tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post1977118362744334789..comments2023-11-29T00:50:04.094-08:00Comments on Mine to Command: To PGD or not to PGDjAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06282963869813954232noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-28081299144861004692013-11-02T09:48:16.577-07:002013-11-02T09:48:16.577-07:00I had too few embryos to even consider PGD. I may ...I had too few embryos to even consider PGD. I may have done it if I had more to work with. I was all set to do the CVS test, but in the end didn't want any risk of miscarriage, no matter how small. I did the blood test then decided it didn't matter if anything was wrong so skipped the NT scan. I changed my mind constantly about what to do. They are tough choices and if something is abnormal that leads to even tougher choices. You just have to do what feels right.JenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056681492831041470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-6888069310652279252013-10-31T14:14:50.583-07:002013-10-31T14:14:50.583-07:00We didn't do PGD....but I wish we had. Now 5 ...We didn't do PGD....but I wish we had. Now 5 embryos down and 3 to go this month and still no success. Had we PGD'd we would at least know we're transfering chromosomally normal embryos. In our case it probably would have been worth the cost because I'd guess that it would have resulted in one fewer FET (one fewer heartache).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-76671365504785001412013-10-30T17:30:36.184-07:002013-10-30T17:30:36.184-07:00There are so many decisions with IVF - so many tou...There are so many decisions with IVF - so many tough, tough decisions. I always say to go with your gut - do what you think is right! I always knew that I'd do CCS testing if it got to the point where I ended up going to CO for IVF.... it was something that for some reason I didn't have to think much about - I just knew. xoxoAubrey https://www.blogger.com/profile/10268033706598268682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-47316112597822993482013-10-30T15:38:09.670-07:002013-10-30T15:38:09.670-07:00I totally know what you mean about the desire to h...I totally know what you mean about the desire to have a girl. For whatever reason, I've just always pictured our hypothetical baby as a daughter. Maybe because I have a niece, maybe because I'm a girl and want to do girly things that I loved as a child like put her in dance classes and whatnot. I don't know, I actually thought a while back about whether, if I knew the outcome would be a boy, would we go ahead with IVF? Of course the answer was that we would, but that doesn't stop the yearning for a girl. As for PGD, we didn't bother simply due to cost. As it turns out, we wouldn't have any selection of embryos anyway, so the cost would make the difference between us doing or not doing a transfer of our one embryo. Maybe it would save us some grief if we knew it was abnormal...but maybe not.Aramishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275274008426941898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-64554228769386513262013-10-30T13:10:56.182-07:002013-10-30T13:10:56.182-07:00I know we've talked about this a while back, a...I know we've talked about this a while back, and I will be interested to hear your final decision on this and what you decide about the gender. Doing PGD was the right decision with 39 and 39 1/2 year old eggs and a desire to do a single transfer to avoid twins. That was what really pushed me in the direction to do the testing. The first time around only two of my four very good looking blasts were normal and the second time, it was two of six. Who knows what would have happened if I hadn't? Maybe I would have gotten pregnant sooner, maybe not. <br /><br />It's such a personal decision and I hope that you come to a decision that brings you peace.<br /><br />BTW, I still don't know the gender, although after the fact during my WTF meeting with my RE in the spring, I did find out that my first transfer was a boy, and the second (the miscarriage) was a girl. I couldn't help but look as we reviewed the PGD results from the cycle....Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309531781457230910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-35396531389541451392013-10-30T09:34:19.115-07:002013-10-30T09:34:19.115-07:00When going into my IVF cycle, I also took a "...When going into my IVF cycle, I also took a "no regrets" attitude. So although the price of acupuncture and egg quality supplements doesn't add up to the cost of PGD, in my mind I wanted to know that we did all that we could to make the cycle work.<br /><br />Thank goodness I wasn't a carrier for CF or really anything as we would have elected to not have kids if CP's test results showed him as being a carrier as well (he didn't have to get tested).Non Sequitur Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268138421234170972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-6678274348200073172013-10-30T08:12:05.834-07:002013-10-30T08:12:05.834-07:00great post. thanks for your honesty regarding your...great post. thanks for your honesty regarding your thoughts on PGD and how your plans for screenings have changed on this journey! i know that you will weigh all of your options and make an informed decision confidently! again, thanks for being so open on this topic! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-84751166396269996102013-10-30T07:57:22.156-07:002013-10-30T07:57:22.156-07:00These are really heavy decisions to make. I wonder...These are really heavy decisions to make. I wonder if they are even harder for us infertiles. I mean of course these are difficult decisions for everyone to make, but does the fact that we went through so much to even achieve pregnancy further complicate our decision? <br /><br />We didn't do PGD for IVF, but we were sure we wanted to do the first trimester blood work and the NT. We also know what our decision would be if those tests revealed a high risk. <br /><br />I am hoping for the best possible outcomes for you and I appreciate you writing honestly about your feelings. Gypsy Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13026496787029080243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-46567710410146170202013-10-30T06:37:25.804-07:002013-10-30T06:37:25.804-07:00It really is a hard decision. I completely agree w...It really is a hard decision. I completely agree with your policy of putting this decision in your own patients' hands. And oh my, I can see why that comment from Myrtle about "my baby" still stings. It's exactly what I've been struggling with during this last trimester of my sister's pregnancy. Her baby (also a girl) was conceived in their second month of trying, and now it's not just the pregnancy that came right on the heels of my miscarriage--it's a child, a person, a niece. Every time I look at her I will think of what I lost--my not-baby. All of this is so exhausting and unfair. I don't blame you at all for hoping for a daughter. I would really prefer a girl as well (again, part of the reason why my sister's pregnancy has been so hard on me). I know whatever you decide, it will be a decision that you thought about very carefully. Wishing you lots of luck. Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507531522613335860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-70529455319680539562013-10-30T06:36:06.833-07:002013-10-30T06:36:06.833-07:00It's really not fair that we have to make so m...It's really not fair that we have to make so many decisions like this. I can't give you any advice on what to do because it's such a personal choice. I've had two early miscarriages due to chromosomal reasons, and yet when it came to transferring our last two embies, I opted not to do the testing because we only had two left and there is a risk to them in the testing. I didn't want to chance it when the odds were very slim that these embryos would also have chromosomal issues (my sister's eggs). And what do you know, I am pregnant with both babies and so far everything seems to be going really well. I you get lots of fertilized embryos, and you can afford it, I would probably opt to do the testing to help increase the odds of success. I was just never in those shoes. Good luck, whatever you decide!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507432917936364757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-82168259044273244352013-10-30T05:38:54.937-07:002013-10-30T05:38:54.937-07:00Such a hard decision to PGD or not PGD. If we need...Such a hard decision to PGD or not PGD. If we need to do IVF again though, we may opt to do it. You are right....the one big benefit is knowing if IVF doesn't work, was it the embryo or the uterus? It just helps narrow things down. It's not 100% foolproof obviously, but at least it can give some answers to help make better decisions! <br /><br />I will add more one more thing. My husband actually has an aneupoloidy in his own chromosomal make-up. You would never know looking at him. He has zero issues. Is VERY healthy, but yet he has a few Y's missing on only certain chromosomes. So technically, if his mom had done IVF with PGS, then he would have been discarded! Kinda scary!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415140299306373048noreply@blogger.com