Suggestions on questions for next steps 🙏🏻

[Booda21]

Hey everyone, and a happy new year!

I haven’t been active in ages as I had such a bad couple of months following my last transfer in august. I ended up getting pregnant but got late onset OHSS and also had an infection which could not be found initially, ended up in hospital for a week and my HCG stayed static so I stopped all meds and it naturally passed about 10 days later. I was still unwell for weeks and ended up back in hospital again in October where they found I had a tubo ovarian abscess which was 8cm in size. They got me on the right antibiotics thankfully and I’ve been doing much better since November time. However I’m still being scanned as it was 5cm still the last time so it is still there. Not sure if there is now fluid in my tube as well which I know can affect implantation.

I have had 7 transfers with 8 embryos in total. I have twice got a bfp but both were short lived. My protocol never really gets changed. I have had EMMA/ALICE and ERA. I have had bloods to test for clotting issues, I also had a swab on my gums as did my partner, I can’t remember what this test was for but it came back clear. We have to have ICSI as my partners sperm is slightly on the low side in count and morphology.

Are there any other avenues to be explored? I have asked about immune stuff but my clinic seem quite dismissive. But I’m thinking I would want to pursue this avenue a bit more. I do have endometriosis, and I’ve seen a few people on here having some kind of 3d scan of their womb and wondered if this is something that is worth it? Is it worth just moving clinics and getting a fresh set of eyes? Since being ill and complaining about their disgusting attitudes towards me when I was ringing to ask for help they have seemed much better but still feel like it’s always left to me to try and find out answers and push for things which when this is such a stressful experience anyway I would like to just feel someone knew exactly what to do and was in control of the situation. I have had 2 egg collections and I have 2 embryos remaining. One good quality one not so good.

Any question suggestions for my follow up would be much appreciated. Nearly 7 years in to this journey now and I would just love it to have some kind of positive outcome. Although I sometimes think the blind hope is damaging too, but what else can you do!

Sending lots of love and support to anyone else going through this right now, it’s certainly not an easy battle to be facing ♥️

[HedgehogMad]

So sorry to read this 💔 this journey is so brutal. Have you talked about PGT-A testing your embryos? Me and my husband are also getting karyotype testing to check for balanced chromosomal translocations. We are in a similar position with 5 failed embryos (mostly high quality). Might also be worth talking to your clinic about your concerns re endometriosis, I know there are a few women who have had laparoscopies for this. Wishing you the best of luck xxx

[AuroraXen]

I don't have any great advice but I'm so sorry you've had such a rough time 😩 I think with endo, immune testing might actually be a good option. Or indeed a 3D scan, as some ladies have found things show up with these kinds of investigations that are never otherwise picked up. Wishing you much better luck, either with your current clinic, if you want to stick with them, or somewhere new xx