I am here for you – say this to your partner, spend time together. However, you have lost your money, time, energy & even faith in this process. But, all the failures you have faced are only to reach the success stage after IVF treatment.
Due to 3 failures in IVF treatment, many of the couples have decided to go for a natural pregnancy and other fertility treatments, according to the research 1 in every 5 couples got a successful pregnancy after the treatment.
IVF can fail due to the following reasons such as age, ovarian reserves, fallopian tube & lifestyle. Doctors may also suggest advanced fertility treatments.
You both need to be stronger and support each other in your fertility journey.
What to do next after 3 failed IVF cycles
After three cycles of IVF, you can talk and consult with your doctor about the reason behind the failure of this treatment. Usually, doctors will advise you to take 2-3 cycles of IVF for successful conception.
But, after 3 failed attempts, you can do diagnosing testing. PGT (Preimplantation Genetic testing) will help to know if there might be missing or extra chromosomes that might cause the embryo to get rejected after implantation.
Chromosomes plays a major role in IVF because the abnormalities in the embryo result in 50% of failure cases. Depending on your health & wealth condition, you might try natural conception which can be prescribed by your doctor.
Find out the Common Causes of IVF failure
There are some reasons which can affect the treatment for non-pregnancy results. After testing is done your doctor comes to give you the solution for the next step.
Before that, you must know about the cause of failure. You need to be more aware before starting a treatment, The following things should not affect you…
- Female age
- Low-quality eggs
- Low quality of sperm
- Low ovarian response
- Embryo implantation failure
- Genetic or chromosome abnormalities
- Lifestyle issues
Quality of Eggs
Women have a lot of egg reserve by born but the egg quality starts decreasing with aging. This will be the reason for your multiple failures in IVF after the age of 30. Egg quality is more important for pregnancy.
If you attain the menopause, egg production will also decrease.
Quality of Sperms
Sperm quality is even more important when you go for fertility treatment. When the sperm is not qualified you need to ensure the healthy sperm for IVF.
Quality of Embryo
Embryo quality is crucial for successful IVF treatment. After the test of PGT results, found that the embryo is good but the fault may not identified. In such a case, there may be a failure in treatment. If the treatments fail, the embryo hasn’t grown up or has poor quality after implantation
Chromosomal problems
This is also considered to major factor in IVF treatment. Chromosol issues will be high at the age of 30. Due to this issue, there will be a miscarriage in your early. Chromosomal issues can result in extra or missing chromosomes. As per the doctor’s advice, you can take the PGT testing to find the problems.
Unhealthy Lifestyle
This will be a major cause of your cycle failure. Doctors will advise women to stop smoking and drinking alcohol before 3 months of the IVF treatment. And need to follow a healthy & nutritious lifestyle to avoid miscarriage.
Using donor eggs
Women who have failed with the multi-cycle treatments might use donor eggs. This will increase the chances of success rate, while this is your decision.
Through the donor egg, the embryo process was done and the embryo was implanted into the uterus. Problems like ovarian failure, a low reserve of ovaries, genetic issues, and your quality of life are low.
If you are facing multiple failures you can consult your specialist regarding donor eggs. Problems like ovarian failure, a low reserve of ovaries, genetic issues, and your quality of eggs are low.
Frozen embryo transfer:
Frozen embryo transfer (FET), is the process where the healthy embryos (blastocysts) were stored for future use from the previous IVF cycle. This can be used for the next cycle and it increases the chances of success rate.
This is usually used for women who have not succeeded in previous cycles, the extra embryos are used for future cycles.
Attempt IVF one more Time
Most of the couples will go for the hope of one more cycle.
Doctors usually advise that 2-3 attempts will increase the chances of success rate whereas only a few have succeeded with 1 attempt.
You can ask your doctor to give guidance to increase conception.
- You can consult with your doctor to make any adjustments to make it successful.
Conclusion
FAQs
1. What are the reasons behind the failure of the IVF cycle?
IVF can fail due to low quality of sperm, egg, embryo, age factor, and lifestyle.
2. After the three failures of the IVF cycle, can I try another cycle?
After three failure attempts, you need to consult with your doctor. If you are financially good and healthy means you can go but according to age factors and other lifestyles can take place when you have another cycle.
3. What are the chances of success after 3 failed attempts?
Might be. The success rate is less when it is IVF treatment but, you should consult with this doubt with your specialist.
