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assisted hatching? what is it

Anyone heard of Assisted Hatching?? What is it?? My husband and I are doing our 3rd IVF this time with ICSI....someone in a different post mentioned assisted hatching....just curious
10/2009 #1 IUI with trigger-failure 11/2009 #2 IUI with trigger- failure 12/2009 #3 IUI with trigger-failure 01/2010 IVF cycle started~02/18 ER 7 eggs 4 fertilized 2 viable,~ 02/22 ET 2 embryos~ 11/2010 healthy baby girl born!! 8/2011 tigger/natural approach -failure 9/2011 natural approach-failure 10/2011 #1 IUI with trigger-failure 01/2012 IVF cycle started~02/16 ER 17 eggs 0 fertilized ???~ET cancelled Questions unanswered :( ~~ September 2012 IVF#3 !! Excited and hopeful! Plan is to do ICSI! Trying to Conceive Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker

Re: assisted hatching? what is it

  • My clinic does ICSI with Assisted Hatching.  A small hole is made in the shell (either with a laser or acid solution) prior to transfer to help the embryo hatch out of its shell.  It is supposed to improve implantation rates.

     Here is a video of the process:

    https://www.advancedfertility.com/assisted-hatching-laser.htm

     

    Me:40 AMA, DH:36 0% morph, TTC#1;
    BFP#1 4/2011, MMC 6/2011 11wks Trisomy 13;
    BFP#2 11/2011, CP
    FSH: 17.9, AMH: 2.2
    IVF#1 w/ICSI: ER 4/3: 5R,4M,4F
    ET 4/6 All 4 (1-8A+, 2-8A-, 1-3A) BFP#3
    Two weeks of beta hell = Blighted Ovum
    IVF#2 Aug/Sept: ER 8/27: 4R,3M,3F
    ET 8/30 (1-8A+, 1-6A+)
    Beta#1 9/10: 350; Beta#2 9/12: 796; Beta#3 9/20: 9155
    Expecting Boy/Girl Twins! My babies were born 4/23/13 at 36w1d!

     
     

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  • We had it done.
    Http://lifeisjustsodaily.blogspot.com
    Our two embryos are on there. One is in the middle of hatching. It's wild and awesome.
  • Thank you!

    Is this something that is new?? I am wondering why I have never heard of it before....

    10/2009 #1 IUI with trigger-failure 11/2009 #2 IUI with trigger- failure 12/2009 #3 IUI with trigger-failure 01/2010 IVF cycle started~02/18 ER 7 eggs 4 fertilized 2 viable,~ 02/22 ET 2 embryos~ 11/2010 healthy baby girl born!! 8/2011 tigger/natural approach -failure 9/2011 natural approach-failure 10/2011 #1 IUI with trigger-failure 01/2012 IVF cycle started~02/16 ER 17 eggs 0 fertilized ???~ET cancelled Questions unanswered :( ~~ September 2012 IVF#3 !! Excited and hopeful! Plan is to do ICSI! Trying to Conceive Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • Luckily I live in Massachusetts and have great insurance coverage.  Having said that, my insurance doesn't cover assisted hatching until you have had three failed IVF cycles.    I will have AH with my next cycle.  FX it works!  Good luck!

     

     

    Me 35, DH 36
    TTC summer 2008
    Diagnose me. DOR, DH perfect
    IUI # 1 6/2010, BFN
    IUI # 2 8/2010, BFN
    IVF # 1 10/2010 Canceled poor response
    IVF 1.2 12/2010 BFP! mc 6 weeks 2 days
    Mental health break for 10 months
    IVF # 2 10/2011 BFN
    IVF # 3 5/2012 BFP! 10 eggs retrieved (best ever)
    7 fertilized transferred 3
    Beta #1 14dpo - 72, Beta #2 17dpo 145 Beta 3 20dpo 521
    First u/s June 15 saw HB 126 bpm missed m/c 7/5/12 10 weeks D&C 7/6/12
    IVF#4 ER 9/30 ET 10/3 Beta 10/16 BFFN. IVF #5 final with o/e. ER 1/21 only 1 retrieved, hoping my lonestar is the one. Beta #1 2/6/13 = 209.... please let this be it! Keep growing lonestar! Beta #2 2/8/13 - 586! , Beta #3 2/10/13 = 1898. First u/s perfect little heart beat at 116 bpm. Measure 6 weeks 1 day. EDD 10/14/13
    3/4/13 measuring right on track beautiful heartbeat 171 bpm, graduated from RE to OB... bittersweet.
    PAIF/SAIF always welcome! Its a girl! 

    Maggie Grace is here!  10/5/13... 8lbs 6 ounces of pure joy!

    TTC#2  No birth control since DD was born.  Getting ready to jump back in the saddle.  Weaning this month. RE
    appt scheduled 5/8.   Here we go again!

    IFV# 6.  10/27  6 retrieved 4 mature 3 fertilized.  2 made it to 3dt 10/30. 1"very pretty 8 cell" and 1 6 cell.  Beta
    11/13.   Please stick embies!!!!  We love you so much already! 11/12/14  POAS, BFP... beta tomorrow!
    11/13 beta #1  924!!!  2nd bet 11/15 1906, one more on 11/17 3rd & final beta 3430.  First u/s 12/5, 7w4d, 2 heartbeats,
    both measuring right on track....2nd u/s... all is well... both beans measuring right on track... released from RE... first
    appointment with MFM 1/5.  Looks like this is really happening!

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  • Great blog by the way! Thanks! I loved reading it!

    10/2009 #1 IUI with trigger-failure 11/2009 #2 IUI with trigger- failure 12/2009 #3 IUI with trigger-failure 01/2010 IVF cycle started~02/18 ER 7 eggs 4 fertilized 2 viable,~ 02/22 ET 2 embryos~ 11/2010 healthy baby girl born!! 8/2011 tigger/natural approach -failure 9/2011 natural approach-failure 10/2011 #1 IUI with trigger-failure 01/2012 IVF cycle started~02/16 ER 17 eggs 0 fertilized ???~ET cancelled Questions unanswered :( ~~ September 2012 IVF#3 !! Excited and hopeful! Plan is to do ICSI! Trying to Conceive Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
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