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Fresh vs Frozen Embryo Transfers

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We did our first round of IVF August 2007 and got pregnant with identical twin boys, unfortunatly we lost them 4 weeks ago. I am schduled to see my RE again next week to fill them in on what happened and to see what our next steps are. The last round of IVF there were 7 embryos frozen. Is it better to use fresh embryos or are the frozen ones just as good? I'm up in the air on the issue and i'm wondering if anyone has any success with FET.
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I can't answer your question but I just wanted to say that I am very sorry about your loss. Good luck! Lots of sticky baby dust to you!
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Hey Herb9746:
Unfortunately frozen embryo transfers are characterized by impaired pregnancy outcome and increased incidence of pregnancy loss as compared with fresh IVF embryo transfers.
In most studies clinical pregnancy results about 21% of the time with frozen embryo transfer but those rates do depend on the age of the mother and quality of the embryos of course
Dr O.
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My RE looks at FET as a bonus round. Your chances are less, but it costs less and is easier on your body. Plus, there are plenty of women who do get pregnant, just not as many as fresh. Good luck!
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My Dr says fresh is always better. Bank the rest for a try at a second child if you can afford to go another round. I do like the idea of thinking of it as a bonus round. Your chances may be less but it is still a chance. i am so sorry for you loss. i am sure it is very hard on you and your DH. Good luck with your next round.
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Funny... If we go through another IVF cycle, my RE said to use our frozen embryos vs. a fresh cycle since it is less stressful on the body and produces almost identical results.
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My RE said the same exact thing as Charley's.
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