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GenRN45 · October 2010

I'm kind of surprised that only 2 of us haven't had an u/s guided ET. I've asked my RE about it and I'm perfectly happy with why he doesn't do them. I'm just surprised so many do.

Temp893722312503334 · October 2010

Gen,

My first clinic does not do them regularly, however I requested it and they agreed. It made me feel better after my previous ectopic. I'm not sure it really makes a difference but it was a control thing for me.

My 2nd clinic and 2nd IVF, does them for all IVF's.

kthappy76 · October 2010

I didn't read the whole stream, but I didn't realize there was another way to do it. From what I've read/heard, I think u/s guided is the standard. Curious how yours does them...

GenRN45 · October 2010

kthappy76:
I didn't read the whole stream, but I didn't realize there was another way to do it. From what I've read/heard, I think u/s guided is the standard. Curious how yours does them...

u/s guided is actually newer. My RE noted a significant decrease in success rates when they were using it. He said that sometimes the RE can focus too much on the picture, rather than the technique and you can actually lose embryos that way. He's old school.

Honestly, my RE has awesome success rates. If it ain't broke - i'm certainly not going to try to fix him! Stick out tongue And as an added bonus, I don't have to have a full bladder!

kthappy76 · October 2010

GenRN45:

kthappy76:
I didn't read the whole stream, but I didn't realize there was another way to do it. From what I've read/heard, I think u/s guided is the standard. Curious how yours does them...

u/s guided is actually newer. My RE noted a significant decrease in success rates when they were using it. He said that sometimes the RE can focus too much on the picture, rather than the technique and you can actually lose embryos that way. He's old school.

Honestly, my RE has awesome success rates. If it ain't broke - i'm certainly not going to try to fix him! And as an added bonus, I don't have to have a full bladder!

Not a commentary, just wondering how do they see/know what they are doing w/o u/s?

lmc5004 · October 2010

My clinic ALWAYS does u/s guided ET. They dont wanna put the embryos in the wrong place because that could possibly be a complete waste of embryos.

ked1068 · October 2010

chaucer:
Gen,

My first clinic does not do them regularly, however I requested it and they agreed. It made me feel better after my previous ectopic. I'm not sure it really makes a difference but it was a control thing for me.

My 2nd clinic and 2nd IVF, does them for all IVF's.

Chaucer and I share the same 1st and 2nd clinics, so like her, my first two IVF's had no u/s guided ET while the third IVF had u/s guided ET.

GenRN45 · October 2010

kthappy76:
Not a commentary, just wondering how do they see/know what they are doing w/o u/s?

By feel and measuring, the same way they always did before u/s guided technique came into the picture. Some people are just more comfortable doing things the way they were originally trained.

I kind of think about it this way - i was trained to start IVs one way. The hospital I work at now wants me to do it a different way. I won't. My success rate the way i do it is quite high, thankyouverymuch, and trying to relearn a technique I've already mastered isn't very practical.

lmc5004:
My clinic ALWAYS does u/s guided ET. They dont wanna put the embryos in the wrong place because that could possibly be a complete waste of embryos.

Just for the record, embryos don't always stay put even with u/s guided transfer. Until they implant, they can move.

lmc5004 · October 2010

I know that they can move. Clearly, since I got a BFFN. This is what my doctor told me when she explained what was going to happen and why. Doing the external u/s doesnt change how would insert and measure so I guess I just think why not do the eternal u/s and know that they are in the right place (or started there).

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