tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post7879690447670021314..comments2023-11-29T00:50:04.094-08:00Comments on Mine to Command: "It won't happen to me...." jAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06282963869813954232noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-6440707254620721372014-06-28T00:19:33.293-07:002014-06-28T00:19:33.293-07:00Yay! I am so happy you have 4 embryos to work wit...Yay! I am so happy you have 4 embryos to work with and you KNOW they have no abnormalities. I wish that the testing wasn't such a rarity and didn't cost so much. As you said though, it would be more cost effective to have it done rather than all the transfers and then the added heartache of each one as well. Here's hoping that one of those four results in your baby!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507432917936364757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-36356945094142212072014-06-26T06:06:44.205-07:002014-06-26T06:06:44.205-07:00I missed this post because Blogger was being ridic...I missed this post because Blogger was being ridiculous... Wonderful news! 4 is a great number! Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657607481465480125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-33941682838528416422014-06-25T09:54:00.742-07:002014-06-25T09:54:00.742-07:00This post makes me happy. 4 is amazing! One of tho...This post makes me happy. 4 is amazing! One of those has to be your baby! I'm feeling really good about this for you.<br />We never did PGD because we never had enough embryos to justify doing it. We always had 3 day transfers, too.JenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056681492831041470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-43645728679327981432014-06-25T05:51:06.061-07:002014-06-25T05:51:06.061-07:00So happy to hear that you've ended up with 4 n...So happy to hear that you've ended up with 4 normal embryos!! I really never learned much about embryo testing, as our RE never brought it up. Perhaps he felt he didn't need it? I feel a bit cheated that I didn't have that option to choose on my own, but at the same time I was lucky to have a positive outcome so far and so I guess it didn't matter. <br /><br />Am wishing one of those beauties will be making a home soon!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130709434352231750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-30816146962798812572014-06-24T20:31:03.800-07:002014-06-24T20:31:03.800-07:00You are actually lucky to have CCS. This option is...You are actually lucky to have CCS. This option isn't even available where I live. Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406223623869440728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-399182986907717072014-06-24T14:07:15.513-07:002014-06-24T14:07:15.513-07:00Four! Yes!
This is really interesting about the ...Four! Yes!<br /><br />This is really interesting about the CCS. Perhaps it is because I have DOR that this was *always* in play for us and we were given this advice by both CCRM and Conceptions (both in Colorado). I especially think that, after a loss, knowing you could diminish the risk at least a bit is comforting - I wanted to do everything possible to avoid having a loss. Anyway, thanks for the perspective and explanation.A Few Good Eggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654170259337486983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-47266355261735421152014-06-24T13:48:48.401-07:002014-06-24T13:48:48.401-07:00I was on the edge of my seat catching up on your p...I was on the edge of my seat catching up on your posts after our vacation! The final count brought tears to my eyes. I am so happy that you ended up with 4. Your posts always help me learn more about you. The Serena Williams post cracked me up. I can totally see you hitting the ball as if you and her were playing at Wimbledon! Beyond that, can I just say you are an awesome doctor? You truly are. Think about it...doctor coping with infertility writes awesome book based on her blog. Catching up on your posts gave me a sense of what it'd be like as a book. Just sayin'. Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260723824329854148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-18022953425035667352014-06-24T13:46:12.219-07:002014-06-24T13:46:12.219-07:00Ahhh! Four is amazing! Such great news, I'm ...Ahhh! Four is amazing! Such great news, I'm so happy for you!!!Aubrey https://www.blogger.com/profile/10268033706598268682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-45784010916500677072014-06-24T12:05:27.014-07:002014-06-24T12:05:27.014-07:00Four! I'm so happy for you!!!
I find it in...Four! I'm so happy for you!!! <br /><br />I find it interesting about the recommendations for the testing and when a doctor will see the benefits and start recommending it more freely. When I went in for my consultation two and a half years ago, my doctor mentioned CCS as an afterthought when I expressed interest in doing a single transfer. At the transfer I even remember her saying that it was uncommon for the gender to be known because not many of her patients were doing the testing. By the time I did my second cycle last spring, I got the impression that they were doing the testing much more frequently. Technology seems to be changing so quickly in this industry and some will stay on the bleeding edge and others will wait until something is well established.<br /><br />Regardless, having four euploid embryos is just great!!!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309531781457230910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-55698061906013222082014-06-24T11:40:17.453-07:002014-06-24T11:40:17.453-07:00Yay for 66% normal! That is awesome!
It surprises ...Yay for 66% normal! That is awesome!<br />It surprises me that the testing is so uncommon though. My RE definitely brought it up, even for something that isn't a chromosomal abnormality but would require actual sequencing. Overall, though, I also wonder how many problems are genetic but beyond karyotype... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-32831901397662739542014-06-24T11:26:55.514-07:002014-06-24T11:26:55.514-07:00We did CCS on our embryos, even though we used an ...We did CCS on our embryos, even though we used an egg donor. About 25% of our perfect-looking embies were incompatible with life -- a typical range even for a super fertile veteran egg donor in her mid-20s. After my miscarriage and then learning I have an abnormal karyotype, doing the genetic testing brought us great peace of mind. (You might say, once bitten, twice shy.) We transferred two rock star euploid embryos, and although there were two gestational sacs, only one made it. I thank my lucky stars for this little one. There is no explanation for why she made it but her brother didn't... <br /><br />CCS bumps up the cost of DE/IVF, but for us it was worth every penny.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117747924076094388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-83132507175399097592014-06-24T07:36:35.442-07:002014-06-24T07:36:35.442-07:00Wonderful news! I read your blog frequently--alway...Wonderful news! I read your blog frequently--always an honest perspective. My husband and I are very fortunate that our first round with IVF worked (working with NOA, found plenty of sperm through mTESE to fertilize 20 eggs). I am now 30 weeks pregnant and have done FIS and NT testing. Our scans have been great and all appears normal. However-I do still wish I had done PGD at the start. Despite my doctor's opinion that "we didn't need it", given my age and AMH scores, a part of me still wishes we would have done it. We had 9 excellent/good embryos and used 3 when we transferred (lost one at unfreeze and other did not take). Just like you said, it's a bit like russian roulette. And despite being thrilled about my pregnancy, I am not sure the randomness of a having a normal embryo is one that I want to take again. Megan Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649807796163059229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-6431647074277586902014-06-24T04:42:04.972-07:002014-06-24T04:42:04.972-07:00I've been stalking your blog waiting for this ...I've been stalking your blog waiting for this post. I know you would have loved to have them all be normal, but four is still awesome. That's four tries, singleton mama. Four tries. Hoping that you'll only need one and that I'm reading a blog post a year from now where you wonder what to do with your remaining embryos!Aramishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275274008426941898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-65635560036419462222014-06-23T22:13:15.762-07:002014-06-23T22:13:15.762-07:00Such wonderful news!Such wonderful news!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326763572650750036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-73794794388196467792014-06-23T20:24:31.572-07:002014-06-23T20:24:31.572-07:00Looking back, I wish we had opted to do PGD. I mea...Looking back, I wish we had opted to do PGD. I mean, you are already spending thousands, I wish I'd known whether the embryos we transferred were healthy. Now I'll always wonder.Gypsy Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13026496787029080243noreply@blogger.com