Over 40 and IVF

indianaalum

I am curious how many embryos your doctor had recommended for transfer?

PrivateOne

Well I am 43 and with my first IVF, I had 9 at day 3 (which was my transfer day).  They put in 5 that day and sadly the rest did not make it to freeze.

For my age group they have a transfer saying at my clinic ... "5 on day 3, 3 on day 5."

Hope that gives you some insight.

jertie

The paperwork says that they will do a maximum of 3.  However, they also enclose a letter (for all patients) recommending only 1 due to the emotional, physical and financial strain that multiples can cause.

indianaalum

At my initial consult, my doctor said he recommends 4 at my age. That scares me to be honest....Though, it also scared me if I say "less" and than I don't get pregnant. I don't want to be mad at myself for not listening to him.

I have 10 fertilized embryos last I heard..but haven't received any updates on progress or quality. ...perhaps if they are higher quantity, they will recommend less...or perhaps I don't have 10 left..I wish I knew more details

This is a hard decision

HopefulSoul2

We transfered everything I had for both cycles.  Cycle 1 I had 4 embryos and cycle 2 I had 3 embryos.

indianaalum

so Here is the update

I had 14 retrieved, 10 fertilized, and 7 left on day 5.

They implanted 4 and will see how the the other 3 do to see whether they can freeze them. I will find out tomorrow