the possible luck in next transfers!! I could recommend, from my experience, as preparation for transfer: drinking a lot of worm water, L-arginine (for endometrium growth), acupuncture (of course) and if there is an issue with implantation check with your doctors whats his/her opinion on taking small amount (from me it was 5 mg) of pronison (Corticosteroid) or something similar to reduce your immune system response (sometimes immune system can attack embryo). Good luck, 7 embryos are good number and I hope for the best ❤! ***sprinkle baby dust, sprinkle baby dust****
I love following your journey. Welcome home and enjoy your time with family as well as this mental break. May I ask how the clinic got your husbands sperm since he didn’t travel with you?
Thank you for your kindness and support❤ He traveled with me initially and we had it frozen. One freeze session results in four rounds. I’ve heard there are also companies that ship frozen sperm if your partner can’t come with you.
I'm sorry for the gut wrenching pain!! Thank you for sharing. May i ask which ivf clinic you went in Korea? Looking at clinics in Seoul currently.... And I'm 44yo, so nervous!
Hello there! Thanks for listening🙂 I went to Cha Fertility Center in Gangnam. My doctor is quite famous for working with women in their 40s and having success. I’ve created a FB support group to help women get info and navigate IVF in Korea.. link should be in description. A few of my friends (who also got IVF done in Korea) and I have decided to partner with an experienced medical tourism company to provide a lot of help to women traveling there for this, so please feel free to reach out in that support group.♥️
You WILL become a mother❤
Yes, I will
Can PGT be done if both partners are AS in genotype ?
Have you tried ovarian Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy? Maybe see if they have it in South Korea. Other countries have been using this treatment for years to help women with low ovarian reserve who are over 35. Sending you baby dust! Wishing you the very best!
Thank you for sharing this. I have not tried PRP, but I do have a friend who has POI who is getting it done now and seeing success! I'm now done with retrievals and waiting for FET, but if I have to go back to retrievals for some reason (knock on wood), I will definitely keep PRP in mind. Thank you for the sweet message!
Sending you baby dust and a healthy embryos that stick and become your healthy children!
@@rahshedasmith5812 Thank you so much!🥰
I had my eggs retrieved a week ago and finally decided to test them after a lot of back and forth thoughts. The result hasn’t come back. I am wondering, if I have a mosaic egg, whether I can still keep and transfer it instead of discarding it. It of course depends on the practice of each provider, but if that’s possible, PGT can help identify the best embryo and we still have the option to use the mosaic one. I learn that some doctors are advocating to use low level mosaic embryos.
Hi there, thanks for sharing this info🙏Yes, usually mosaics are transferred if theyre the only embryos you have but seems to depend on doctor and hospital. Yes I agree with you, PGT can help identify the best embryo so its great if you have many embryos to test. May I ask how many did you get? 😊❤️
@@hellynn_j I am lucky to have five at blastocyst stage. But, I’m also advanced maternal age. Hope some of those are good. fingers crossed.
@@pj6-6 Please keep us updated on the results.. praying for good results 🙏
@pj6-6 did you get a normal embryo from the batch?
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Could u please share this Korean clinic
I went to Cha Fertility. You can go to bloomkorea.co and they will give you more info about the hospital for free🙂
It’s such a difficult decision to make…
It really is. There's pros and cons to both sides. But I think you gotta go with your gut.
So, get more eggs retrived and just go for it. Implanted and see what happens.
@@freespeech.7254 lol easier said than done, but will try!
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I got my results back and idk if I should go for another round. I got 4 euploids with the following grade: 3B-b-, 4Bb, and two 4B-b- -. Not sure why they grade with caps and littles and minus signs.
That's amazing you have euploids! Happy for you. I have seen plenty of people get pregnant with BBs, but if you feel like you need more embryos, go for it!
Thank you for the sharing.. I hope u soon will have a good new and be a mom. I also in IVF, in my side doctor recommend to have PGT. For 1st cycle i just got one embrio. The grade is good when the result of PGT come it is 60% mosaic. The doctor ask us to try 2nd cycle but they will not discharge the mosaic embrio cause there is case someone not get any normal embrio after some IVF rounds, the couple try put mosaic embrio and it become normal baby (60% can also self healing). After 2 months I do again just got 2 embrio (the grade is lower than first) and the PGT result one is normal and one is not. So the grade is not quarantee. So dont give up, stay strong ! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your story and giving me hope! Are you transferring the euploid? Where are you in your journey now? Wishing you the best… please keep me updated!♥️
Thank you for the sharing.. I hope u soon will have a good new and be a mom. I also in IVF, in my side doctor recommend to have PGT. For 1st cycle i just got one embrio. The grade is good when the result of PGT come it is 60% mosaic. The doctor ask us to try 2nd cycle but they will not discharge the mosaic embrio cause there is case someone not get any normal embrio after some IVF rounds, the couple try put mosaic embrio and it become normal baby (60% can also self healing). After 2 months I do again just got 2 embrio (the grade is lower than first) and the PGT result one is normal and one is not. So the grade is not quarantee. So dont give up, stay strong ! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your story and giving me hope! Are you transferring the euploid? Where are you in your journey now? Wishing you the best… please keep me updated!♥️