Era Test !!! Advice guys 🤔

[TeenyTiny]

Hey there ladies.

So was with my consultant today. Her reply to my bfn on Monday was... I can’t believe your not pregnant “ well a lot of help that was!!!!

Anyways she feels I should get this Era test done. It’s quite expensive. Anyone had it, or can anyone shed any light on what they think about it. Is it painful 😖

I’m terrified the results might come back saying I might never be able to carry a baby 😲

Consultant feels that it might give us a better idea when transfer should be!!? As maybe this might be why implantation failed on my last two fresh cycles.

However I feel it was more my lining. Last cycle just gone they transferred at 6.5mm

And to my horror when I asked what it was the transfer previous... again a fresh transfer it was a ONLY at 5.7mm !!! Can’t believe my clinic transferred both times to such a thin lining.

Hmmm I confused 🤷‍♀️

[Novice_knitter]

Eurgh that’s an awful comment from the consultant!

Did they explain why they transferred re- your lining?

I’ve never heard of an Era test - what does it test for? Xx

[Lynnr54]

The era test looks at the receptiveness of your lining for an embryo to implant. Usually day 5 is the optimum time to transfer a blasto but a percentage of ladies have a different window. I’ve not had it personally so can’t comment on if it’s painful. I think they take a small biopsy to check. I agree with you about lining thickness though. I always thought it should be thicker than yours was. I have read on here that some clinics only care about thickness for a frozen transfer but I’m not sure why that is. Definitely worth investigating further though.

[Nednoodle]

I had it done last month . As Lynnr54 said it is to determine the receptivity of your lining so you take all the meds as you would on a normal cycle and then at the exact time they would do the transfer, they take a small biopsy which gets sent off for testing. They then get a result saying if the transfer window is correct or if it needs to be moved. It is not painful, bit uncomfortable like a smear test. It is quite a new test so is doesn't have a huge body of evidence to support it. My consultant recommended it as I had a PGS normal embryo transferred, my lining was good (11mm) and I am older (44) and in some older women the window can be different. In my case it was spot on. However I'd ask more about why they transferred with such a thin lining as most clinics like your lining to be 8mm +. Until that issue is explored and corrected I would say the ERA may be a waste of money as is a last resort if there are no other obvious reasons for implantation failure. Hope that helps.

[Snez84]

My friend has had 6 failed transfers and is about to have her 7th next week. She’s just had the ERA test done and it came back that her uterus is most receptive at 6 days past ovulation, rather than the standard 5 when they usually put the embryo back. She’s hoping this will be the answer but I guess time will tell. She said it wasn’t painful and I think it cost around £795.

Your lining does sound on the thinner side. My clinic like to see it above 7mm, preferably over 8 so I’d definitely speak with them regarding that. Wishing you lots of luck for your next transfer xxx

[Rainbowhope in reply to Snez84]

Hi hun. Could you pls, by any chance, tell me where your friend had her ERA test done. That sounds like a good price.

[Snez84 in reply to Rainbowhope]

It was in Spain which probably won’t help. It was IVI in Alicante x

[SJYoung]

I am booked in to have my ERA on Monday. I had a chemical pregnancy in August and a BFN in November so my consultant suggested it for the same reasons as you x