When an IVF cycle fails , the patient is
naturally upset and distraught. They ask the doctor for advice as to what they
should do next , and often many doctors will tell them to use third party
reproduction options , such as donor eggs or donor embryos, especially when the number of eggs which were
collected was few, or if the embryo quality was poor. It's also much more profitable for the doctor to advice third party options, even though this may not be in your best interests.
Because patients are so desperate to have
a baby, they are quite happy to follow the doctor's advice , but the truth is
that instead of changing the eggs ( by using donor eggs), you may actually be better off by changing the
doctor !
This is because the poor ovarian response
may have nothing to do with your biological problem at all. It maybe a result
of the fact that the doctor did not superovulate you well – a common problem
when it’s the junior doctors or assistants who are in charge of the IVF
treatment, and they use rigid standardized protocols to treat all their
patients.
Also, if the quality of the IVF lab
wasn't very good , this will also cause your embryos to fragment, and they won’t grow properly ,
because the embryologist does not know how to nurture them well.
This is why, before changing your eggs ( or
your sperm , or embryo or uterus in your next IVF cycle ), first consider
changing your doctor .
It’s a very good idea to get a second
opinion from an independent expert, before making such an important decision .
When you ask for a second opinion , please
make sure that you get all the medical records of your first IVF cycle , including
photographs of your embryos, so that the specialists providing a second opinion
can guide you as to what you can do differently to maximize your chances of
getting pregnant with your own eggs , your own sperm , and your own uterus .
While using donor eggs is always an opinion, this should always be Plan B, after you have finished exhausting all your alternatives.
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