Has anyone got pregnant through IVF with a 10-15% chance

[Marley15]

Hi just had my follow up with the consultant after a failed first round of IVF, he’s given me a 10-15% chance of getting pregnant if I wish to try again I’m just wondering if anyone on here has had success with this kind of percentage?

[Hidden]

Hi Hun, going by the NHS statistics ( I went private in Greece but didn't discuss statistics) I had around a 9% chance of success. I honestly had very little hope of it working but got my little boy at the first attempt. I know many people won't get lucky but some do & I'm bloody grateful to be one of them. I was so disheartened when we turned to IVF but knew if I didn't try I'd forever be regretting it. xx

[Marley15 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for your positive story, just trying to work out if it’s worth another shot with my own eggs as at this particular moment I don’t want to use an egg donor

[Hidden in reply to Marley15]

I was 41 & definitely didn't want to go down the DE route ( I'm not against it but it wasn't something we would have pursued). Its such a tough decision when the odds are against us. I'm 44 now & desperately trying to decide if we should try for a sibling. I'd use my own eggs again & know the chance of success would be really low but there a couple of people here who have managed to get lucky & it gives me hope. xx

[Hidden]

Did they tell you why your chances were low? Was it just a generic 'at your age' or was it something more specific?

[Marley15 in reply to Hidden]

They said it was due to my age nearly 41, in my first cycle only got 6 eggs, 3 fertilised then only 1 made it to transfer, they said due to poor egg quality, just don’t know what to do I really just want a second child

[Hidden in reply to Marley15]

I am not a medical professional but it feels very early for them to make that sweeping statement after one round. They are right in telling you those percentages (I thought it was 17% but could be specifically at their clinic).. but thats not to say you wouldn't be one of the 1 in 6 who do get pregnant. They can do so much to change your cycle like different protocols, different drugs etc.. I personally wouldn't be giving up after only once try and if they aren't prepared to mix things up I would look at another clinic. My first cycle I only got 3 eggs and then they changed the protocol and I got 14 so all is not lost x

[Marley15 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for your reply gives me some hope to try again they said they could possibly slightly change medication, but couldn’t increase the dosage as I was already on the highest dose they can give, just kept on saying poor egg quantity and that if I used donor eggs I’d have at 40% chance

[articsnowfox in reply to Marley15]

have you considered pre-treating your ovaries before the next egg collection? There is a clinic in the US which specialises in older women and/or difficult cases, and they spend about 3 months preparing the ovaries before egg collection and they seem to have good success rates. They prescribe DHEA, CoQ10, and also advocate for early egg retrieval. If you are interested I can send you the links to the studies supporting DHEA and early egg retrieval to show your doctor? I noticed a big difference in embryo quality after pre-treatment/early retrieval, and at the age of 44 i had a healthy baby boy from the pre-treated embryo batch.

[veekay1023 in reply to articsnowfox]

Hello! Which clinic is this ? Would love info !

[articsnowfox in reply to veekay1023]

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to advertise clinics on here but i guess because this is a UK-based thread and the clinic is in the US it's maybe okay? It is Center for Human Reproduction. They have a lot of useful info on their website...

[Marley15 in reply to articsnowfox]

Thank you for sending me the info

[Marley15 in reply to articsnowfox]

Thank you for your reply I’ve already started looking into all this about taking supplements that help with egg quality, it will be good if you can send me the link

[articsnowfox in reply to Marley15]

this is combined analysis of studies of DHEA: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl... and this is a study of early retrieval: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[Marley15 in reply to articsnowfox]

Thank you

[brizzlebrizzle in reply to Hidden]

3 eggs to 14 is amazing! what is your fertility issue and what did you change between rounds? x

[Hidden in reply to brizzlebrizzle]

They just changed protocol from long to short x

[BBHH1]

It’s very hard for doctors to estimate precisely. So those numbers are loose.

Check this websites calculators that are based on studies:

ivfpredict.com/index-1.html

w3.abdn.ac.uk/clsm/SARTIVF/...

cdc.gov/art/ivf-success-est...

See if the my match. If your chances are indeed low I would get a second opinion to decide how to have the best chance you can.

Best regards,

[Marley15 in reply to BBHH1]

Thank you for your message I’ll look into all that information, I just don’t want to look into egg donors if I don’t have to

[BBHH1 in reply to Marley15]

I agree, happy to give you recommendation for a second opinion in private if you want. Good luck!

