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Bops
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What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
I never asked the RE what the grades were of my 3 frozen embryos...I put a call in to the embryologist and this is the message she left me:
2 frozen on day 5
1 frozen on day 6
All expanded blastocysts...
BB
AA
AC
She said the first letter represented the inner cells ( baby) and the second was the outer cells (placenta)..
Anybody familiar with the grading?
ETA- I called the embryologist back to ask what grade my DD was ( all I knew was 5 day hatching blast)
She was an AA hatching blastocyst...
Are the ones I have stored a lot less quality because they aren't "hatching" ?
Thanks !!!!
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maybeamommy
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?
Posted by Bops
I never asked the RE what the grades were of my 3 frozen embryos...I put a call in to the embryologist and this is the message she left me:
2 frozen on day 5
1 frozen on day 6
All expanded blastocysts...
BB
AA
AC
She said the first letter represented the inner cells ( baby) and the second was the outer cells (placenta)..
Anybody familiar with the grading?
Those are great!
If I remember correctly...
At my clinic, an expanded blast is given the number 5 which is the highest number.
Then the letter grades are just like you'd think - with A being the best.
So your AA is the best one... then I'm not sure if BB or AC is the next best one.
I'll tell you though that we transferred 3 blasts (not expanding) and some were lower than yours and we did get pregnant
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Bops
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
Updated with one more another quick question
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Bops
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
Posted by maybeamommy
Posted by Bops
I never asked the RE what the grades were of my 3 frozen embryos...I put a call in to the embryologist and this is the message she left me:
2 frozen on day 5
1 frozen on day 6
All expanded blastocysts...
BB
AA
AC
She said the first letter represented the inner cells ( baby) and the second was the outer cells (placenta)..
Anybody familiar with the grading?
Those are great!
If I remember correctly...
At my clinic, an expanded blast is given the number 5 which is the highest number.
Then the letter grades are just like you'd think - with A being the best.
So your AA is the best one... then I'm not sure if BB or AC is the next best one.
I'll tell you though that we transferred 3 blasts (not expanding) and some were lower than yours and we did get pregnant
Thank you ! Makes me feel so much better !
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maybeamommy
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
Oh you know what, you're right. At my clinic #5 is hatching blast... #4 is expanding blast. We only had one that was graded a #5 and we used it on our first FET and didn't get PG. In our second FET (the successful one) ours were all less than 5. I can't remember the exact grades though, but it sounds like you have great embryos!
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Bops
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
Thanks again !
I wonder if they freeze hatching blastocysts 
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shiv
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
we transfered 2- 5BB embies and got prego with one. But I swear they look so different in the pictures that I was suprised they were graded the same. Not sure of the queality of our frosties.
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Bops
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
Thanks !!!!!!
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Cocoahontas
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
I know many ladies who have had success without a "hatching blast." Wishing you a successful FET 
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Cocoahontas
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
Posted by Bops
Thanks again !
I wonder if they freeze hatching blastocysts
This is a great question I am going to ask my RE.
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Jess2
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
Posted by Cocoahontas
Posted by Bops
Thanks again !
I wonder if they freeze hatching blastocysts
This is a great question I am going to ask my RE.
Yes they do. Good luck!
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Bops
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Re: What do you make of these frozen embryo gradings?-updated with a question..
Posted by Jess2
Posted by Cocoahontas
Posted by Bops
Thanks again !
I wonder if they freeze hatching blastocysts
This is a great question I am going to ask my RE.
Yes they do. Good luck!
Thanks ! Good to know
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