Hi guys! I went to my appt this morning Well, first I will post the main questions I asked fs, and than i will explain why I am happy about the answers.
1. Is it possible that after HCG shots you will miss it and ovulation will occur? Like that the eggs will come out before they are retrieved? 34 hours from HCG trigger shot to retrieval will be given. Miscalculation happens very rarely.
2. Which procedures the doctor does himself? All if he will be there. Another embryologyst if he is not there.
3. Is there going to be a trial transfer? No, they don't do it anymore.
4. Is there going to be an overlap of bcp and Lupron? Using Antagonist protocol, no overlapping.
5. ZIFT procedure : eggs transferred into Fallopian tubes? No, haven't done it for 20 years.
6. Assisted hatching? Yes! They will hatch my eggs on the third day.
7. Embryos 3-day or 5-day transfer? Trying for 5-day transfer, two blastocysts.
8. ICSI procedure due to bad SA? Yes!
I am really happy he agreed to transfer two blasts, I told him I'd be absolutely crashed if I got one and it didn't stick. With two, I feel that there is a better chance for at least one to stick. So I hope I will have at least two good ones that will survive to 5 days.
Than, I am really happy about assisted hatching procedure. The technique of assisted hatching inhances the embryos ability to hatch and implant after transfer. It really increases the success of the IVF by a lot, but not many clinics do that unless you are much older and have eggs of proven not so good quality that they are having trouble hatching and implanting themselves. Maybe my eggs wouldn't have a problem, but I wanted anything that will improve my chances!
I am super happy about them doing ICSI (Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection)Procedure for me!!!! Let me explain. ICSI is a direct injection of a single sperm into each egg. This is done basically when there is a male factor related to infertility. For example, bad morphology, like my oh had only 5% normal shape sperm that are able to fertilize an egg, so they kinda help it by choosing a single little spermy and injecting it into an egg. Ok, but the best part here is that ICSI procedure is said to sway for GIRLS (and we all now know that that's what I want!). Basically,the rumor has it that lab technicians have to literally "catch" the spermy in order to insert it into the egg, so it's easier to catch the slower moving spermy than the faster ones. And the slower ones - you guessed it! - are supposedly girls! If they just let the eggs fertilize, than the fast boys are most likely will get to it first, so that's why there are more IVF boys than girls.
Anyway, I feel that with all this I have the best chance for success, now it's just up to my body to respond well to meds and make good quality big eggies!!
