Mo - Both cycles at CCRM were antagonist. My doctor thought the problem of too many immature eggs was caused by the fact that I wasn't stiming for long enough. Apparently that's not the case so IF we were to do another cycle I would ask for a completely different protocol. At my other clinic we did Long Lupron ... and I seem to have the same problem with that protocol. Too many immature eggs. Either way my eggs can't seem to get to the blast stage. 2 always do, but that's it no matter how many eggs I get. It's so weird. It's an egg quality problem and it makes perfect sense. DH is a nerdy science guy and he looks into it, it's actually that the mitochondria in my eggs does not have enough "energy" to keep dividing. There is basically nothing they can do to fix that. COq10 actually helps with the mitochondria but I did that this time and nothing really changed. I did get higher quality embryos but that's it.
ttc - He hasn't said anything about the PCOS and it causing egg problems. I'm sure he will when we have our consult. I also heard about the growth hormone therapy stuff but I'm really not sure I want to do anymore treatments. It's exhausting me. Plus financially, I want to be done with this!
It's been a few days and I'm just feeling that I have 4. And hopefully 3 - 4 of those come back normal. If they do I'll be happy. I have 3 to work with. That's more than some people ever get so in the spirit of Thanksgiving I'm going to be grateful for that. I'm not doing another IVF cycle. I've been doing a lot of reflecting and my DH and I are getting ready to buy a home, and build a family and honestly, I don't want to be out more money when I could actually put that money into building a great life for my family. And donor eggs is the route I will take if that's what it comes down to. My eggs are just not doing it for me and I know that at the end of the day what's important is to raise a child with my husband. It only being half biologically ours is not the main thing. And I'm just really ready to move on.
If I did more cycles we're talking about potentially spending $150,000 (5 cycles approx. to get 10 blastocysts, plane tickets, medications, etc.) and I just can't justify that knowing that I do have an egg quality issue. Plus the toll all of these treatments have had on me.
On and good note, I got my period this morning! So I get to start my depot lupron for my FET in late January. I'm nervous because that med has a ton of nasty side effects but I'm also ready to get the show on the road and see if this was our problem all along. FX'd for me! And my DH ... mood swings are wicked!