Fresh or frozen after loss

Advice Needed!

TW: Loss

So I just had a chemical pregnancy from my first FET. Obviously feeling devastated - more than I thought I would! The hormone crash (or maybe just the grief) has been brutal. My IVF journey is still in the early stages and I feel unjustified in feeling so sad because I know that some people are dealing with so much worse but I can’t pull myself out of this. I am 37, have done one egg retrieval and have a 3 year old who I had absolutely no issues conceiving. I’ve been trying to conceive again for over a year and had a 7 week miscarriage 9 months ago, no luck getting pregnant outside of that.

ER results: 9 eggs, 7 fertilized, 4 blasts. 2 of those are untested because they were low quality and the clinic did not want to risk damaging them during the biopsy. I don’t have high hopes for them. The other 2 were tested of which one was euploid. Just finished the 2 week wait which ended in a chemical.

My husband and I were so pro PGT testing to avoid the trauma of another miscarriage, only for it to happen anyway. Going to do another egg retrieval but want your opinions on fresh or frozen transfer. I feel like the currency I’m paying in which is causing me the most amount of stress is time. I want to get to the finish line already and with PGT testing, transfer doesn’t happen until 2-3 months after egg retrieval.

If I’m not going to avoid a miscarriage either way, is there any point in waiting for testing or should I hope for the best with a fresh transfer and get the others tested in the meantime (if I get multiple blasts).

Pros and cons?

Posted Jun 23, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC

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