Consultation after 4th ICSI failure

[Hopeful99]

Hi everyone, we had our consultation yesterday having testing negative earlier in the week following our 4th round of ICSI with fresh transfers. We have had 2 rounds on the NHS amd the last 2 rounds privately.

We have 2 day 6 blastocysts in the freezer which we will be using the next time. We’ve never gone through a frozen attempt before. Yesterday, the doctor suggested I have steroids, clexane and lubion injections for the next attempt. It seems they are throwing everything at it. Has anyone any experience with having all three at once after failed implantations?

[Seren0119]

Yes, I had all that (and more!). It’s pretty standard at my clinic to have lubion and blood thinners - I also had 25mg steroids.

I also had a Day 6 embryos and it worked, so stay positive x

[Millbanks]

Hi lovely, it’s so hard isn’t it. I hope you’re doing ok.I’ve only ever had frozen transfers (except one fresh) and always used lubion and clexane, but this last transfer we added steroids and got our first ever BFP.

Everything crossed that this is the key for you too xx

[MrsOrangejuice]

Not been on clexane or steroids but my two fresh transfers ended around 6weeks whereas the FET worked immediately and was so much stronger in the very early weeks compared to the previous two. We also changed to progesterone vaginally (apparently gets to uterus better and this seemed to be the key thing for us), lubion injections, aspirin and folate. May all have been chance but I felt so much better going into to the FET - it was gentler, quicker and even though I was on oestrogen and progesterone, it somehow felt more natural. On the fresh transfers I felt ok but like my body had really been through it and maybe wasn't in the best state. X