Comprehensive Chromosome Screening

Drumski

Anyone have this done? Our RE highly suggested we test our embryos. We are nervous on so many levels. It is an out of pocket expense (5,400) and we want just don't know much about this testing. 

riaynej

We did the testing and it helped identify the higher quality embryos. Our cost was 1950. Our transfer is tomorrow. Hoping the testing results in a successful pregnancy. 5400 seems very high.

Drumski

I started sweating when I found out this number....

This is the breakdown..

I currently have 4 frozen embryos

Thaw of Embryo(s)	$400.00
Re-Cryopreservation	$500.00
Analysis of Embryo(s) (payable to FAEEC)	$3000.00
Biopsy of 5 Embryos or more (less than 5 $1000.00)	$1500.00
	$5400.00

Wishing you lots of luck @riaynej !!!! 

NicWalker10

@drumski....we did the PGD andit wasat the same price--can you say sticker shock!?   It was a lot to swallow--planning the cycle with the nurse,  dealing with insurance (we are very lucky in that we do have some insurance coverage for IVF--thank goodness!)  and having to make the decision of whether or not to do the PGD at this price--and pay for it before we began our cycle, naturally!   We sort of just said yes because we wanted to do whatever we could to have a successful round of IVF.  If they told me removing one of my arms would help, I probably would have said yes.   we thought we would be avoiding  heartbreak and disappointment by knowing before implantation if the embryo would make it.   I was steadfast in putting a lot of faith in science. 

Egg retrieval yielded 11 eggs, 8 mature and all fertilized.  Only 3 embryos made it to day 6.  So they biopsied the 3 and then we waited 2 weeks to find out the results.   We were told over the phone that 2 of the 3 had chromosomal abnormalities so they only froze one and discarded the other two.   Now,  I can tell you after receiving this news I then had a thousand questions that I wish I asked before the cycle but was too overwhelmed to ask.   I would have asked about the criteria for what's a "bad" embryo and how does the clinics criteria compare to others; is it conservative or aggressive? I had a friend tell me she heard that our clinic was overeager to discard possibly viable embryos.  So that really threw me and has given me second thoughts.  

I still place a lot of faith in the science, but I think I would feel better if I had  a session of extensive Q&A with someone who does this testing or can explain it before we did it.   Ultimately, I guess my question would be is there an embryo that the PGD test would say isn't good that actually could implant and result in a healthy pregnancy and child?  IDK what the research says, but I  would have liked to know the answer to that question before going through the process.

That's my Monday morning quarterback view of our decision to do PGD.   If I had to decide whether to do it again,  I'm inclined to say I would go for it, but would want all of my qs answered first!

I wish you the very best of luck and success with this process!