[Marley15 in reply to BBHH1]

Yes that would be good thank you

[PaulaDag in reply to BBHH1]

Hi could you recommend a clinic for a second opinion for me also please? xx

[JoyfulStar]

I was given a less than 10% chance- I am 43 years of age. I have been through one round of failed IVF and like you thought long and hard about next steps. I decided to go for it because I understand that your odds increase with cumulative rounds. I was also not ready for DE route. So, doing a 3cycle package of embryo banking. My DH and I are going to adopt if it does not work. It was not an easy decision due to costs, emotional turmoil of failed IVF etc but I wanted to be satisfied that I gave it a good go even if it does not work out. It is such a personal and emotive topic/ decision so do what is right for you. The stats for us over 40s are so depressing but I am routing for you and all the over 40s on this forum. ❤️

[Marley15 in reply to JoyfulStar]

Thank you for your reply I’m not ready to go down the egg donor route either, but I don’t have unlimited funds to keep trying over and over again, this time I was planning on trying to pay for a multi cycle plan and see what happens if that did fail I wouldn’t then be able to afford around using egg donors

[JoyfulStar in reply to Marley15]

I know exactly what you mean! We decided how much and how many rounds we will try and the plan is to stick to that. Like I said earlier, we have a plan b. Wishing you all the best for your multi cycle and like someone else said, it only takes one! xxx

[Ketkoot]

Hi. It really annoys me when they give u stats like that. I think we were given either 8 or 6% chance of IVF working for us due to my age, 42! However we got pregnant on our first cycle and I am 30 weeks today.

I had 6 eggs collected, 5 fertilised but only 1 made it to 5 days. It only takes 1!!

Best of luck x

[Marley15 in reply to Ketkoot]

Congratulations, it does give me hope to hear your story to try it again using my own eggs

[ToughCOOKIE78]

Hey hun! The reality is that doctors don’t really know what your chances are, which is why the percentages change so much from clinic to clinic. And to be honest I feel that manu clinics (especially in the U.K.) are money making machines so keep on telling patients to carry on ‘trying’ because it’s just ‘a matter of finding the golden egg’ but without giving them realistic options. Which is why after 3 failed cycles (for which I’ve paid nearly £40k!) that brought me a miscarriage at 11 weeks which has traumatised me and my husband forever, we’ve decided to move onto the donor egg route (I’m 40) and I’m now 19 weeks pregnant on our first try.

Of course I didn’t want to go down the egg donor route, but I couldn’t possibly keep paying to get no results and go hard on my body, mind and heart when there is a solution out there that will help me realise my dream of becoming a mum.

Good luck with your next step 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[Marley15 in reply to ToughCOOKIE78]

Thank you for your reply and congratulations, I won’t rush into anything, especially something as big as using donor eggs

[ToughCOOKIE78 in reply to Marley15]

Thank you! Absolutely you should take your time and do all the research you need to understand what you want to do. If you have any questions my inbox is open xx

[Marley15 in reply to ToughCOOKIE78]

Thank you

[Melody79 in reply to ToughCOOKIE78]

Wow, thank you for your story. I agree finding the 1 golden egg..i have made the decision to move onto DE. I have one more shot at using our frozen eggs (2) and then i'm ready to accept that DE is the way to go. Good luck to you and all the best x

[ToughCOOKIE78 in reply to Melody79]

Thank you! Good luck to you too 🍀🍀🍀🍀

[Hope4another]

I was given a 15% chance at 41, and I'm now pregnant. However, I did get 3 blastocysts from my 4 eggs collected on the first round, and the first resulted in a missed miscarriage. 2nd round results were similar. Is it worth considering a different protocol?

[Marley15 in reply to Hope4another]

Thank you for your reply the consultant did say they can change things a little bit but he doesn’t think it would change much

[SazzyJane]

I’m age 43 and my clinic told us our chances were very low. We’ve had 2 failed ICSI cycles and have one last shot! I’m not ready to give up with my own eggs yet! First cycle we got 2 eggs and one fertilised so had 2 day transfer but didn’t work. Second cycle was better with got 6 eggs, 5 fertilised and transferred 2 at day 5 but didn’t work. I’m currently reading ‘it’s all about the egg’ I’ve improved my diet, taking lots of supplements including CQ10 and hoping that it will help. Just contemplating whether to take DHEA, my consultant doesn’t recommend it but there is a lot of research evidence to show it does help older women to improve their chances of conceiving. I know people in their 40s who have conceived against the odds so I’m not ready to give up yet! Good luck to you and all the lovely ladies on here! It’s nice to have this site and everyone’s support and understanding so thanks everyone! 💖💖💖💖xxxxxxx

[Marley15 in reply to SazzyJane]

Thank you for your reply I’ve just ordered the same book and I’ve started taking supplements that apparently help with egg quality and looking into some of the other supplements as well, good luck to you

[Sweethear]

Hi, I was giving less then 8% in 2017 at age 38 after 4 transfer i then change my clinic and got pregnant at the second transfer with the new clinic and had my baby girl in 2018 I also have severe adenomyosis

[Marley15 in reply to Sweethear]

Thank you for your reply it’s nice to hear about good out comes after several tries even with low odds

[Edk0]

I'm in the same situation as you. At 40 my only NHS round failed, 4 mature eggs, ICSI, none fertilised and we're devastated. Unfortunately our clinic can't give us a follow up consultation until June, JUNE 🤬. Suffice to say we're extremely pissed off.

