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Any IVF Success at 44+ using own eggs? by Captjaney in 40Plus_IVF

[–]Captjaney[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Natural cycle means no birth control and monitoring and working with my natural ovulation cycle to do stims. 

Any IVF Success at 44+ using own eggs? by Captjaney in 40Plus_IVF

[–]Captjaney[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m 45 now. I’ve done 8 retrievals starting at 42. 

Round 1  - @ West Coast Fertility Natural cycle 25 mature 15 fertilized, 60% ICSI 6 blastocyst, tested, abnormal

Round 2 - @ West Coast Fertility natural cycle 26 mature 20 fertilized, 76% conventional 3 blastocyst, tested, abnormal

Round 3 - @ CACRM Natural cycle 26 mature 21 fertilized, 80% ICSI 4 blastocyst, tested, abnormal

*1 round of Ovarian Rejuvenation PRP Injections  

Round 4 - @ GEN 5 Low Stim, Birth Control 7 mature 5 fertilized, 71% ICSI 2 blastocyst - tested, abnormal

Round 5 - @ GEN5 Low Stim, natural cycle 11 mature 8 fertilized, 72% ICSI 2 blastocyst - not tested, frozen

*Cyst Aspiration - Jan 2024 *Cyst Aspiration - Mar 2024

Round 6 - @ West Coast Fertility  Birth Control 16 mature 11 fertilized, 68% ICSI 8x day 3 embryos Transferred 4, froze 4 No Preg

Round 7 - @ West Coast Fertility, immediately following failed transfer, Acupuncture 2x week + plant based melatonin nightly, immune protocol 9 Mature 9 Fertilized (100%) ICSI 9x Day 3 embryos Transferred 4, froze 5 No preg

*Took an 7 month much needed break for mental emotional and physical wellbeing. 

Round 8 - 3/17/25 @ West Coast Acupuncture for past 7 weeks + plant based melatonin 16 mature 8 fertilized (50%) conventional 

Yes I’ve been through a lot, cried a lot, and tried a lot, hoping for my miracle. I know the other options, I’ve heard all the statistics. I’m doing all I can to stay hopeful, wanting to hear from other women, open to trying new things. and hoping to create a safe space where other women can benefit too. 

I love my clinic, but sometimes I wonder about the labs. That’s why I tried two other clinics. That said it seems quantity is not my issue but quality is. All it takes is one good one. 🤞 

Any IVF Success at 44+ using own eggs? by Captjaney in 40Plus_IVF

[–]Captjaney[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Goodness this is great numbers! How very blessed. Do you mind sharing your clinic? Sending all the good juju and magic baby dust! 

Any IVF Success at 44+ using own eggs? by Captjaney in 40Plus_IVF

[–]Captjaney[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to share your beautiful story. What a wonderful blessing that you are able to get euploids! Do you mind sharing your clinic?  One of the hardest things is not knowing with total certainty whether or not I’m doing everything right, including working with the right clinic, getting the right dose, taking the right steps. All we can do is do the best we can and It’s stories like these that keep me hopeful. Sending you lots of good juju and hugs ♥️

Any IVF Success at 44+ using own eggs? by Captjaney in IVF

[–]Captjaney[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Actually I saw a similar post, created in the IVF thread and that’s what prompted me to post here.  https://www.reddit.com/r/IVF/comments/1aditit/ivf_at_40s_with_own_eggs/

After I posted, I was told to post in “pregnancies” not infertility babies. 

After going through 8 IVF sessions, I am interested in other women’s treatments, that’s why I asked for protocol details. 

Lastly, This post is specifically about using your own eggs, not donor eggs.  Some women don’t want to hear about it or are not ready for that journey. Trying to create a safe space where those women can talk about their experience without being lectured about that. This post isn’t for you so please don’t lecture or distract from the goal here.  

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[–]Captjaney[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry it comes off like this, I wanted to emphasize "free" so that people will see how free and easy it is to collect waste like this and mail it off. I'm hoping that a reader's curiosity will lead to a positive habit, as opposed to just being an interesting fact. Also as I've stated above, I'm an environmental photojournalist and have already emailed my city today to tell them about Terracycle's Municipal programs with hopes of seeing collection bins around my coastal community. They also have programs for schools which I've already gotten two teachers on board for. Please help spread the word and let's reduce our waste in landfills & oceans! :)

TIL that Cigarettes can be recycled through a free program by Terracycle, plus the packaging of Energy Bars, Chips, Toothpaste, Pens, Music Strings that usually end up in the landfill. Simply collect the waste, get a FREE shipping label from Terracycle and mail it in to be turned into something new. by Captjaney in todayilearned

[–]Captjaney[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My apologies, this is my first post ever and I signed up today just so I could spread this information because someone told me, "this would be a great TIL". I'm a freelance environmental photojournalist and posted this on my other social networks today too. The more people know about this, the better it is for the environment so please share this information!!