Previous experience with PGD?!

[Walton776]

i have completed my first IVF cycle and manage to get my 16 blastocysts ( 😮) biopsied and sent over to the lab who will now complete the PGD testing.

They are testing for a genetic sequence which contributes to the dominant genetic condition I’m trying to get rid of!

Has anyone been through this process and know how long this stage takes?! I’m so impatient as a person so IVF really isn’t playing to my strengths 😂

[KiboXX]

Hi Walton,

16 blasts is bloody amazing! You must be really chuffed 😊

I haven’t done PGD but I did PGS testing on my last round and the results took about 10 days to come back. I know the waiting if tough but you’ve got such a great number to work, try and focus on that for now xxx

[Walton776 in reply to KiboXX]

Thank you! I couldn’t believe it! 8 are A grade and 8 are C so hoping it’s the A grades that don’t have the gene! 🙏 Trying to keep myself busy!! Xx

[KiboXX in reply to Walton776]

Honestly don’t get too hung up on the grades, lots of C’s make perfectly healthy babies! My clinic doesn’t even tell you the grades unless you ask as they don’t think it matters too much as long as they are good quality to biopsy and freeze xx

[Walton776 in reply to KiboXX]

Yeah I’ve read that online! I guess genetics play a huge part too! I was reading something about embryo quality and gender?! But didn’t know if there was any truth in that xx

[KiboXX in reply to Walton776]

Yeah I’ve heard slower blast developers are more likely to be girls but I’m currently pregnant with my first PGS transfer, which is a girl, and it was my first blast to develop out of three so 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 xx

[Walton776 in reply to KiboXX]

Ahhhh congratulations! Strong independent lady in the making!! How many months are you? X

[KiboXX in reply to Walton776]

Ah thank you 😊 6 months! Can’t quite believe it. Hoping yours is just as successful ♥️ xx

[Up2theuniverse in reply to KiboXX]

Do you know the difference between PGD & PGS? I’m a little confused about this.

Our first round of PGD testing was a fail as both embryos came back with no result. The lab stuffed up. When retesting only one was strong enough to last the rethaw, they ended up taking too many cells and it failed.

A year later the technology has improved substantially and now they only have to test the culture medium, so don’t have to take any cells, leaving the blast completely intact.

We are now 10 weeks pregnant with our 1st transfer.

I’m now just a bit nervous that PGD doesn’t cover all genetic diseases and is maybe too specific

[KiboXX in reply to Up2theuniverse]

Oh that’s so frustrating! Glad to hear you’re pregnant now though 😊

As far as I know, PGS checks for missing or extra chromosomes whereas PGD looks for specific conditions if you’re a known carrier. Is that why you had PGD?

Mine were all biopsied but the cells taken are from the part that becomes the placenta so it doesn’t affect the part that becomes the baby xx

[notifbutwhen]

Hi I have been doing PGD for 5 years. It is hard going but best of luck. It normally take 3 weeks to get the results back but depends on the testing they are doing.my partner has a condition that passes from Male to female so ours are just gender checked to find the boys. I hope this helps x

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I've had three lots of this and each time it was between 2 and 3 weeks. The last round they had to test twice as one was inconclusive and the testing was done in America and it was still the same timeframe for each test.

[Walton776]

Almost to 3 weeks on Thursday and I am getting so impatient and anxious as time goes on! Every time my phone rings I pray it’s the clinic!!