To test or not to test

[MsPeony]

Hello, I'll be starting my 4th cycle later this month.

My last transfer was a euploid but did not implant. I only have 1 3-day frozen at the moment, and depending on how many we get this time, we may be asked if we want to PGTA test it.

Any thoughts/advice on testing? I know it reduces the occurance of miscarriage, but because the euploid did not implant I have mixed feelings about it.. I also had one untested embryo implanted but lost it at 5 weeks.. This is so difficult and very expensive :(

My doctor described it in a lovely way - everything has a "cost". Be it physical, emotional, financial.

If you decide to test your embryos, there is a large financial cost involved but (in theory) it means you will have to go through fewer transfers/failures/losses to achieve a pregnancy.

On the other hand, if you decide not to test, you have saved the financial cost but are opening yourself up to the potential emotional cost.

Only you can truly answer that question. Which "cost" is most important to you?

My own thoughts would be if you end up with a high number of embryos I would test. The cost to test would be saved by having to pay for less FETs.

If you have fewer number of embryos, it might just make sense to transfer them (possibly even two at a time) as the transfer costs would come out cheaper than testing. But that is only if you feel you could handle a possible higher failure rate.

But as you know from experience, testing still doesn't guarantee anything. A tested embryo can still fail. I'm sorry I can't give you a black and white answer, but I wish you all the luck in the world xx

Thanks @hja62 for this, it does make a lot of sense.

And then I read about how some testing may not be accurate and embryos could correct themselves in the womb.. guess that’s the unknown for now.