lulu2016 wrote:Hello,
I need some advice. I'm 41 years old and on my second cycle IVF (both a year apart) and my doctor just told me that out of my 10 retrieved and fertilized eggs, 7 survived after fertilization, 1 died, 3 went haywire, and 3 are of very poor quality, which leaves me with yet another failed IVF. I really don't know what to do...Do we give up? We don't want to go donor egg or embryo egg route. Are my eggs bad because of my age or is there hope. Any advice is appreciated.
The eggs quality depends on many different factors such as The age of a woman, her eggs are damaged, PCOS and Endometriosis.Some eggs simply do not have the right number of chromosomes, and therefore will never be able to develop into a successful pregnancy. Other eggs simply don’t have the energy to survive. In your case, the age may the cause of poor egg quality if you don't have any other problem. Giving up is not an option at all. Always remember there is no absolute infertility. You can get pregnant by many ways. If you have failed IVF, then try Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) with IVF. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a reproductive technology used with an IVF cycle to increase the potential for a successful pregnancy and delivery. It is a genetic test on cells removed from embryos, to help select the best embryo(s) for pregnancy or to be free of a genetic disease. This is mainly suggested to Women over 38 years of age and men with some types of sperm abnormalities may also produce embryos with higher rates of chromosome abnormalities. PGD can be designed to identify which embryos are affected, unaffected, or a carrier for specific genetic disease. Then, only embryos without the disease are transferred to the uterus to attempt pregnancy. To know about this consult to a doctor. Hope it helps you. Good Luck.