To start Fresh...or use the Frozen????

I know Im jumping the gun already.
But if the second sono doesnt show a heartbeat on Mon. I wioll proceed with the D&C.
My RE said I have 7 good quality 5 day embryos.
The thing is the % decreases slightly.
DH wants to do a fresh batch, but not sure whether to use the frozen ones.
Anyone know of anyone who had luck getting PG with a FET???

Re: To start Fresh...or use the Frozen????

Diane, just recently I spoke to two people...who actually miscarried with their fresh IVF and are now in their second trimester with their FET.

One of them is someone I speak to often on fertility friend, and I will, find out more from her when she signs on.

I also found this interesting article.

Study Finds Way to Pick Healthiest Embryos


WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists said on Wednesday they may have found a good way to identify the healthiest embryos for use in making test-tube babies - and discovered some basic biology in the process.

Little structures called microtubules in the egg cell may be key, infertility specialist Dr. Sam Alexander of Colorado Reproductive Endocrinology and colleagues at the University of Colorado report.

Writing in the December, issue of the journal Human Reproduction, Alexander and colleagues said the microtubules transport genetic material called mitochondrial DNA, which is found in eggs.

Embryos with symmetrical microtubules seemed to be more likely to survive attempts at in-vitro fertilization (IVF), they found.

"I believe the take-home message is that these findings may help us determine the embryo quality at an earlier stage," Alexander said in a statement.

"We feel that using methods to judge embryo quality in the first three days of culture is a much more sensible and intelligent approach than the five-day, survival of the fittest, embryo approach."

Biology professor Jonathan Van Bierkom of the University of Colorado, who worked on the study, said if the microtubule arrays in the egg cell do not mirror each other at the very first division of the cell, half of the tiny embyo, known technically as a blasomere, may not have enough of the structures.

"Eventually there may not be enough mitochondria in the blastomeres to produce a healthy embryo," he said.

When a couple seeks to have a baby through IVF, doctors create many embryos in a laboratory dish, and then try to select the healthiest ones to implant in the mother's womb.

Screening for microtabules might offer a good way to do this check, the researchers suggested.

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Re: To start Fresh...or use the Frozen????

Thanks Michelle.
I would like to try FET. Im still in denial and wish I didnt stop going to my acupuncturist.
I know this way is cheaper, and my worst fear is maxing out my insurance coverage for IVF.

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Do you have empire insurance ???

Please don't blame anything you did or didn't do on this. I don't think you are in denial, I think you are a strong determined woman, and there could have been a huge mistake...it happens and I am praying very much that this time the miracle belongs to you !

Re: To start Fresh...or use the Frozen????

Yes, I do have Empire insurance.
Thank goodness for it

Re: To start Fresh...or use the Frozen????

this is a good site to gain valuable info from..

http://ivfconnections.com/


there is a thread on there for FET



Lots of luck Diane!

Re: To start Fresh...or use the Frozen????