Hi Ladies,
I've been researching and oscillating all week. 1 or 2, 1 or 2...
I'm 38. Unexplained infertility, trying for 3 years, one missed MC at 9 weeks, 3-4 chemicals, several failed IUIs, one failed IVF that didn't go so well as I started surging before my trigger.
This IVF cycle has gone very well. I was on 300 gonal / 150 menopur / HGH. I also supplemented with Ubiquinol and DHEA for 3 months prior, weekly acupuncture. I ended up with 23 eggs retrieved, 20 mature, 16 fertilized, quite a few on day 3 (didn't get clear info on this) and ultimately 2 day-5 blasts (4AB and 3AB) and 3 day-6 blasts (4BA, 4BB, 4BC). So I have 5 frozen blasts. These have not been PGS tested. It was a freeze-all cycle because my progesterone started to elevate.
I don't have a problem with the idea of twins in theory. My fear is that I would be more likely to lose the pregnancy or have other complications.
Financially considerations... I could pay $2500 for one transfer (of up to 2 embryos) or $3900 for unlimited transfers. If I decide on $2500/1 transfer then all others would be $1500/ea so this route would obviously get much more expensive if I have to do more than 2 transfers.
Since I've been trying for so long and am about to turn 39, I'm obviously anxious to get pregnant asap. And transferring 2 would give me a bit better chance. But I know it would also give be a higher chance of twins which *could* ultimately set me back even further.
I would love to hear what others would do in this situation! Thank you for reading and for your thoughts!
I've been researching and oscillating all week. 1 or 2, 1 or 2...
I'm 38. Unexplained infertility, trying for 3 years, one missed MC at 9 weeks, 3-4 chemicals, several failed IUIs, one failed IVF that didn't go so well as I started surging before my trigger.
This IVF cycle has gone very well. I was on 300 gonal / 150 menopur / HGH. I also supplemented with Ubiquinol and DHEA for 3 months prior, weekly acupuncture. I ended up with 23 eggs retrieved, 20 mature, 16 fertilized, quite a few on day 3 (didn't get clear info on this) and ultimately 2 day-5 blasts (4AB and 3AB) and 3 day-6 blasts (4BA, 4BB, 4BC). So I have 5 frozen blasts. These have not been PGS tested. It was a freeze-all cycle because my progesterone started to elevate.
I don't have a problem with the idea of twins in theory. My fear is that I would be more likely to lose the pregnancy or have other complications.
Financially considerations... I could pay $2500 for one transfer (of up to 2 embryos) or $3900 for unlimited transfers. If I decide on $2500/1 transfer then all others would be $1500/ea so this route would obviously get much more expensive if I have to do more than 2 transfers.
Since I've been trying for so long and am about to turn 39, I'm obviously anxious to get pregnant asap. And transferring 2 would give me a bit better chance. But I know it would also give be a higher chance of twins which *could* ultimately set me back even further.
I would love to hear what others would do in this situation! Thank you for reading and for your thoughts!