BFP from a Day 6 transfer?

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babyscoming
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BFP from a Day 6 transfer?

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Would someone please assure me I'm not the only one that has done a Day 6 blast transfer .. :roll: All of a sudden I'm a little worried. It seems that Day 3 or 5 are the norm and here I am. Are my chances just as good or what?
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Ghost
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Re: BFP from a Day 6 transfer?

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babyscoming wrote:Would someone please assure me I'm not the only one that has done a Day 6 blast transfer .. :roll: All of a sudden I'm a little worried. It seems that Day 3 or 5 are the norm and here I am. Are my chances just as good or what?
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There are day 5 transfers and then there are day 5 transfers. Not all day 5 transfers are day 5 blastocyst transfers.

Many clinics schedule the transfer for day 5, and then transfer whatever presents, blasts or otherwise. Makes the scheduling easy.

Others wait for blasts to form, then tell the patient to come in for her transfer.

Your clinic is very likely the latter type.

A day 6 blastocyst transfer is roughly the equivalent of a transfer of a cavitating or compacted embryo on day 5. Typically those embryos will just blastulate one day later anyway.

Nothing wrong with a day 6 blast, although the pregnancy rate is a little lower than with a day 5 blast in fresh non-donor cycles. The reason seems to have nothing to do with embryo viability. A few recent reports concluded that the effect is due to an advanced endometrium tending to close the window of receptivity before slower embryos are ready to implant. It seems day 6 blasts are just as good as day 5 blasts in FET and donor cycles (where the endometrium is not exposed to ovarian stimulation).
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kim14
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Post by kim14 »

I am in the same boat!! We were crushed then they canceled our day 3 - this am they canceled our day 5 and now we are doing a day 6. Are you at sg by chance?? I am very concerned that they wont make it till tommorow and that are chances are less
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Kate21
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Post by Kate21 »

Hi girls,

I did a 6 day blast transfer last Aug and got a BFP - so I would try and not worry too much - easier said than done I know. Unfortunately there was no heart beat for mine at 7wks but that happens to others who have had a 2, 3 or 5 day transfer as well.

Wishing you luck

Kate :D
Me 35 DH 44 unexplained infertility
3# IVF all BFN
3# FET all BFN 4# BFP - no heartbeat @7wks - about to start the journey again!!
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