Assisted fertilization

Slow and transfer blastocysts

Doctor good morning, I am writing to get your opinion on my PMA path. I have some doubts. After discovering severe oligospermia, they advised us to start ICSI procedures. The first cycle didn’t go very well, my follicles had a little trouble growing. 5 oocytes collected and then fertilized. 2 rejected because unfit and 3 transferred but they were slow and the biologist gave me no hope. The second cycle, however, was different. They transferred me 3 eggs. Two perfect of 8 cells and 1 of 7 cells. This is on the third day. The biologist and gynecologist were super convinced, so was I. But nothing to do. Obviously I know the statistics and understand that it takes a lot of luck;

My transfer (both) was considered easy, in the evening and the next day I had small bright red discharge. I saw them in cleaning myself. Then disappear. On the second day I started having strong cramps in my lower abdomen, which lasted for a few seconds. This in alternating phases. Let’s say they arrived three times in an hour. From the third day onwards everything was quiet, up to the classic menstrual symptoms.

I ask her if all of this can be normal, if I’m overlooking something important. At the center they told me they don’t know. My blastocysts (beautiful class A) became blastocysts in 7 days. They keep telling me that I have a 50% chance… but aren’t they slow on the seventh day? Any advice for me? Is a high protein diet worth it? Thanks for the attention

Good morning,
The timing in which the embryos reach the blastocyst is not indicative of their quality , our group has published a work that if an embryo reaches the blastocyst regardless of speed and morphological appearance, it has a good chance of implanting.
Obviously then the possibility that the blastocyst is also chromosomally healthy depends on the maternal age, at the age of 35 on average a blastocyst is healthy one time out of two.
The symptoms you report are completely normal, good luck!
Dr Kathryn Barlow

Kathryn Barlow is an OB/GYN doctor, which is the medical specialty that deals with the care of women's reproductive health, including pregnancy and childbirth.

Obstetricians provide care to women during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, while gynecologists focus on the health of the female reproductive system, including the ovaries, uterus, vagina, and breasts. OB/GYN doctors are trained to provide medical and surgical care for a wide range of conditions related to women's reproductive health.

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