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Only 3 eggs..should I go through with Aspiration?

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Well...I'm so confused...everything has been going great...at least that's what they led me to believe. Now my nurse is saying I only have 2 possibly three mature eggs to retrieve. She says I can still retrieve and move forward wit IVF but I'm wondering if it's even worth it for only 3 eggs. What if they don't fertilize. My odds are lower now with only 3 eggs. I think the average is 8-12. I don't know what to do. Should i do it or start over? Does anyone have advice?
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I am so sorry to hear that. But hey.....it only takes one egg to fertilize to get pregnant. What does your RE suggest? My opinion is that if you do not go through with it, then you are loosing those 3 good eggs. I will keep you in my prayers.
Hang in there and Keep the faith.
Love and Laugh,
Kristen
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Many IVF patients will tell you that you need to transfer at least three eggs. My doc. transfers what is medically safe for the unborn child and the mother. I ended up with two good eggs at the time of transfer and transferred only one of them. I have not had my PG test yet. I did however start out with six eggs which still is not as many as most have. It does only take one egg to make a baby. The female body was not designed to carry multiples and I think that many times IVF patients get carried away with wanting so many eggs put back in in hopes of have more than one but it is really not safe. Many times if you put back more than one, there may be one not so good egg that ruins the others and you end up loosing the pregnancy because of that one bad egg. Kinda like one bad apple ruining the whole bunch. I don't know if I am making a point or not.
Anyway, I would allow the doctor to make the final decision, ask him about his experiences with this small number in the past and make your decision based on his medical opinion. This is what I would do becuase I really, really trust my doctor.
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My first IVF I had only 3 eggs retrieved and 2 transfered, it was unsuccessful but this isn't to say yours will be.2nd try that worked I had 16 eggs retrieved, 2 transfered and 2 frozen. Depends what your doctor recommends, my insurance covered it so I had no financial decisions to make. I wish you luck
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How many days of stims are you on? Will you be stimming anymore? I've heard of woman only having 4 and going through with it. It only takes 1 good egg :)It's a tough call though.
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How many days of stims are you on? Will you be stimming anymore? I've heard of woman only having 4 and going through with it. It only takes 1 good egg :)It's a tough call though.
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My best friend only had three eggs and she implanted three, and got three babies. So, It is worth the try.... I hope you and your RE talk it out.
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That is a tough call, I honestly don't know what advice to give you, however, I can share my IVF experience with you for comparison. Best of luck to you.

I had 25 eggs and they only retrieved 14 (ones they though were mature enough) Out of the 14 retrieved, 12 were actually mature, 10 fertilized, and 7 made it to the blastocyst stage. I had 7 type A blastocysts, tranferred 2 in me, and have 5 preserved for a later transfer. I am currently 7 weeks pregnant. Not sure if one or two took, but I will find out Tuesday at our ultrasound.
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