Hi-- I'm new to this forum.
I just got married six months ago, age 43, and at 44 we went through our first cycle. We went in knowing success was unlikely. But we kept clearing hurdles-- pardon me for not remembering all the jargon, but my FSH (?) levels etc. were good; we got 14 follicles, 10 eggs, 9 mature, 8 fertilized by ICSI and looking good, and I felt on top of the world!
We did pre-implantation genetic diagnosis-- PGD-- and on the day our transfer was scheduled, our nurse called to say there was nothing to implant. All eggs were bad, probably not viable-- a mix of various trisomies, plus other genetic issues, and some eggs had multi genetic issues. Even though I'd told myself success was unlikely, I'd started to hope and believe, and was devastated.
Our doctor said it's likely that the same thing will happen if we try again, given my age. But after giving it a month or two, we are going to try one more time-- if we don't try, we'll always wonder... and since my insurance covers much of the expense, well, we figure, one more time.
Anybody have experience with trying IVF after having a cycle where all or most of your eggs were bad? I'm having trouble figuring out if past is prologue-- whether we're banging our heads against the wall... or whether it only takes one good one...