Empty Vessel: I'm ok!!!! (quickie update)

Infertility resume

Diagnosis: Male factor infertility complicated by DH's Robertsonian Translocation 13;15.

IVF #1 July 2006 (Pensacola, FL)
23 eggs retrieved. 18 fertilized via ICSI. PGD. 8 "normal" embryos. Freeze all cycle due to severe OHSS. Hospitalized for 8 days.

FET #1 November 2006 (Pensacola, FL)
Canceled at the last minute (after taking all the meds and shots for about 3 weeks) due to nonsuppression.

FET #2 September 2007 (Pensacola, FL)
Transferred 1 female embryo. BFN.

FET #3 November 2007 (Pensacola, FL)
Transferred 2 male embryos. BFN.

Decided to change fertlility clinics, so consulted with CCRM in Denver and SIRM in Las Vegas. Chose CCRM and transferred remaining 5 frozen embryos from Pensacola to Denver to have them genetically re-checked. 3 embryos died upon thaw, 1 embryo's genetic test came back inconclusive. 1 embryo normal for chromosomes 13 & 15. Re-froze the one normal embryo and the one inconclusive embryo.

One-day work up at CCRM in April 2008.
FSH 7.18, E2 29, AMH 4.3, AFC 35+, genetic testing on me all came back normal. DH's genetic testing came back with 65% of sperm are affected with the unbalanced translocation.

IVF #2 July 2008 (Denver, CO)
30 eggs retrieved. 26 mature. 23 fertilized via ICSI. PGD. 7 embryos normal for chromosomes 13 & 15. 1 embryo made it to freeze. Transferred 2 grade AA blasts. BFN.

IVF #3 November 2008 (Denver, CO)
34 eggs retrieved. 25 mature. 22 fertilized via ICSI. 15 blasts for CGH testing. Results: 8 abnormal & 7 no results. The 7 no results will be thawed, re-biopsied, and re-vitrified; and the cells will be sent for FISH analysis for the translocation. Should get those results by Christmas. UPDATE: 1 blast is normal for 13 & 15 and 1 blast still no result.

FET #4 February 2009 (Denver, CO)
Our first ever BFP!!
Beta #1 (9dp5dt): 174 !!!!!
Beta #2 (11dp5dt): 401 !!!!!

11-2-09 It's a BOY! 7 pounds 1.4 ounces & 20 inches long.

THANK YOU GOD!

7/15/2008

I'm ok!!!! (quickie update)

They got 30 eggs from me yesterday morning.
26 were ICSI'ed (meaning that they injected the sperm into 26 eggs).
23 fertilized. Today is Day 1.
We will know more results this Thursday, as to the quality of the embryos.

Tired, so I'll give more of a detailed update tomorrow. Thank you all for your prayers.