Ghost - what is your opinion of the SCSA test? how reliable/useful is it? we have MF with rather poor morphology and my embryologist suggested the test as an additional data point. but my doctor says dont bother with it because its not going to affect our decision making anyway - we are planning to transfer 3 on the next FET because that's what worked for us last time. And i dont think i am ready to transfer 4 yet no matter what the test result is.
i just came off an unsuccessful fresh cycle where we transfered 2, got low betas followed by a 7 week u/s with two very little embies there. so they both sort of took but didnt quite make it. thus far i've never succeeded with fresh but have succeeded with FET. so hoping that this next FET will work again.
is there any research to support why some women are more successful with frozen cycles. the freezing/thawing procedure is very good at my lab - so that hardly diminishes the odds i feel.
Ghost: SCSA test
Ghost: SCSA test
ME 40, DH, 43
#1 IVF BFN
#2 FET DS born
#3 IVF ectopic
#4 FET BFN
#5 FET Chemical
#6 IVF, BFP at 8dpo, beta 215, started out with twins, one vanished at 6 weeks, EDD 9/4/12
#1 IVF BFN
#2 FET DS born
#3 IVF ectopic
#4 FET BFN
#5 FET Chemical
#6 IVF, BFP at 8dpo, beta 215, started out with twins, one vanished at 6 weeks, EDD 9/4/12
Re: Ghost: SCSA test
I don't know much about SCSA testing or male factor in general.LYD10 wrote:Ghost - what is your opinion of the SCSA test? how reliable/useful is it? we have MF with rather poor morphology and my embryologist suggested the test as an additional data point. but my doctor says dont bother with it because its not going to affect our decision making anyway - we are planning to transfer 3 on the next FET because that's what worked for us last time. And i dont think i am ready to transfer 4 yet no matter what the test result is.
i just came off an unsuccessful fresh cycle where we transfered 2, got low betas followed by a 7 week u/s with two very little embies there. so they both sort of took but didnt quite make it. thus far i've never succeeded with fresh but have succeeded with FET. so hoping that this next FET will work again.
is there any research to support why some women are more successful with frozen cycles. the freezing/thawing procedure is very good at my lab - so that hardly diminishes the odds i feel.
I agree with not transferring 4, and I'm not a fan of transferring 3, either.
Some say FET is better than fresh in some patients because the endometrium is more receptive (no stimulation). There's some basic science to support that, but more research is needed.
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