u/Total-Pickle-1346

I’m 41 with very bad egg quality. I have low amh and get 4-8 eggs per cycle but only 1 egg fertilized even with icsi, zymot and calcium ionophore.

I take all the supplements, do acupuncture and red light therapy. My husband also takes supplements but the problem seem to be me.

I just seem to have a lot worse egg quality than average. Statistically I should still have some euploid eggs though.

Has anyone been able to turn very bad egg quality around? Is it a matter of just keep trying or look into donor eggs?

I’m gearing up for my third ivf cycle.

I’m 41 with poor egg quality and DOR. I get pregnant naturally within a few cycles but miscarry due to chromosomal abnormalities. Sperm is normal.

First cycle: traditional IVF. 5 eggs retrieved, 3 mature, 3 fertilized. No blasts.

Second cycle: icsi with zymot and calcium ionophore. 8 eggs retrieved, 8 mature but only 1 fertilized. We transferred that as a 3 day embryo but it failed.

Should I do my third cycle with icsi or natural ivf? My clinic recommends icsi since that is what ”most patients do” but perhaps my old eggs don’t like icsi?