I do feel the NHS should provide 3 rounds for all ages, older women especially as you can't predict how someone will react based off one round. It feels like they're just throwing us a bone, telling us to be grateful then abandoning us.

We're far from giving up, especially after hearing all the success stories so we found a clinic in Prague who carry out dual stimulation which is meant to be better for older women with low AMH or who've been poor responders to single stim protocol. I've looked at a couple of research papers which suggest it works to produce more better quality eggs but the overall success (live birth) is also dependant on the woman's general health, quality of sperm etc.

We initially looked into clinics over here but the prices were ridiculous and I've heard some awful accounts of poor practice and bad customer service.

We plan to try at least 3 times, If we're not successful we don't want to pursue egg/sprem/embryo adoption as we wouldn't want to go through the heart ache of eggs not fertilising or embryos not implanting, we'd likely adopt.

Please do give up up, take time to grieve and think about your options. I was devastated in the wake of the news but found planning and researching helped. I'll carry on until I can't. Xx

[Marley15 in reply to Edk0]

Thank you for your reply I’m going to think about things before I rush into anything

[Edk0]

Also, initially I looked at that percentage when we went into our first round I was disheartened but, as my mother said, it's not 0%, it's not 5% so there's still a chance. Medicine is a science and an art in all fields, we just have to find our perfect artist!xx

[Muppetgirl]

I had less than 5 percent. It worked on the 2nd ivf cycle

[Marley15 in reply to Muppetgirl]

Congratulations that’s good news

[josephnsn]

I had a baby boy with ICsI with a 9-10% chance at 42. Now 45 I have a 4wk old baby girl. The clinic told me my chances were 8 % but I think that was not right. If you look on the internet the consensus was odds were actually 1-2%. I have no fertility issues apart from my age. My partner had the issue which is why I had ICSI.

Good luck with those odds it is just numbers games and if you keep trying the chances are you will be successful. At 42 my clinic told me 1 in 15 eggs would be good. I got successful after collecting 16 eggs.

[Marley15 in reply to josephnsn]

Wow that’s amazing and congratulations, hopefully if I give it another go I’ll be more successful, it’s only my age holding me back as I’m a single lady that is using donor sperm

[josephnsn in reply to Marley15]

If its just age, that's great news. Keep trying and you will get your your bundle of joy eventually hopefully sooner rather than later. It will be tough as a single mum unless you have a good support network but definitely worth it x

[Marley15 in reply to josephnsn]

Thank you I’ll definitely will be trying again now, I’m already a single mother with a 3 year old son from a successful IUI, just desperately want another child

[josephnsn in reply to Marley15]

Oh that's great. I understand. I felt exactly the same after my son. It'll happen x

[Marley15 in reply to josephnsn]

Thank you

[Meghan_b]

Hi Marley15, 3follicles have grown in my first round of IVF and all those are empty after retrieval. This one short protocol. I have changed the clinic for my second round since doctor is not positive and suggesting me for DE.

Though doctor at second clinic is not positive and suggesting for DE again, I had strongly stand for my own eggs considering my age 28. Then she had identified my LH is high and did long protocol.Also changed the drugs to menopur. 2eggs were retrieved and only one fertilised which made to blastocyst stage. Initially doctor thought of doing pooling of cycles. I have insisted transferring the single blastocyst. Now I am pregnant of 28weeks. Waiting for my miracle baby😊 Hope these details give you some strong hope.

[Marley15 in reply to Meghan_b]

Thank you for your reply and congratulations. Gives me some positive vibes for the future

[Edk0 in reply to Meghan_b]

That's brilliant. We'll done for advocating for yourself which takes so much energy when you're already emotionally drained.

[Meghan_b in reply to Edk0]

Yeah..I don’t want that situation for anyone to face. Family pressure also got added on top of it when doctor herself not positive. We believe that we can face this tough time and get our baby. But doctors are reluctant when they have to work on it more and they just want successful cases suggesting to go for DE which is not an easy option to us. All I can say is luckily doctor has worked her best even though she is not positive in my case and god has blessed me!!

[JoyfulStar in reply to Meghan_b]

Your story is a real miracle and a brilliant testimony of the goodness of God! Congratulations 🎉