Egg collection yeasterday - need advise regarding assisted h

Lorraine · Post by **Lorraine** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 1:01 pm

Hello all. Well, I had my egg collection yesterday there were 7 eggs - seems we are getting better at avoiding the previous hyperstimaulation (3rd IVF with PCOS) Unfortunately managed to "nick" one of the veins in my vaginal wall so ended up bleeding, but things were ok to let me home last night. However - now I'm walking like an old lady and dreading embryo transfer - ouch!!! 3 have fertilised - and I am pleased (I really am not that ungrateful) - but the past 2 cycles I have had 10 & 6 fertilise but on the day of embryo transfer only 1 and the 2 were viable. So now I'm doing the maths and keep thinking "what will be left out of just 3" Is there no end to all the worry. (don't bother answering that - I know there isn't!) Anyway I AM grateful and hoping that quality reigns over quantity this time!! We had planned to have assisted hatch - but I have read that when there are less than 2 or 3 good quality embryos it should not be undertaken as the risk of damaging existing embryo's is riskier (ie if damaged you could be left with nothing for ET) Can anybody advise me regarding this?? Hope everything is well with all of you. With Love from Lorraine (H)

Grace · Post by **Grace** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 2:57 pm

Hi Lorraine Firstly well done on your embryos. You are right there us no end to the worry. Whatever the scenario we will find something to fret about. We had assisted hatching on our embryos on my last attempt. The embrylologist was quite encouraging about it. They did say there was a tiny chance of damage but this was a miniscule risk and rarely happened. Like you I was concerned too, but in the end we went for it. Unfortunately no luck on that occassion but have no regrets that we tried assisted hatching. We might do it again or perhaps try for blastocysts next time. I don't think I have been much help but mainly wanted to wish you the very best of luck. Let us know how it all goes. Thinking of you. Gracex

Lorraine · Post by **Lorraine** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 3:38 pm

Grace Firstly I want to apologise if I look like I am moaning about having 3 embryos!!! Doh! I guess I am just too wound up to think straight - it just seems that despite having had good numbers of embryos in the past that number has always vastly depleted on the day of ET and so Im panicking there will be none on Friday. Like you said whatever the scenario........ Thank you for sharing your experience of assisted hatch - I have spoken to my embryologist today who has said he would be happy to perform AHatch if the embryos are of a good quality and there is more than one left. Did you chose to have AH after a number of failures? Or was it recommended? We were recommended blastocyst by the embryologist - due to the high rate of embryos failing to progress (hence the panicking!!) - and therefore if replaced later we would have some sign that our embryo was a go-er (my words - not his!!!) but sadly he recommended this after I had started stimulation - and we would have had to change clinic as mine did not offer it - but we couldn't afford to abandon (and pay) for the cycle only to start again. I am hoping there won't be a next time - but maybe it would be a consideration!! Many thanks again to you. Wishing you the very best of luck now and in the future. With love from Lorraine xxxxx [Edited by Lorraine on 25-Jun-03 19:19]