To test or not to test? Results are in and I’m so disappointed!
Hi guys,
I could really do with your help here.
A bit of background:
15 eggs retrieved
10 mature
5 abnormally fertilised
5 normally fertilised
Day 3 - 20% fragmentation on 2 of them, 3 progressing
Day 5 update- 2 stopped progressing on day 4, 3 are not where they should be at this stage (they’ll give them another 24hours to “catch up” but don’t hold out much hope).
So now we’re left with only 1 day 5 blastocyst!
I don’t mean to sound ungrateful but the attrition has been horrendous and I was hoping for at least 3 to send for genetic testing. The good news is, the embryo is of “excellent quality” according to the lab and has been graded a 6AA. In her professional opinion, because of this, she has advised against testing in hopes that natural selection has simply done its job and left us with the best out of a bad bunch.
Prior to starting this journey, I was of the firm belief that genetic testing was the only way to go for me, no matter what. After a miscarriage a few months ago I hoped that testing could mitigate that. Her advice this afternoon in addition to our disappointing outcome has made me question whether we should send our one and only embryo off for testing, or hope for the best and move forward with a FET.
I’d really appreciate any thoughts or previous experiences. What would you do in this situation and why? I’m so sad and confused I’m not sure what to do at all.