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Male Infertility Forums Fertility Experts Home Home | Help | Search | Login | Register Abbreviations   Shared Journey Community   Medical Reference   Infertility 101   IVF 3 day vs 5 day transfer « previous next » Pages: [1] Reply | Notify of replies | Send the topic | Print     Author  Topic: IVF 3 day vs 5 day transfer  (Read 241 times) mimit Jr. Member Offline Posts: 14 Baby dust to all!!!!    View Profile | | IVF 3 day vs 5 day transfer « on: 04/08/08, 13:41 » | Reply with quote I am having a 5 day transfer this Friday and I just was wondering what are the pros and cons of a 3 day vs a 5 day transfer.  Any help would be great, I feel like I am calling my RE with every little question. Report to moderator   Logged B. Jacobs, M. D. Gold Member Offline Posts: 1390 I'm a llama! View Profile | E-Mail | Re:IVF 3 day vs 5 day transfer « Reply #1 on: 04/08/08, 22:14 » | Reply with quote Some of the embryos that look good on day 3 are not.  Growing embryos for 5 days helps identify some of the embryos that are not going to make it after day 3.  Not all laboratories seem to be able to reliably grow embryos for 5 days.  If your lab can grow embryos for 5 days, that is usually a good idea. Good luck.  Report to moderator   Logged mimit Jr. Member Offline Posts: 14 Baby dust to all!!!!    View Profile | | Re:IVF 3 day vs 5 day transfer « Reply #2 on: 04/09/08, 12:38 » | Reply with quote Thank you this is helpful. Report to moderator   Logged mimit Jr. Member Offline Posts: 14 Baby dust to all!!!!    View Profile | | HCG booster shot question. « Reply #3 on: 04/22/08, 16:02 » | Reply with quote I have tried to start a new thread, but I have had issues with this. So here is my question I had a blastocyst transfer on 4/11/08 11 days ago and my dr had me do a HCG booster of .5 on 4/14/08.  then I did another booster on 4/21/08 of .5.  What are the purposes of these booster shots.  I know my HCG levels have been low.  4/11/08 transfer 4/14/08 >1 HCG, did booster shot 4/16/08 74 HCG 4/18/08 24.9 HCG 4/21/08 4.6 HCG, did booster shot what does all of this mean? I go again tomorrow morning for more blood work. « Last Edit: 04/22/08, 18:28 by mimit » Report to moderator   Logged B. Jacobs, M. D. Gold Member Offline Posts: 1390 I'm a llama! View Profile | E-Mail | Re:IVF 3 day vs 5 day transfer « Reply #4 on: 04/22/08, 21:47 » | Reply with quote Giving hCG "boosters" for luteal support stimulates the cells of the follicles to make progesterone, the same way the placenta does.  The only problem with that protocol is that you cannot determine if a positive pregnancy test is hCG from an early pregnancy, or from the injection. Good luck.  Report to moderator   Logged Pages: [1] Reply | Notify of replies | Send the topic | Print  Jump to:Please select a destination: ----------------------------- Medical Reference ----------------------------- =>Infertility 101 =>Andrology & Embryology ----------------------------- Support Groups ----------------------------- =>Bulletin Board =>The Sounding Board =>Female Infertility Factors =>Male Factors =>Just Starting =>ART Work =>The 2-Week Wait =>Complimentary & Alternative Treatment =>Miscarriage =>Surrogates & Donors =>Relationships =>Pregnancy After Infertility Shared Journey Community | Powered by Yabbse

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