Seeking Advice On How Many Eggs To Put Back

Hi All,

I am at the beginnig of my IVF process and I have to sign the consent form about how many eggs I desire to put back.

Here is where I need your advice or experience of what happened to you.

I truly want to avoide multiple births at all costs. My doctor suggests though to put back two eggs, not one saying there is a 35% chance of pregnancy with one and a 50% with two eggs.

How many of you put back just one and got pregnant?

How many put back two and got pregnant with just one?

How many put back two and had twins?

I need advice!

Thanks so much!

Keri

Re: Seeking Advice On How Many Eggs To Put Back

My firts round of IVF, we put 2 back, and 1 took, but sadly I had a miscarriage.
We did a FET (Frozen embryo transfer) and put 2 back again and have twins.
I think a lot has to do wiuth the quality of the egss as well.
I had good quality eggs and you can change your mind up to the trasnfer.
My RE said when I was going in that the egss were good and there is a good possibility of me having twins and to make sure that is what I wanted, and I said yes.
Just because you have signed consent, you can change it. At least that is what my RE did.

However, many mom's twins on here are natural and not from any fertility treatments.

Message edited 8/22/2007 9:02:43 AM.

Re: Seeking Advice On How Many Eggs To Put Back

You have FM.

Just so you know there are a lot of spontaneous multiples on this board so not everyone will be able to answer your question

Re: Seeking Advice On How Many Eggs To Put Back

my first ivf cycle, we put in the 2 best quality-neither of them stuck.

then we did a fet and put in 2 good quality and BOTH stuck.

i don't think there is any way to really guarantee the outcome.

good luck with whatever you decide to do.

Message edited 8/22/2007 4:42:16 PM.

Re: Seeking Advice On How Many Eggs To Put Back

There is no way to avoid multiples at all cost, since even putting back one egg can result in twins.

Mine are identical and not coneived vias IVF, so sorry I can not help.

Good Luck!!!!!

Re: Seeking Advice On How Many Eggs To Put Back

I have 9 eggs--5 died off---we put 3 back in because those were the best.
Obviously the more the better chances and then of u do too many its not good either.
I wanted twins and got them on the first shot. I wouldn't change it at all...in fact..at first it was triplets and one never progressed. I always think if the third was a girl and so on...I would have multiples again in a heartbeat