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XP: success with FET?

belle2678belle2678
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I usually lurk on 3T and IF, but I have a questions about success.  We have ONE frozen embryo, which I'm pretty sure is grade BBB (I don't even know if this is good).  I was just hoping to hear success stories about single FET...

I just paid for the cycle, and now my husband (who always tells me whatever I want) decides he doesn't think it is worth it.  This cost of FET at this RE is extremely comparable to the fresh cycle we did with our original RE, so he thinks we would have a better chance with a fresh... My insurance covers 75% for 3 fresh and 3 frozen cycles, where if you don't use the frozen right after the fesh you lose the coverage....

Looking for words of advice.  Thanks! 

Our pup ~ Gnarley ~ 4 year old Rottie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4/2010 - DX: Unexplained Infertility ~ 8/2010-9/2010: IUI #1&2, natural, BFN ~ 10/2010- Early Ovulation, no IUI ~ 11/2010 - IUI #3, Clomid, HCG Trigger, BFN ~ 12/2010- IUI #4I, Clomid BFN ~ 1/2011 - IUI #5, Clomid BFP - Chemical PR ~ 2/2011-4/2011 - IUI #6&7, Clomid, BFN ~ 5/2011-6/2011 - IUI #8&9, Follistim 75/50, BFN 7/2011 - IVF #1 - 2 weeks BPC, Follistim 200, 2 Menopur, Ganerlix, Lupron Trigger. 8/6 retrieval (17 follies, 11 fertilized). 8/11 transfer (2 blasts) as of now no frosties, waiting to hear this week. 8/20 Beta #1... Fingers Crossed!!!
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    Dstevens429Dstevens429 member
    HI I have only an opinion on this matter since I was 100% OOP for IVF.  If I had the chance to have 75% paid for by my insurance company I would follow their rules and use all the frozen embies first.  Also if the embie wasn't a decent quality your RE probably wouldn't have froze it.  This is just advice but IVF is expensive and if you believe 25% is expensive try paying 100% OOP.  Good Luck with whatever you decide.
    Confirmed Pregnancy 9/18/2010 M/C 10/27/2010 BLIGHTED OVUM 10/2011 - HSG 2 blocked tubes 11/4/2011 - Lap Surgery - Extensive tubal disease (tubes opened) 1/3/12 - Repeat HSG (L tube open, R tube blocked) 1/15/12 - R tube removed Started Stim Injections 2/17/12 Follistim 300iu and Low Dose HCG 10 units Trigger - 2/25/12 ER 2/27/12 ET - 5 dt - 3/3/12 1 blast transferred 9 frosties BETA #1 - 626 :) Beta #2 - 2470 :) Beta #3 - 5470 3/29/12 - 6wks 3 days - no yolk sac, embie, or hb :( Blighted Ovum 8/3/12 - FET #1 1 flickering blast transferred 8/9/12 - POAS + 8/15/12 - Beta #1 1400 Beta #2 3200 8/20/12 - U/S 5 wks 1 day Yolk Sac seen 8/28/12 - 6wks 2 days - Heartbeat 116 9/4/12 - 7wks 3 days - HB 136 YAY! TEAM BLUE! Alex was born 4/15/13 5:09pm 6lb 10oz 20in!

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    Count ChoculitisCount Choculitis member
    I agree with DStevens.  That's great that insurance covers IVF...especially at 75%!  Having had success with two less-than perfect frozen embryos, I would go for the frozen ones.  There are things that even the embryologists can't tell with the naked eye (or with their equipment, rather).  The first fresh embryo they put in looked "perfect" but didn't stick because apparently there was something wrong with it.  Meanwhile, our grade B embryos both stuck, and are now two very healthy, thriving little boys.  Good luck to you!  You'll be okay.
     
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    HappyIAmHappyIAm member

    I had succes with our first FET.  We are 100% OOP and FET with our dr is about $10K less than a fresh cycle.  It was a no brainer for us.

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    After 6 long years of TTC and a traumatic birth... I finally got to hold my baby in my arms!

    'Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.'Psalm 37:4

    2006 start TTC

    2007 Start w/ RE (Endo and MFI previous marriage)/ 2008 Vericocele surgery/3 clomid cycles
    2009 Lap removed stage III endo/ 2 failed IUI/ Divorce

    2011 Remarried
    October 2011 Dx: Endo & DOR/ November 2011- clomid & TI cycle
    January 2012 IVF~  Flare protocol 10 ER/ 9 mature fertilized with ICSI/ ET- 2 Grade A Blasts/ 4 frozen= BFN
    Febuary 2012- -Endo Biopsy/  MTHFR diagnosis
    March 8- FET 2 grade A blasts= BFP!!!!

    November 2012-  Charles was born by emergency C-Section

    Dealing with:
    Stage III Endo/ DOR/ MTHFR two mutations C677T & A1298C

    Currently TTC #2  FET planned January 2014

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    vanessagorcvanessagorc member

    That's exactly what I had, just one sole lone frozen embie.  I actually did another fresh cycle vs using it.

    I really was not up for a fourth fresh cycle, right away.  So i did the sFET.  It worked!  Good luck!

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    jtorgersenjtorgersen member

    We did a single FET in January 2012 after our cancelled cyle in November due to "slow growing embryos"...one made it to freeze.  I didn't want to have leftover embryos so when I only had one frozen I decided it was worth going ahead with this one...even though it was a "CB" quality...so was definitely skeptical...was even nervous that I'd make it to the transfer room and find out our lone survivor didn't make the thaw...but we found out then that it was already beginning to hatch (which gave me some hope)...

    So even though I wasn't confident that we were going to get a BFP...surprise suprise we got one...so it can happen.  And like one of the other posters mentioned that even embryologist grading still can't predict which ones make it and which ones don't.  I've seen women with perfect quality blasts that get BFN and then you  have someone like me with a low grading get a BFP...so you never know...and if insurance will pay 75% you really don't have much to lose by taking a chance. 

    Best of luck with your decision!

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    belle2678belle2678
    Thank you, everyone, for confirming the way I feel.... This is less on my body, AND it's hard to give up the coverage... 
    Our pup ~ Gnarley ~ 4 year old Rottie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4/2010 - DX: Unexplained Infertility ~ 8/2010-9/2010: IUI #1&2, natural, BFN ~ 10/2010- Early Ovulation, no IUI ~ 11/2010 - IUI #3, Clomid, HCG Trigger, BFN ~ 12/2010- IUI #4I, Clomid BFN ~ 1/2011 - IUI #5, Clomid BFP - Chemical PR ~ 2/2011-4/2011 - IUI #6&7, Clomid, BFN ~ 5/2011-6/2011 - IUI #8&9, Follistim 75/50, BFN 7/2011 - IVF #1 - 2 weeks BPC, Follistim 200, 2 Menopur, Ganerlix, Lupron Trigger. 8/6 retrieval (17 follies, 11 fertilized). 8/11 transfer (2 blasts) as of now no frosties, waiting to hear this week. 8/20 Beta #1... Fingers Crossed!!!
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