5 day morula transfer

[michmar]

I'm 40 years old and have just gone through my first IVF cycle. They retrieved 19 eggs and 10 fertilized. At my transfer last sunday I learned that none had made it to the blastocyst stage. The embryologist chose the 3 best looking morula and transferred those.

I'm waiting as patiently as I can for my beta on 6/4, but I'm wondering if anyone has had or heard of a successful 5 day morula transfer. I was so hopeful when they retrieved 19 eggs and this has been a bit of a disappointment.

Thanks,
Michelle

[Ghost]

I'm 40 years old and have just gone through my first IVF cycle. They retrieved 19 eggs and 10 fertilized. At my transfer last sunday I learned that none had made it to the blastocyst stage. The embryologist chose the 3 best looking morula and transferred those.

I'm waiting as patiently as I can for my beta on 6/4, but I'm wondering if anyone has had or heard of a successful 5 day morula transfer. I was so hopeful when they retrieved 19 eggs and this has been a bit of a disappointment.

Thanks,
Michelle

There's nothing wrong with transferring morulae. Many clinics do not transfer them because they have fewer visible features and are therefore more difficult to grade when compared to blastocysts.

[michmar]

thanks for the reply. I guess I was worried because the embryologist described them as slow, making me think there was not much chance they would work.