When is it a good time to stop with own eggs

[Dogpark]

Hi everyone,

I am still digesting the results from my second frozen cycle and I am feeling lost and sad. After a brilliant first round with 5 blastocysts (and 2 transferred for a BFN) earlier this year, I went for a second round a couple of weeks ago and was shocked to find that I only produced 4 eggs with a severely decreased AMH of 3.3 (vs 10+ a few months earlier). In a nutshell, I thought I still had decent chances at my age (42) and suddenly I found out that my chances were in the toilet.

Out of the 4 eggs from the last round, I got 1 day 6 blastocysts, which I was told "is a good result for my age because I still go to blastocyst"(?!) To sum up, I now have 3 day 5 blastocysts and 1 day 6 blastocyst frozen. I'm getting ready for a 3rd egg collection cycle and apparently should consider myself happy if I have one blastocyst again?

When I look at these results, combined with my age, it sounds like my chances of success are very low and I am wondering whether it is time to stop collecting my own eggs and start moving on.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

[hifer]

Hey,

Sorry to hear this. We are in a similar situation. The unfortunate predicament is that eggs don't get better with age, very sadly. I am starting round 2 this week and then we will go straight to donor eggs, probably abroad. I have reconciled with the donor egg process on the grounds that we only have a certain amount of money to spend on IVF and that would be the next step for us. We have 1 possible embryo from the first round but that's it (we are waiting back no the definite report from the consultant now). Whilst that wasn't a good result, I don't think it's unusual.

Wishing you all the best with your decision

x

[alockie]

I am sorry to know your story? Have you considered having mesotherapy treatment to ovaries before your egg collection to increase your chances and improve ovarian reserve?

[Dogpark in reply to alockie]

Hi alockie Thank you for your feedback, it's the first time I hear about mesotherapy to ovaries, can you perhaps tell me more? Is this something we can have done in the UK?