My retrieval is scheduled for Sunday - yay!
I was wondering if a transfer is "preferred" on Day 3 or Day 5. I can't quite get an answer from my doc - he seems to dodge the question - but he said 65% of their transfers are on Day 3. Trying to plan, and trying to figure out what to hope for. Logistically, day 5 would be Friday, which would be ideal!
Re: Difference btw Day 3 and Day 5 transfer?
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I think it's mostly a matter of what your RE prefers. Here's one opinion from a Texas fertility clinic doctor.
Link if that doesn't work: https://www.txfertility.com/embryo-transfer-day-3-or-day-5.php
Ha, ha! That's my former RE!! I now see one of his partners in the same clinic, but you can see where I got my answer from...
It really depends on your doctor and their thoughts. There are positives and negatives to both... you can lose some embryos by Day 5 that would have made it on Day 3. But you get a better picture by Day 5 and can do a blastocyst transfer. There is a lower risk of identical multiples (an embryo dividing) at blastocyst stage, but you run the risk of only have one to implant if you wait.
We chose to do Day 5, but it's very personal and up to you and your doctor.
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thanks guys...
that link is to an article by my actual dr! I can't believe he didn't refer me to his own article when I asked about it this morning!
Too funny! I guess my answer should have said "at our clinic...". Sorry that you couldn't get a straight answer from him, but he's just like that sometimes. I was with him through a very difficult (life and death at certain points) situation, and I found it very difficult to get straight answers. Ultimately, this is one of the (many) reasons that I switched to another doc there. Don't get me wrong, though, you are in very capable hands, he's just difficult to communicate with sometimes...Best of luck at your retrieval on Sunday. Everyone on staff is really wonderful and you will be well taken care of!