My first round of IVF was unsuccessful (well, sort of more like first two rounds, because I thawed two rounds of frozen eggs). I was 37 when I froze the eggs, AMH of 0.6 (sometimes a bit higher). I thawed 14 eggs, 11 thawed successfully, 8 fertilized, 2 blasts, 0 euploid. Seems like these results are below average for age 37, though probably what can be expected with DOR.
I'm discussing next steps. I have 11 more eggs I can thaw, and either combine them with a new retrieval, or just do a new retrieval and leave the eggs banked (I'm single, so hypothetically I could save those for a future partner, but at age 38, the odds of that seem quite slim :-/)
In any case, my doctor doesn't think we should make any changes to the protocol. He thinks "the eggs are whatever the eggs are" and the specifics of the stims don't change anything or improve their quality/destiny etc--as long as you are getting eggs (which, 7 eggs per cycle seems pretty on par for a 0.6 AMH), it's just a numbers game beyond that. I used the microdose lupron flare protocol, 450 gonal + 150 menopur for 10-12 days. He thinks we should stay the course with exactly that regimen. He won't use HGH.
My question is: is it a bad sign that he's not considering any tweaks? Or is it very common for clinics to do that, and have people had different success in different rounds despite the protocol staying the same? I just wonder if his lack of curiosity/rigidity means I might be missing out on other strategies that could work better. Thanks for reading.
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