lisvna
August 26th, 2013, 04:20 AM
Dear dr braverman,
I hope you can help me with my question.
I have cycled twice and twice I had severe fragmented embryos.
My first cycle I didn't got pregnant but with my second cycle I did (due to fragmentation I transfered 2xx and 2xy). It resulted in a healthy 9 month boy now but we preferred a girl.
These were my tests results. I was 33 or 34 at the time.
LH: 4.5 U/l (reference values 2.4-6.6)
FSH: 4.6U/l (" 3.4-21.6)
Prolactin: 461 mU/l (" 25-635)
TSH: 1.4 mU/l (" 0.35- 4.94)
AMH: 1.0 ug/l ("0.9-2.3)
First cycle: single shot downregulation with decapeptyl depot 3.75mg and stimulation with Menopur 300 IU. Supplements: DHEA, pregnacare, fish oil.
Second cycle: a few months on BCP Yasmin. Downregulation daily shots of Decapeptyl 0.1 mg. stimulation with menopur first 5 days 375 IU and last 3 days 300 IU. Supplements: pregnacare and fish oil (NO DHEA anymore).
The second cycle I did get hatching blasts (the first time we didn't) but again severe fragmented (see the picture in my avatar) we put back 4 embryos (2xx and 2xy). And it resulted in a healty 9 month boy. I had no diabetes during pregnancy. So I think I'm not insuline resistance.
We want to try again PGD because we still really want a girl and we want to know how we can increase our chances on good embryos.
What causes severe embryo fragmentation? What can I do to prevent/minimize that?
I have read about embryoplasty on your website. Could this be the solution for us?
I hope to hear your opinion about this!
Thanks in advance!
I hope you can help me with my question.
I have cycled twice and twice I had severe fragmented embryos.
My first cycle I didn't got pregnant but with my second cycle I did (due to fragmentation I transfered 2xx and 2xy). It resulted in a healthy 9 month boy now but we preferred a girl.
These were my tests results. I was 33 or 34 at the time.
LH: 4.5 U/l (reference values 2.4-6.6)
FSH: 4.6U/l (" 3.4-21.6)
Prolactin: 461 mU/l (" 25-635)
TSH: 1.4 mU/l (" 0.35- 4.94)
AMH: 1.0 ug/l ("0.9-2.3)
First cycle: single shot downregulation with decapeptyl depot 3.75mg and stimulation with Menopur 300 IU. Supplements: DHEA, pregnacare, fish oil.
Second cycle: a few months on BCP Yasmin. Downregulation daily shots of Decapeptyl 0.1 mg. stimulation with menopur first 5 days 375 IU and last 3 days 300 IU. Supplements: pregnacare and fish oil (NO DHEA anymore).
The second cycle I did get hatching blasts (the first time we didn't) but again severe fragmented (see the picture in my avatar) we put back 4 embryos (2xx and 2xy). And it resulted in a healty 9 month boy. I had no diabetes during pregnancy. So I think I'm not insuline resistance.
We want to try again PGD because we still really want a girl and we want to know how we can increase our chances on good embryos.
What causes severe embryo fragmentation? What can I do to prevent/minimize that?
I have read about embryoplasty on your website. Could this be the solution for us?
I hope to hear your opinion about this!
Thanks in advance!