How many embryo's will you/have you put back?

I was just reading a post and someone asked and just wanted to know how many will you put back or did you put back? our RE told us he will put back 2 embryos. is that a good number? i didnt want anymore then that anyway, carrying 3 babies IF they all took

I havent even started yet and im already thinking of these things lol

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yup-2. The # depends on your age and your body type and so many things. Our dr said 2 and that's what we agreed on too...

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We will hopefully be putting back 2. I think it's better odds...plenty of people that put back two only get one but I'd love twins. I don't think my doctor would put 3 back for me. I'm 29 and all tests for me have been normal, we are dealing w/ MF.

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there are a number of factors that go into deciding how many embryo's to put back.

In my case it was the quality of the embryo's and my age. The older you are, I believe they get a little more agressive in how many they put back on a 3 day transfer or a 5 day transfer. (I'm 37)

In my case, we were told our best chances on a 3 day transfer would be to put back 3 and on a 5 day to put back 2.

My doctor gave us these percentages based on my age and egg quality:

3dt - 3 embryos - 45% chance of a pregnancy broken down as such

40 % chance of a singleton
slighly less than a 5 % chance of twins
less than 1% chance of triplets

My first IVF - I did a 3dt with 3 embryos - got pregnant with a singleton which I m/c

My second IVF - 3dt with 3 embryos - got pregnant with twins but had what they call vanishing twin syndrome and am now pregnant with a singleton

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Our Re is putting back no more than 5. if we get that lucky to have 5.

My age factors in big time.

My cousin did IVF three times. They got a total of 24 eggs in those three times and only one took.

She put back 5 each time and she was 41.

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We put back in 2 on Day 5 after the retrieval. The RE said those 2 were the best quality.

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For my 1st IVF we put back 3 on a 3dt but none of them stuck. I only had one frostie but took a chance and tried with only one for my FET...it ended up a chemical.
For my 2nd IVF I switched to Cornell and would like the RE to be very agressive with how many are transferred since I'm 37. I'm OK with twins so the more the better.

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When are you starting your cycle? you're using dr scholl right?

i just started with him. i start Lupron in less than 2 wks.

We haven't "really" talked about how many but i would do 2-3. definitely 2 ona fresh cycle.

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I cycled with RMA-most of the issues were mine-tubal and high fsh. We got 6 embies(I think) and only 5 made it to day 3. We transferred 2 (a 7 cell and a 9 cell) and are pregnant with twin boys. My clinic only freezes on day 5 and none of my other embies made it that far. We really agonized over this decision and I won't lie-twins are hard on your body. But its all worth it in the end.

I have a friend who transferred 2 with cornell almost 2 yrs ago and had twins. Then they went back for one more and their embryo split so now they will have two sets of twins-1 fraternal and 1 identical. Keep in mind if they do assisted hatching there is a slightly higher risk of identicals because of the higher chances of the embie splitting.

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It's a personal decision that is made by you and your DH after consulting your RE. In my case, DH and I were certain from the start that we did not want to risk twins. Luckily my RE supported our decision so I am doing a single blastocyst transfer on day 5.

ETA: Most RE's will suggest transferring 2 unless your age indicates transferring more than that.

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up to 6 if we have them

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I was 37 and during my first IVF, we transferred 3 and it was BFN, 2nd FET- we transferred 3 BFN, and on the 3rd FET, we transferred 3 and ended up with a BFP (Singleton)

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6 at a time..I'm 42 so my age is a huge factor.

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At age 38 we put three in..three took 2 heartbeats--third only a sac that passed.
My doc said no more then 2 due to high risk but when we were all ready the doc said three were good--do three-
best decision because none of my others made it.

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I was 33 PCOS and the first IVF we put back 3 embryos and I got pregnant with a singelton. I eventually miscarried at 11 weeks.

Next round, we put back 4 and I got pregnant with twins!

My dr. never was big on telling me quality and numbers. He always said to focus on the pregnancy and taking care of myself, he would take care of all of the numbers. However, if all 4 would have taken, he strongly suggested reduction.

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We did a 5dt and put 2 back, got PG with twins but had a vanishing twin we lost at 8 weeks. They wanted me to consider a single embryo transfer, but at that point I wanted to up the odds and I was ok with twins. I was 26 at the time and we were only dealing with MF so the odds were in my favor of being successful. When I think about doing an FET down the road I am seriosuly considering doing just a single transfer if they will let me. So like everyone said, it depends on you- your age, and your issues.

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hmmm before my first ivf I wanted to put back 1. By the time I got to #2 I wanted to put back 2. Now looking at my FET can he stick them all in? I will go with whatever my RE recommends b/c I trust him. I think he will say 2, from what I remember. ETA: I am 35.

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They told me 2 -- especially because mine are tested genetically.

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I put back 2 on a 5dt.

We have 5 frozen, so if we get to FET, we'll do two and if that fails, put the last three in.

I am not so secretly hoping for twins next time around, so there's part of me that wants to put three in to start with. But I don't think DH is on board with that.

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The doc recommended putting in all 5, due to my age (37) and the numerous failed attempts at IVF. I'm pregnant with twins

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All of them that I can get (so far I only had 1 on round one and 2 on round 2....does that mean 3 for round 3? lets hope so).

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Because I've carried a successful pregnancy and time is still on my side (33 years old) I think we'll go with 2. I am secretly hoping for twins though

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Posted by leighdvm

The doc recommended putting in all 5, due to my age (37) and the numerous failed attempts at IVF. I'm pregnant with twins

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we put back 2.