So I had an embryo become a blast this morning and it was a 2bc grade. Anyway I had them biopsy it and freeze the cells in case I don't get a positive from this cycle I will have the option to run pgd (batch it ) with another fresh cycle in the future. My question is how long are these cells able to be frozen for? I ask cuz I think someone on here told me I would have to test them within a few months of freezing which if that is the case I most likely tampered with this embie unnecessarily. I would probably not be testing it for 5 or 6 months if I do another fresh cycle. Am I making this up or did someone tell me this before? Does doing a biopsy on this quality of embryo risk it further? I feel like I just tampered with it for no reason. I was told Carole could help answer?
Results 1 to 3 of 3
Thread: Frozen cells viability?
-
November 12th, 2012, 08:28 PM #1
Big Dreamer
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Location
- Morristown NJ
- Posts
- 378
Frozen cells viability?
DH: 33 Me:32
two gorgeous step daughters
& my handsome 1 year old 
TTC 
in 2012
9/10/12: Ericsson Method
BFN
9/14/12: IVF pretesting: 0.5 amh/8 FSH
10/12 IVF #1: 9 eggs, 8 fertilized, 7 biopsied (3 became blasts on day 5 and 4 became blasts on day 6) PGD 2 normal 1xy 1xx (both day 6 early blasts 2bb (xy) and 2dd(xx)) Both frozen. Only given a 20 to 30 percent chance with my xx embie so decided to cycle again before transfer in hopes of a better response with an increase in meds
11/11 IVF #2: 6 eggs, 4 fertilized (2 fertilized a day late) 2 perfect 5 day blasts transferred and one 2bc 6 day blast frozen. No PGD.
11/19 Beta #1 190 BFP!!
11/21 Beta #2 386
11/27 Beta #3 3602
12/3 First U/S twins!
12/21 Twin A is thriving w/ hb of 178
Twin B stopped developing at 7weeks 3 days
1/14 NT Scan and Harmony test show baby is healthy!
2/9 Ultrasound says it's a girl!!!!
-
November 12th, 2012, 08:31 PM #2
Big Dreamer
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Location
- Morristown NJ
- Posts
- 378
What are the risks of doing pgd on day 6 embryos of a fair quality? I have two other ones frozen that I also did pgd biopsy on and now I'm scared doing this reduced their chances even more!!
DH: 33 Me:32
two gorgeous step daughters & my handsome 1 year old TTC in 2012
9/10/12: Ericsson Method BFN
9/14/12: IVF pretesting: 0.5 amh/8 FSH
10/12 IVF #1: 9 eggs, 8 fertilized, 7 biopsied (3 became blasts on day 5 and 4 became blasts on day 6) PGD 2 normal 1xy 1xx (both day 6 early blasts 2bb (xy) and 2dd(xx)) Both frozen. Only given a 20 to 30 percent chance with my xx embie so decided to cycle again before transfer in hopes of a better response with an increase in meds
11/11 IVF #2: 6 eggs, 4 fertilized (2 fertilized a day late) 2 perfect 5 day blasts transferred and one 2bc 6 day blast frozen. No PGD.
11/19 Beta #1 190 BFP!!
11/21 Beta #2 386
11/27 Beta #3 3602
12/3 First U/S twins!
12/21 Twin A is thriving w/ hb of 178
Twin B stopped developing at 7weeks 3 days
1/14 NT Scan and Harmony test show baby is healthy!
2/9 Ultrasound says it's a girl!!!!
-
November 19th, 2012, 12:02 AM #3
Moderator
- Join Date
- Dec 2010
- Location
- Newport Beach, California
- Posts
- 441
They can be frozen for years if need be.
Originally Posted by prayingforaprincess
Daniel A. Potter, MD
Medical Director, HRC Fertility Newport Beach, California
Laboratory Director, Natera (formerly Gene Security Network)
http://www.amazon.com/What-When-You-...keywords=hanin
http://www.danielapottermd.com
@ivfgenderselect
Reply With Quote