Possible Miscarriage

Peter v

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Reply Posted on: Nov 19, 2015 at 5:02pm
Hello Dr. Braverman,


My wife and I are currently 7 weeks pregnant having done our first IVF cycle.We transferred a cavitating morula and one morula on day 5 after retrieval. (we retrieved 9 eggs, 5 fertilized, none made it to blastocyst) Presently, of the two transferred only one has implanted; however, at our ultrasound today, the baby measured only 3.8 MM with a heart beat of 115. He indicated that it is very likely that this pregnancy will end in miscarriage. This would be my wife's second following a chemical (through natural cycle) last December. We have two questions:


1. Is there much hope for the fetus to survive given those measurements (it seems to measure 1 week behind--6 weeks).

2. Given a previous chemical and now another likely miscarriage, do you suggest further testing (we've done some DNA blood panels which came back clear). The thought of another miscarried IVF cycle is very scary so we would like to know what we can do to improve our odds. As this was the first IVF (we also attempted 3 IUI's), are we better to try one more or go with testing first?


Thank you so much

Dr. Braverman

2026 Posts
RE: Possible Miscarriage Posted on: Nov 20, 2015 at 7:31am
as long as their is a heart beat , you always have a chance. I would need to see the sonogram myself to give you any more information . I suspect there is an egg/embryo quality issue as you only had morula on day 5. Poor egg quality with miscarriages many times suggests CRAMS (please see my blog on this topic to explain) . I wish you well , if this does turn out to be another loss, you can contact us by filling out a consult request on the website and we will schedule a free consult to discuss your case.
Braverman Medical Team
Braverman Reproductive Immunology P.C.

Danielle Crisp

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RE: Possible Miscarriage Posted on: Dec 18, 2015 at 1:37am
I agree with Our Medical Team, yes due to the quality issues of an egg/embryo, you only had morula on day 5. The morula embryo grading usually depends on:

1. The blastomeres’ proportion enduring the compaction course.

2. The compacted multicellular mass’ morphology.

3. The quality of embryo on day 2 and 3

4. The fragmentation’s amount.

Keep in mind, the main aim of every IVF process remain the same i.e. the birth of a healthy baby. Therefore, your doctors will definitely try hard to achieve a successful pregnancy.