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Positive Covid test after egg collection

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XjustagirlX · 13/08/2021 09:23

I started with Covid symptoms on Tuesday this week. I did a test but it was negative so I assumed it was just a cough. I didn’t leave the house just in case. I did a lateral flow test yesterday and it was positive. Working back from 5 days before my symptoms started, would take me to egg collection day!

Now before egg collection I was actually isolating as I was worried EC could be cancelled if I caught Covid. The only place I went was to my acupuncture lady the evening before EC on the Wednesday.

After EC I did see my parents on the Weekend after EC but this seems too early for me then to develop symptoms on the Tuesday so 3 days later.

I’ve very concerned that if I did catch Covid from my accupucture lady, would it somehow have affected my eggs or embryos.

Also I’m scared to phone up and tell the clinic that there is a high chance I caught it at the clinic during the EC, that they will throw away all of my frozen blastocysts due to them being potentially infected.

Also my DH developed symptoms a couple of days after me. Therefore making me think that I caught it first and he caught it off me. We both went into the clinic together but I was the only one who went into theatre. They also removed my face mask during the procedure and then put it back on me so definitely direct contact.

Does any one have any advice? Xxx

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Scirocco · 13/08/2021 12:14

@XjustagirlX Most clinics have a policy that if someone tests positive after EC but before transfer, the clinic would request that the cycle become freeze-all - I don't think any clinic would be allowed to have a policy of destroying blastocysts in that situation!

If you've had a positive lateral flow, you should get this confirmed using a PCR test and tell your clinic. If there's possible exposure risks at the clinic, they need to be aware, and if there's a chance you might have been contagious at the time of EC, they need to know that too as people might need to isolate or test themselves.

I hope you and your husband feel better soon!

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