Hi Ladies... yes I just came back from NGC in st petersburg for the transfer.. and i was there during the bombing which happened to be very close to our hotel !! ..I did not take the metro luckily but i had gone to a museum by uber instead and was just around the time of the explosion thank god I did not go by the metro but I did get stuck for a few hours at the museum since streets were closed and no cars or taxis could pick me up..my husband did not want to go the museum so i went alone but luckily we are ok.. so sad for the victims such a tragedy..
Now I am in the ten days waiting period to do the pregnancy test. The waiting is the worst part, im trying to stay positive.. i only transferred one girl they offered to transfer two but since the success rate is around 65% or something after passing pgs, for me the risk of twins was too high since I work alot, i just dont know how i would handle twins ... The clinic was great they picked us up from the airport everything went smoothly.. Dr. Diana was very gentle and skilled with the transfer the facility was very clean and the equipment is all new and modern it is even better than my clinic here in USA ...they gave me my own room to rest in before and after the transfer.. . so i am hoping for the best but even if it does not work I would not fault the cilnic at all.. They are excellent and I have full confidence in Dr. Diana .. you can also purchase all the medications you need there they have their own pharmacy I bought them since it is much cheaper to get them there than in USA .. It is really a very lovely clinic. If this transfer does not work I will definitely go back to transfer one of the other frozen embryos but I am hoping this one works ...
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Twinkletoes42...
I know that when I did IVF with my own eggs mine also were only morulas on day 5... they did not become blasts til day 6 or day 7 even!!. i had one become a blast on day 7 ... so I guess your doctor could have waited another day or two to see if they would become blasts.. but i guess the risk with that is also that might degenerate before they can even make it to blasts and then you would have none to transfer at all .... so i think it just depends on the clinic what their philiosphy is .. some like to let them grow as long as possible to day 6 or 7 and some think its better to just transfer them even if morulas thinking they have a better chance to make it inside the uterus... I think at our age it is just the age of the eggs they are going to be slow growing.. My doctor told me it is not common at all for someone over 40 to get a blast on day 5.. It would usually be day 6 or 7 and some cannot even get blasts at all.. so I think its good that you just transfered what you had the two morulas at least they have a chance to grow more in the uterus. Hoping all the best of luck for you .. you never know i have read lots of people had transferred morulas and they got a baby. I am happy that you have also found a donor you like at NGC in case at least you have a back up plan but hopefully the transfer will work ..If it does not work I think they suggest right away after your period starts you start taking a birth control pill so that you can start to regulate your cycle but i would get in touch with NGC to ask them they can tell you what you should do but if you want to do the donor asap i would suggest starting the pill right away. I would think you could do the donor egg in the next month or two depending on also if you are doing frozen eggs then it could be anytime you want but if its fresh then it would have to be coordinated with the donor so prob in the next two months. If you want PGS then that would be a two part trip one for the sperm sample and then back again later for the transfer so it depends on what you choose ..
If you end up going to NGC I can help you with all the info you would need.. regarding the tests that need to be done.. yes there are some screening tests but since you have been getting ivf done at your clinic back home most of those test would already have been done I did not need to repeat anything.. I think if there are some tests you need to be done they can do them when you arrive there. please let us know the results of your transfer
