In the prime of your youth, if you were faced with two major life challenges within five years, would you be easily defeated?
After getting married and working hard to conceive, even going through IVF, retrieving eggs three times, and transferring embryos five times without success, would you still have the courage to keep going?
Five years of trying to conceive with no success, starting IVF treatment
Ms. C, at 35 years old, underwent cervical conization surgery before marriage due to precancerous lesions of the cervix. She thought that the worst part of her life was behind her, but four years later, she was diagnosed with an ovarian endometrioma on her right ovary due to abdominal pain and had to undergo laparoscopic surgery. Fortunately, her husband was by her side throughout, and they actively tried to conceive, but after five years with no good news, they turned to IVF treatment.
The first egg retrieval went well—14 eggs were collected, resulting in six healthy blastocysts. However, luck wasn’t on their side, and the first two transfers failed. Although there were remaining embryos, Ms. C decided to go through another round of egg retrieval to improve the chances of implantation and opted to have the embryos undergo PGS (preimplantation genetic screening). This time, two chromosomally normal embryos were found, but despite that, no pregnancy occurred after two more transfers, leaving her feeling discouraged.
After multiple IVF failures, a successful pregnancy with immunoglobulin treatment before transfer
Despite having remaining embryos, Ms. C decided to try a different clinic. This time, the egg retrieval was quite successful, with 18 eggs collected and seven good embryos formed. Among them, three were chromosomally normal. Yet, even after transferring one of these normal embryos, there was no success—it was another failure. After discussing the situation during a follow-up consultation, the doctor suggested trying immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment before the next transfer. This time, she finally saw the two lines she had been dreaming of! After making it through the first three months with the embryo’s heartbeat remaining stable, she could finally receive her "graduation certificate" and continue her journey toward happiness.
In life, we often face continuous challenges. Sometimes, after encountering setbacks, it’s necessary to take a moment to reflect, adjust our direction, and change our approach to increase the chances of achieving our goals. Keep going, let’s pursue happiness together, giving it everything we’ve got!
