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First cycle completed with a BFN

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Hi everyone, I was very good and waited as instructed for my OTD this morning before testing. A clear negative. Transfer 26th September. I’m 43 in a couple of weeks and a single woman trying for a baby. So no other half to support me. It’s taken around 10 months to get here, thousands of pounds down the train and have an exhausted and emotional body. I’m not sure which is the hardest part of the roller coaster. Good news is always followed by bad news. As you all know.

I have around 12-15 follicles (depends on who’s checking) 14 Amh, so for my age that’s pretty good! However. I had 12 eggs collected. 6 fertilised and 1 day 6 blastocyst graded 4BC. So nearly nothing from the collection! Once it was thawed, it apparently only just crossed the survival line. The poor little blast had pretty low chances to begin with.

I think I’m going to go do another collection asap but only one more time. Back to square one today, sperm procurement after ringing the clinic to tell them the bad news.

Not sure why I'm writing this all down, no questions, just something to help me get it all out of my head I suppose. It doesn’t help that it’s my mums heavenly birthday today, I thought the test date may have been a good omen.

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MrsBless

Sorry to hear this, but yes go for another round. Also try a sperms donor younger (I am telling you because a friend of mine is 45 and get pregnant from 25 years old first round). And I am 43, same age as you, my AMH is 14.6 too, I also had no success in my first round with my 41 years old husband that has low motility.

Believe on me. You will have your baby just don't give up.

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Lipe79 in reply to MrsBless

I hope you’re right and perhaps choice of sperm wasn’t quite compatible. Thank you 🙏🏻

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Mary2022

Never give up, just 1st round. 14 Amh is really a good number. My doctor told me that my Amh 5.6 is workable. I failed the 1st round and now decide to back to back egg collections in order not to lose time.

Good luck for your next round ❤️👍🏻

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Lipe79

thank you lovely, if only we had advice to freeze our eggs 20 years ago!!! Best of luck for you too x

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