Ghost-- Question about lab quality

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Brooklyngirl
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Ghost-- Question about lab quality

Post by Brooklyngirl »

Hi Ghost,

As I think about donor eggs, I've been advised not only to think about the RE and protocol but also about the embryology lab.

How do I tell is a clinic has a good lab? Are success rates with FET a good indication? Also, what do you think is a good success rate for donor cycles?

Many thanks!
Me: 42 DH:38
Me: Age
DH: Low everything
TTC 3 Yrs
10/09: 1st IVF cycle; 7 eggs, 2 embryos BFN
12/09: 2nd IVF; ER 12/20 11 eggs; 9 mature, 2 fertilized (ICSI), 0 viable. Cancelled.
4/10: 3rd IVF; 4 eggs, 1 fertilized (ICSI), BFN
Ghost
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Re: Ghost-- Question about lab quality

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Brooklyngirl wrote:Hi Ghost,

As I think about donor eggs, I've been advised not only to think about the RE and protocol but also about the embryology lab.

How do I tell is a clinic has a good lab? Are success rates with FET a good indication? Also, what do you think is a good success rate for donor cycles?

Many thanks!
I would look at their success rates with fresh donor cycles and in FET cycles. Both are good indicators of lab quality. Every clinic carefully selects their egg donors, so this is the very best they can do.
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