Genetic Journey #2: 8 rounds of IVF and success with low level mosaic +14
This is a mosaic embryo success story for a woman over 35 years old who required 8 rounds of IVF to bring home her two babies.
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This DNAide patient froze her eggs at 37. Two years later those eggs created three embryos: one euploid, one high level mosaic, and one low level mosaic. But in 2019, their clinic, and most clinics weren’t transferring embryos with mosaic results.
“But, my REI at the time educated me about what mosaic embryos were and advised me never to discard them because “you never know what could change in the IVF world”
She moved forward and ultimately did 8 egg retrievals, attempting to bank euploid embryos. Three embryos with euploid results were created, in addition to the mosaics. Her first two euploid embryo transfers were unsuccessful. With only one euploid left, she and her husband assumed they would need donor eggs to have a child. They were over the moon when their third euploid transfer brought them their daughter, who they considered their last chance to have a child with their own genetics.
But she always kept an eye on the mosaic embryo world, and sometime in 2023-2024 their current clinic changed their policy, and started allowing low level mosaics for transfer. It was then that she consulted with Meaghan Doyle at DNAide, to get a better understanding of her mosaic PGT-A result.
The couple moved forward with the transfer of their low level mosaic, +14. Once their first two ultrasounds looked good and they knew their was a strong heartbeat, the patient got in touch with a few questions. It’s normal to have more questions, or feel extra anxious during a pregnancy conceived with a mosaic embryo. Amniocentesis results were normal, as was the anatomy scan. The pregnancy was smooth and uncomplicated, labor was quick and easy, and their daughter is now earthside, healthy, and perfect. Karyotyping at birth was normal as well.
“Thank you, Meaghan, from the bottom of my heart for the work you do. The hope and evidence based information you arm families with so that they can hopefully meet their babies is nothing short of amazing. ”
The couple are grateful that their REI encouraged them to keep their mosaic embryos back before science really knew what the results meant. Now they have two biological daughters when initially they expected to have zero.