A few questions
Clinic does not use artificial oocyte activation. They state it does not improve outcomes. What does the research say? I see many clinics from CNY to CCRM using it.
I tend to have very low fertilization. Retrieving 7-19 eggs with only one round fertilizing more than 3 eggs, that round 5/8 fertilized. We use zymot and ICSI and have increased ejaculation to daily or every other day. On today’s 9th ER report, they stated that 3/7 fertilized normally and 2 fertilized abnormally, and they will see if they continue to develop. What are the most common causes of poorer fertilization and why wouldn’t oocyte activation be considered for a poor responder with huge fert drop offs.
Clinic does not use timelapse or retain C grade embryos. Could abnormally fertilized embryos be normal? They did not indicate if they were 1PN or 3PN.
Why don’t clinics share embryologist performance rates with patients? I keep hearing “we have a great lab” but how am I supposed to know that’s true?