WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2000: Re: IVF Embryo Quality and Pregnancy Success Rates

Re: IVF Embryo Quality and Pregnancy Success Rates

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 24 Sep 2000 08:26:59 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Laura wrote: >
>Embarking my second round of IVF, this time with the
>frozen embryos we didn't use last time... My doctor tells
>me that he placed three embryos in my uterus yesterday.
>He says that two were "Quality B" and one was "Quality D."
>He is using a scale of A-D, with A being ideal. The two
>B embryos were at the eight-cell stage; the other was
>only four cells, but apparently still dividing.
>
>My question is: just how much are our chances lessened by having only B
>and D quality embryos? I've asked my doctor, but as is the custom in the
>country in which I live, he'll only tell me that everything will be
>fine. Infuriating, but
>as I live overseas for my job and he's the only qualified
>doctor in the country for IVF, I can't exactly just find someone who's
>more communicative. Frustrating...
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>--
>Laura
>

Laura

I can not really answer that as I am not an expert in IVF. I suggest you post this to one of the other forums, like PCO. Dr. Perloe is an endocrinologist, and could probably answer that one better than I. Good Luck

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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