Egg Retreival and Fertilization Report

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594708730380358115.post-69862726802903288362008-02-07T09:36:00.000-07:002008-02-07T10:36:22.723-07:00Egg Retreival and Fertilization ReportSoooooo I am back from the ER (egg retreival) I am a little dissapointed, but relieved it is OVER. They got 11 eggs the other were endometriomas (empty follicles from the endometreosis). Of the 11 eggs only 9 were mature. Of the 9 mature only 6 fertilized. They said that is typical though, they said that usually 2/3 of the eggs that are mature will fertilize. Anyway, we would love to do a 5 day transfer just because I have read that the odds of success are higher, but I am not sure if they will make it that long. The lab said they wouldn't look at them again until Saturday morning (which would be a 3 day transfer) they only look at them 45 min before they transfer them. Soooooo, I am not sure how that would work out. I really don't want to go up there Sat. and have 4 or more looking good (they said if there were 4 that were doing well the chances of going to day 5 are good) and having to just "hang around" up there until Monday, but I wouldn't want to make that drive 2 more times either??? I guess the office is supposed to be calling me later today to schedule the transfer and I will ask more questions then, I am just really nervous. In the mean time I have been scouring the internet for more information in hopes for something to ease my mind about the stupid endo and here are a few facts I have found: We describe the outcome of 1417 consecutive cycles in 872 patients with endometriosis undergoing IVF-ET at The New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Results During the 8-year study period, a total of 1417 stimulation cycles for IVF-ET were initiated. Of these, 1196 (84.4%) underwent retrieval and 1105 (92.3% of those that underwent retrieval) had an embryo transfer. Overall, the clinical pregnancy rate/transfer was 44.7% (495/1105) and the ongoing pregnancy rate/transfer was 37.1% (410/1105). In order to reduce the potential bias of patients undergoing multiple attempts of IVF-ET, we also separately analyzed the first attempt for each patient (Table 2). No differences were noted in stimulation or pregnancy outcome. However, a comparison of patients with milder disease (stages I and II; 512 cycles at transfer) to patients with more severe disease (stages III and IV; 177 cycles at transfer), reveal that mild disease was associated with higher peak estradiol levels (1389 vs. 1253, P <> In this large analysis, we have demonstrated that the stage of endometriosis in patients undergoing IVF-ET does not appear to effect pregnancy outcome. Patients with mild disease had similar pregnancy outcomes to patients with more severe endometriosis. Interestingly, patients with more severe endometriosis (stages III or IV), despite being younger, exhibited a poorer ovarian response to stimulation (lower peak estradiol levels and fewer oocytes retrieved) than patients with milder disease. This remained true after controlling for stimulation type and cycle attempts. <a href="http://www.endometriosiszone.org/display.asp?page=/expert/COGI_endo_IVF.htm">http://www.endometriosiszone.org/display.asp?page=/expert/COGI_endo_IVF.htm</a> Ok, that is all the info I have found (for now) and yes....it may be a little bias towards a better chance.....but that is all I need to make me feel better about it today. Please pray for my little babies. Wishful Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07236561360785580427noreply@blogger.com3