Visiting from the IF board....having my first egg retrieval tomorrow for IVF and I really need to hear from the 40+ ladies who were successful with their IVF! Kind of scared.....
me 40, DH 39... FSH:8.6 AMH 2.3 AFC:15...
DH: MF: sx for Double Varicocele, SA 45 mil, motil: 50%, morph 3%- "lazy swimmers!"...
Me: All "normal" but aging eggs most likely... ;-/
DS: 4/29/05-7 yrs old
MC 9 weeks: 9/21/11
TTC for 3 yrs...7/2012:
1st IUI: BFN 8/2012:
2nd IUI: BFN...
Need a break already!
IVF #1 in progress Jan 2013: Antagonist Prot.: Gonal F 300/Menopur 150
ER: 15 follies, 12 retrieved, 10 mature, 10 fertilized...grow embies grow!
1/8/13: BFN.
Re: 40+ IVF success??
Doesn't apply to me but good luck!
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Your numbers look great! I did IVF when I was 36 and had success.
After that I got pregnant on my own and miscarried, got pregnant using clomid and miscarried, got pregnant with IUI and had a second son and then, at age 40 got pregnant on my own again and had a second daughter. All my numbers would have been quite a bit lower than yours and my FSH higher. My husband has 0% morphology with borderline count and motility so that was an issue as well. Not sure how we got so lucky to overcome all that.
I hope things go really well and just remember, it only takes one good egg. Be sure to update us.
Kelly, Mom to Christopher Shannon 9.27.06, Catherine Quinn 2.24.09, Trey Barton lost on 12.28.09, Therese Barton lost on 6.10.10, Joseph Sullivan 7.23.11, and our latest, Victoria Maren 11.15.12
Secondary infertility success with IVF, then two losses, one at 14 weeks and one at 10 weeks, then success with IUI and then just pure, crazy luck. Expecting our fifth in May as the result of a FET.
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I turn 40 in just under 5 weeks and am 10.5 weeks pregnant from my second IVF (was successful with IVF #1 at 38.5 y.o.). I think your odds are still pretty good until up to 42. After that, egg quantity and quality tend to be a big issue for most. Your numbers look really good for your age, too. In fact, your FSH is lower than mine was this time! Good luck to you!
ETA: I just saw you posted this a week ago. If you're still checking this thread, I'd love to hear an update on how everything went with your ER and ET.
IVF #1: 9/11: ER: 12R, 11M, 10F, No Frosties; 5dt: 2 blasts, 1 morula; DD born 6/3/12
IVF #2: 11/12-12/12: ER: 20R, 20M, 16F, 4 Frosties; 5dt: 3 blasts, DS born 8/9/13
thanks so much ladies---youre encouragement helps So much! This first IVF looks like its a no-go....I broke down a POAS today at 10dp3dt, and it was a BFN on a dollar store cheapie...beta isnt until Saturday. I feel discouraged bc they did ISCI and AH...and I had 3 8 cell decent looking eggs.Trying to keep positive though. :-)
Congrats to everyone of "AMA" (hate that) who beat the odds!!
ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive. Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)
DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!
ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive. Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)
DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!
Me:38 - TTC for 3+years - Multiple failed IUIs (w/clomid, femara,injectibles - all BFNs) IVF #1 - Jan 2012, CP -IVF#2 March 2012, CP - Went back to IUIs all summer. Multi-Cycle Egg banking for FET. Egg retrieval #1 October, 2 frosties. Retrieval#2 January 2013. 6 eggs banked - waiting to be fertilized in March, FET March! Zero eggs survived thaw process - FET Cancelled. New RE - Now banking Embryos for PGS - July ER- 3 eggs retrieved, 3 fertilized, 1 genetically normal embryo! FET - Feb. 2014, BFP - Mar. 2014, EDD 11/6/14 It's a GIRL!
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