Did you choose to do PGT-A testing? Why or why not? What was your count drop off? Did you feel it was reliable?

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I did pgt testing. We only had 3 embryos so didn’t want to transfer if it was not likely viable. We ended up with 3 healthy embryos but the first two transfers still failed. 🤷🏻‍♀️ so hard to know why they failed but I would pgt test again for peace of mind.

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Thanks for sharing. Praying your 3rd works out! This journey is so unbelievably hard sometimes.

I had 11 embryos, after pgta I had 6. Successful on first transfer

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How old are you?

Yes, we tested. I have low ovarian reserve due to age(40) which in part means it’s more likely that any particular egg is damaged. Testing let us know whether a blastocyst was chromosomially normal and therefore much less likely to miscarry. The peace of mind was definitely worth it to me. Of the 3 blasts that made it to Day 5, only 1 was normal and that one didn’t implant after the transfer. I’m already a wreck due to the lost FET - I can’t imagine how I would feel if I’d gone through multiple miscarriages. This process is so hard emotionally, so for me anything I can do to make it easier on myself and avoid “what if”-ing is helpful.

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If they’re truly abnormal, then there’s a very high likelihood you’ll miscarry. It’s nature’s way of rejecting non-viable fetuses. That said, there is a small (~3%) chance that the testing is incorrect and it reports a viable blastocyst as abnormal.

Talk to your doctor and partner and make the choice that’s right for you. Sending love and support through this difficult journey.

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Tested for both IVF cycles and ended up with about half being "normal". I was already so traumatized by how long everything was taking that I didn't want to risk transferring an abnormal embryo and it failing or miscarrying.

Even so, still needed 2 FET transfers with PGTA-Normal to get to my 2 pregnancies (1 earthside, one due in a month).

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*2 FET per pregnancy to clarify

Absolutely! PGT-A cost $2,500 out of pocket and worth every penny. We had 5 embyros and 2 were not healthy. I can't imagine being pregnant 5 times and having 2 losses and only 3 (possible) successes. I'm 37 and don't have time for that. PGT-A, science, my medical teams have been such a blessing.

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I tested. I have had a previous miscarriage at 9 weeks which was traumatic and then led to lingering complications so I would do anything to try to reduce the risk of miscarriage. I do feel it was accurate, although not all euploid embryos become babies so it isn’t a guarantee. Of my retrievals (first at 32 and 2nd and 3rd at 35) I had:
2 euploid, 1 aneuploid
2 euploid
4 euploid, 1 mosaic, 1 aneuploid

My biggest drops are from fertilization to blast and then my euploid rate seems to be pretty high for my age.

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I was absolutely shocked by my third retrieval. My dr varied my meds slightly each time and for whatever reason that time I got fewer eggs overall than the other retrievals but they were my best quality eggs. I think the quality stemmed from the fact that the follicles all grew at the closest to the same rate that time. Wishing you the best!

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ER 1 (age 34)- 3 embryos tested and 1 normal (my son)
ER 2 (age 36) - 13 embryos sent and 5 normal (waiting to transfer)

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10 embryos of which 4 normal
Pregnant now from the first transfer

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34 eggs over 3 retrievals ➡️ 31 fertilized ➡️ 13 embryos ➡️ 9 healthy ➡️ pregnant from first transfer

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