EMPTY FOLLICLES ANYONE?
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Topic: EMPTY FOLLICLES ANYONE?
Posted By: mtjt
Subject: EMPTY FOLLICLES ANYONE?
Date Posted: 27 October 2011 at 9:10pm
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Hi Girls...
Anyone had this issue when after egg collection being told your follicles had NO EGGS 
Love to hear any stories and suggestions on this issue  ------------- TTC 5 years Me 39 & DH 47 (antibodies and DNA frag issue) 1st/2nd/3rd ivf/icsi - Jan,Sept, Dec 09 4th ivf/icsi - May 10 bfn 5th ivf/icsi/tesa Dec 10 6th ivf/icsi/tesa. June 11 |
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Posted By: nellynolly
Date Posted: 27 October 2011 at 9:41pm
| hi mtjt. those bloody empty follicles ay?! we just home from 2nd ivf with one embryo on board and that it. did have 17 follicles at scan that were good and bloods perfect, then i wake up to 3, what 3? and then down to one. dr said next time they might try to use double flushing at retrival as there are eggs they think, they just don't want to bloody move. so no real suggestions sorry just more of a rant! |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 30 October 2011 at 1:20pm
We had a fair few from memory - I had 30+ follicles but came out with about 18ish eggs. I don't know what you can do about it though  ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: mtjt
Date Posted: 05 November 2011 at 2:03pm
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hello again, had a quick chat to our FS and he said looked like out of 3 folicles their was "cumulus" cells. what ever that means?
we will be seeing him this coming week so will ask more questions!! ------------- TTC 5 years Me 39 & DH 47 (antibodies and DNA frag issue) 1st/2nd/3rd ivf/icsi - Jan,Sept, Dec 09 4th ivf/icsi - May 10 bfn 5th ivf/icsi/tesa Dec 10 6th ivf/icsi/tesa. June 11 |
Posted By: lala1739
Date Posted: 05 November 2011 at 2:37pm
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Hi mtjt, been thinking of you. Would be really interested to hear what your specialist says esp if anything can be done to prevent/improve.
Apparently normally they expect 80% of follicles to have eggs, I ended up having to get double flushing to get my eggs out (7 of 13 retrieved). At transfer FS briefly said flushing is a bit controversial as some specialists think the eggs retrieved this way aren't quality ones in the long run eg there is a reason they aren't easy to get out- but she would note on my file to look at flushing again next time (though of course hoping there won;t be a next time  )
All the best for your review and hope you get some answers and a way forward... ------------- TTC #1 since Aug 09. Me 29, DP 37 Lap Jan 11 - Stage 3 endo IVF #1 - October 11 - BFP!!! Due July 2012 :) |
Posted By: lala1739
Date Posted: 08 November 2011 at 2:44pm
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Just found this (great site to browse!)
http://infertilityinfo.co.nz/we-did-ivf-but-had-heaps-of-empty-follicles-help/ ------------- TTC #1 since Aug 09. Me 29, DP 37 Lap Jan 11 - Stage 3 endo IVF #1 - October 11 - BFP!!! Due July 2012 :) |
Posted By: mtjt
Date Posted: 08 November 2011 at 3:40pm
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Thanks heaps lala1739 very interesting reading... as i have said before knowledge is power!!! I have a big list of questions for our FS tomorrow... ------------- TTC 5 years Me 39 & DH 47 (antibodies and DNA frag issue) 1st/2nd/3rd ivf/icsi - Jan,Sept, Dec 09 4th ivf/icsi - May 10 bfn 5th ivf/icsi/tesa Dec 10 6th ivf/icsi/tesa. June 11 |