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To think most 5AA and 4AA rated embryos are boys?

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wanttobegirlmum · 17/10/2025 14:23

I live in a country where it’s not possible to find out the gender of the embryos before transferring, like it’s possible in the USA for example, although we’ve done PGTA genetic testing. For personal reasons it is likely that the next successful embryo transfer (if we are lucky enough to have a successful one) would be our last baby. I really strongly have a preference towards a girl but our clinic doesn’t let us select embryos. This time I asked to go for a lower graded one, we went for the top graded one anyway because they missed / ignored my request, maybe didn’t pass it onto the embryologist who was defrosting, I don’t know. The next embryo we would go for a 5AA day 6, although they say that it was ready for PGTA only at day 6 but was a blastocyst by day 5. That’s most likely a boy, right? The next one down is 4AA day 6. I’d rather go for our 5BA or even 4BB as I’ve heard more chance of girls with lower grades. Is there any way I can insist on going for a lower graded one? In your experience were your higher rated embryos boys?

OP posts:
OldMaaa · 17/10/2025 14:44

Wellnowlookhere · 17/10/2025 14:41

This.
What the actual fuck.

Thirded.

Wellnowlookhere · 17/10/2025 14:41

alligatorshmalligator · 17/10/2025 14:35

You need to give your head a wobble

This.
What the actual fuck.

LividArse · 17/10/2025 14:41

I'm with the "give your head a wobble" poster.

As someone who had four IVF miscarriages I just cannot comprehend the gender disappointment mindset.

BilingualDoggo · 17/10/2025 14:40

Why do you have a preference for a girl?

wanttobegirlmum · 17/10/2025 14:37

@JustHereWithMyPopcorn
it’s something like statistically male embryos tend to develop faster than female embryos, and (I think?) on average have a higher grade compared to female embryos. But I’m asking whether this translates to people’s experience or just a statistical thing, let’s say it’s 51% boys vs 49% girls, that actually makes very little difference in practice

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Merrow · 17/10/2025 14:36

@GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing I believe that male embryos develop faster, which tends to mean they have a higher grading when it comes to IVF (where there's more likelihood of successful embryos because of how developed they are). There's a statistically higher rate of male births through IVF rather than in the general population.

But as to the OP, I'd be hoping for a successful pregnancy rather than worrying about their gender.

alligatorshmalligator · 17/10/2025 14:35

You need to give your head a wobble

Portoagain · 17/10/2025 14:34

I asked chat gpt, apparently male embryos develop a little faster early on, so the higher ‘grades’ are more likely to be boys.

HalfasleepChrisintheMorning · 17/10/2025 14:34

I don’t know his grading but DS was a da 5 hatching blastocyst and the embryologist said he was very good quality and he would be very surprised if he didn’t implant.
Obviously he did implant and is now 13.
However I would definitely go for the best embryo you get, because a baby is better than no baby and boys are lovely.
I actually wanted a girl but would not want to live in a world without my DS, he is amazing.

TickyandTacky · 17/10/2025 14:33

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 17/10/2025 14:29

If you understand the post can you translate?

It sounds interesting but I don’t understand at all!

The OP would rather use a lower quality embryo for her IVF than faced with the horror of having a baby boy.

It's a new version of the gender disappointment threads, I'll give you that OP.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 17/10/2025 14:29

zipadeedodah · 17/10/2025 14:26

Yes, I would think most 5AA and 4AA embryos are boys.

If you understand the post can you translate?

It sounds interesting but I don’t understand at all!

JustHereWithMyPopcorn · 17/10/2025 14:27

I have no idea about any of this but am interested why the assumption is 'lower grade' embryo would be a girl? What is the grading based on?

zipadeedodah · 17/10/2025 14:26

Yes, I would think most 5AA and 4AA embryos are boys.

TickyandTacky · 17/10/2025 14:25

WTF

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