Infertility Support Group

In vitro fertilization is one of the most common and utilized ways of treating conception problems. This support group is dedicated to those beginning their journey with IVF and needing support. Join the community and share your experiences, advice, and story with people going through similar challenges starting a family.

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JmeP 04/10/2008

I saw my RE today after my BFN to discuss the next cycle and he went over everything from last IVF cycle and said that everything was above average up until the embryos. The quality was a little below average. So after deciding what to do for next cycle he also told me about something called thrombofilia (not sure if I spelled it right). It's something in your blood that causes little clots not letting the embryo implant and causing miscarriage if by any chance it does implant. He said they don't test for it right from the begining becauase its not very common but that if I wanted to be sure he would order the test, so I said of course. I'd like to make sure thats not an issue, and if it is take care of it. So anyways, my question is have any of you heard of this? Does this happen often?

HopefullySomeDay 04/10/2008

A really close friend of mine had something like what you are describing. Her cousin had 7 miscarriages before they figured out what was going wrong so when my friend wanted to ttc she asked her Dr. to test her for this thing that her cousin had.

It turns out she had it too and would have lost her son if it had not been ID. She ended up having to have shots twice a day for the entire pregnancy and the entire time she breastfed her son. The Dr. also told her when they decide to TTC again she will have to have those shots again.

I'm not sure if she had the exact same thing you are talking about because I can't remember the name of it but it sounds similar. She ended up having a perfect little baby boy who is 18 months old now and doing great!

Good luck and I hope you get the answers you are looking for!

JmeP 04/10/2008

Thank you, hopefully I won't have that, he's basically just doing it to be on the safe side.

deleted_user 04/10/2008

I have heard of it. One of the ladies on the "Babylab" special on the Discovery Channel had it. She'd had multiple miscarriages before the figured out what it was. Can't remember exactly how they treated it; maybe something to do with very high doses of Folic Acid? Can't remember.
Anyway, hope you don't have it. But of course it's always good to rule things like that out. :)

deleted_user 04/10/2008

I have a family friend who suffered from this many years ago before there were so many medical advances. She miscarried numerous times and more than once multiples. She is in her 40's now, so as you know, this was at least 15 years ago. There wasn't much to do for it then, so her and her husband went on to live a childless life and find fullfillment elsewhere, however, things have changed in the last 20 years, so keep your head up, your RE will find the answers for you.

deleted_user 04/10/2008

A friend of mine had something like this. Not sure if it was the same but she had 6 m/c's and all she had to do was take a baby asprin everyday. She now has two kids!

deleted_user 04/11/2008

I live by a research infertility clinic and my clinic uses a lot of the new info. There is a lot of research going on about what you were talking about and the research clinic says the thing to do to help with ALL infertility patients is to take a baby asprin after the transfer everyday. Simple enough.

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