We've just had our day 5 update for our second egg collection and can't help but feel disappointed. Wondering if anyone has any advice or can share their stories to give me some hope! I'd just like to understand a bit more really. We're doing a back to back cycle to bank embryos and I'm worried about getting the same or worse results on our next cycle in a few weeks time. I want to do everything I can to get a better outcome next time or I'm afraid we might need to add a third egg collection 😒
We've used donor sperm due to MFI. I'm 39. Have been taking proceive max supplements and omega 3. No alcohol. No caffeine.
Both rounds have been short protocol, first round was ovaleap 150 and an ovitrelle trigger (NHS). Second round was 175 gonal-f and buserelin trigger (private). Same clinic. We're not doing PGT-A
On day 2/3 of both our rounds we had top quality embryos of all that fertilised and I've read the drop off after day 3 is usually due to the sperm rather than egg quality?
I've also wondered whether the buserelin trigger may have caused a lower fertilisation rate and possibly poorer outcome? I'm really not sure.
Round 1 in 2024:
16 eggs. 13 mature. 11 fertilised with ICSI.
2 x 5 day blastocysts - 1 x 4AA, fresh transfer and baby boy. 1 x 3AB frozen.
Second round just now:
16 eggs. 12 mature. 8 fertilised with ICSI. 1 x day 5 blastocyst 4BB
I'd be really grateful for any insight, anecdotes, advice for how we can prepare for the next round and anything we can maybe consider changing with our protocol or what we can aim to discuss with our clinic.