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Success after IF
Anyone see this article about IF born babies?
I has always wondered if there were increased chances... What do you think?
TTC#1 since May 2008
IUI#1 clomid/trigger March. 2009 BFP! TWINS!
lost twin around 9 weeks.
It's a girl!
TTC#2 IUI#1 Dec.2010 clomid/trigger = ectopic
IUI#2 Feb.2011 menopur/trigger = BFP!
Beta#1 14dpiui 166
Beta#2 16dpiui 438
It's a boy!
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Re: Anyone see this article about IF born babies?
I think this is one study and the vast majority of studies do not show a significant increase.
Also, as the study points out, when there were controls for parental age, the statistics look different. I think IVF patients are inherently at higher risk to have babies w/ birth defects simply b/c many IVF patients seek treatment because their IF is age-related. Women in the same age group who do not use IVF probably have simliar risks.
TTC in 2008. Stage II/III endo, Hashimotos hypothyroid, low morph (3%).
2 cycles Clomid/Ovidrel/TI/Crinone=BFN.
IUI #1 - 4 Follistim/Ovidrel/IUI/Crinone = BFN.
IVF #1 - Antagonist w/ ICSI 4/10. 17 retrieved, 5DT of 2, BFN
IVF #2 - Long Lupron w/ ICSI 6/10. 15 retrieved, 3DT of 2, BFFN!!
Lap 7/21/10
IVF #3 - Clomid/Antagonist w/ ICSI 10/10. 14 retreived, 3DT of 3, BFP 10/20 but m/c. No HB 11/15/10 - D&C 11/17/10.
FET - 2 blasts, 1 survived the thaw. Transfer 2/19. Beta #1 3/1 375, Beta #2 3/3 885, Beta #3 3/8 4261, Beta #4 3/11 9005. U/S 3/8 1 sac 1 yolk, U/S 3/16 1 heartbeat 114bpm!
James born Oct. 24th 2011 via c-section at 38 weeks!
Surprise BFP - Jack born April 28, 2013 via VBAC after PTL at 33 1/2 weeks!
I think a lot of it is not because of the fertility treatments, but due to the reasons the couple is having treatments to begin with. Of course, age is a big factor, but there are also other conditions that may lead to a higher incidence of birth defects.
My RE did say that she prefers not to use ICSI if it's not necessary because she thinks you are more likely to have a healthy baby without it (basically survival of the fittest). She said that letting the healthiest sperm fertilize the eggs on their own is better than just picking a sperm to fertilize an egg because you don't know the quality of the sperm selected.
Our second pregnancy was unassisted and ended in a loss due to Down Syndrome. We were unexplained, but I have wondered if there is a quality issue that kept us from getting pregnant for so long and that led to our daughter having Downs.
IVF #1 - BFP (6dt)
Unassisted Pregnancy #2 - lost at 15w6d due to T21, severe heart defects, and fetal hydrops