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Second round what to expect - any advice would be helpful

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Rettafun · 04/01/2025 20:29

Hey everyone, I have a 2-3 day scan scheduled for Monday for my second round of IVF, and I'm feeling a bit uncertain about what to expect. During my first round, we didn’t end up with any viable embryos, which was really disappointing. We collected 6 eggs, but one wasn't mature, and the others didn’t fertilize properly due to a thick zona around the eggs. We tried rescue ICSI the following day, and although one egg made it to day 5, it eventually stopped growing. This time, we’re doing an all ICSI round.

I’m curious if anyone else has gone through something similar. I started my period yesterday, and they advised me to email them on the first day. Does this mean I’ll start stimulation right away without needing down-regulation medication, or will I have to wait a few more weeks? Any insights would be appreciated!

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Confusedddddddd · 04/01/2025 23:27

I should be starting a second round soon. At my clinic you need home them 1st day of your period and start downregulation on day 21 of that cycle, then egg collection midway through the next cycle.
It depends on your protocol really, we're doing the exact same protocol as we got a good amount of mature eggs, they just didn't make good quality blastocysts.

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