Anyone have success w/ Day 5 morulas?

[DCRunningMama]

Hello--

We did a 5 day transfer w/ 1 blastocyst, and 2 morulas. One of the morulas was "hours away from being a blastocyst" according to the embryologist.

Just hoping for a success story...

[Ghost]

Hello--

We did a 5 day transfer w/ 1 blastocyst, and 2 morulas. One of the morulas was "hours away from being a blastocyst" according to the embryologist.

Just hoping for a success story...

There have been many successes with embryos like that. That blast should have about a 50% chance of implanting, the morulae around 30% each.

[karenvancouverisland]

hmm.. don't know what a morala is but i'm assuming it's maybe an 8-cell embie (or less)?

anyways, my son is a 17months old....my IVF miracle.. i also have DOR and hubby also has poor morph.. my son was a 3day transfer. think he was an 8cell.. if not it was 6 cell.

hope that gives you hope!

i've heard girl embies' cell division can be slower...

[Ghost]

hmm.. don't know what a morala is but i'm assuming it's maybe an 8-cell embie (or less)?

anyways, my son is a 17months old....my IVF miracle.. i also have DOR and hubby also has poor morph.. my son was a 3day transfer. think he was an 8cell.. if not it was 6 cell.

hope that gives you hope!

i've heard girl embies' cell division can be slower...

A morula is typically associated with day 4 and is the transition between the cleavage stage (2, 4, 8 cell) and the blastocyst stage. In the morula stage, the embryo becomes compacted and the cells tightly join. It's very difficult to count the cells of a morula because they are indistinct and all look like one uniform mass. On day 5, a cavity forms in the morula, the cavity expands, and the blastocyst forms. During the morula stage, the individual cells worked out a mutual decision of which would form the inner cell mass (later, the fetus) of the blastocyst, and which would become trophectoderm cells (later to become amniotic sac and placenta).

[karenvancouverisland]

thanks ghost- even though it wasn't my question..i sure appreciate the knowledge you add to the forum

i find during a treatment cycle, i only ingest the knowledge i really NEED, as otherwise i get so overwhelmed.. but in between cycles i enjoy learning more about the process. it also helps me be a better self-advocate.