Meeting with Senior Consultant after failed IVF

[Charmaine4]

Hi All,

Unfortunately, first-round IVF was negative. Got a meeting with a senior consultant to discuss options. I have a blastocyst - 1 frozen egg so I would like to try another round. What questions should I start to think about? I just want to be prepared. One of my questions is what is % success of frozen egg thawing correctly. Thanks, any advice would be helpful.

[2-shades-of-hope]

You could maybe ask what kind of frozen protocol you are having, down regulation or no down regulation. My clinic say that there’s only a 5% chance of the embryo not thawing properly. Good luck with your consultation xx

[2-shades-of-hope]

Down regulation means you take injections from day 21 of your cycle to shut down your ovaries. Then after you have a bleed you start the medication to begin preparing your lining for transfer. It’s less common for frozen transfer than short protocol I think. I’ve done both because my clinic said that for me there was no evidence it would make a difference to success. Short protocol is cheaper and quicker x

[Charmaine4 in reply to 2-shades-of-hope]

thank you, very informative.