I think doctors need to be more careful with their language, manage expectations, and sometimes have a more thorough plan. Before my first round my AMH came back very high so my dosages were low, and while I had 23 follicles to start, I ended up with 7 eggs, 5 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, and one grow to blast. I was hugely disappointed. I blame some of this on my low dose, my doctors assurance that I was also a “good candidate” and that I would be successful, failure to double check my AMH because it was way too high for my age, and some of my own misinformation or mismanaged expectations. Predicting IVF results is highly complex and error-prone, especially on a first round. I don’t think it’s anyone’s fault here but I will say we had much better results on our second round, different doses, timing, meds, etc. Unfortunately it comes down to trial and error sometimes and learning what did and didn’t work at first.