Poor blastocyst and fibroids

[Dinavougiou]

Hello,
I just want to share a positive ivf story after dealing with infertility. In the past I had a surgery for endometriosis removal. I have 7 fibroids the larger almost 5 cm, not distorting the cavity, and partner azoospermia. 1st ivf and after dealing with low fertilisation rate( 3 eggs out of 18 fertilised), we got to have 2 poor quality blastocysts. Transfered a 4bc with 21% fragmentation (on day 3). I did everything that someone should avoid during 2 week wait, such as extreme sports, drinking alcohol moderately, lifting weights etc.
However magically it worked! So I just wanted to tell to anyone who is waiting results not to feel stressed or guilty about what you are doing during this time, since it has no interference with the result. Just bare in mind that it is the baby who will decide when to come into your life and not you and stop occupying your brain with superstitions such as eat 10 avocados per day or French fries to help implantation!
Your only mantra should be I am on my way to conceive and I see myself with a healthy baby. This is enough for it to happen.

That's lovely to read. How old were you at the time?

I was 37. I had to write down this message because especially with fibroids you get bullied by doctors if you don't remove them but hardly anyone says that your body is made to work without interventions. I have been in 3 different ivf clinics 2 out of 3 totally devastated us with statistics and proposals of treatments, mainly surgery. Only the last one said that removing fibroids doesn't make you fibroid free but gives you just a uterus surgically treated with scar tissue in which fibroids where removed. Hope all the best to anyone coping with similar things.