My husband and I have a bit of a unique situation ... he is >20 yrs post vasectomy & I am 33 with no fertility issues. We elected to undergo IVF with TESE and ICSI rather than chance a reversal not working. Time is a big factor for us, and we are hoping for success first cycle.
I had 18 follicles with 13 eggs retrieved on 9/16/13 - we were told that the eggs were all good quality. The embryologist even said that it had been a long time since they had seen eggs/sperm with the quality that we had. However, only 2 fertilized. I was then called in to do a 2 day transfer - I understand the theory behind this in that the embryos have the best chance for survival in the uterus, but still had a hard time understanding what happened. My RE was not able to give an explanation for why only 2 eggs fertilized, and going into the treatment we didn't even know a 2 day transfer was an option. On 9/18 we had 2 3-cell embryos transferred (although when they were on the screen, my RE said 3-4 cells) - but I immediately felt like the way things were going, we automatically had decreased chances. That day and the next, I was incredibly down- I just felt like we didn't have much hope.
Is there anyone out there with a similar story, or just some inspiration?
