S245: IVF for Genetic Purposes with Katie Denvir

Katie Denvir found out both her and her husband are carriers of Cystic Fibrosis. After finding out they were carriers and worked with a genetic counselor they then were going to move on to IVF.

They are Canadian and found out prior to marriage they were carriers. In addition to being a carrier of Cystic Fibrosis, she then found her her AMH was low for her age.

She quickly jumped into IVF. Being Canadian everyone gets one free cycle of IVF however, the waitlist is long. She decided to pay for her first cycle and then do another retrieval right after that. They winded up getting 10 embryos and 3 of 10 had CF.

PGT-M is the testing she got done for carriers of diseases.

-First transfer ended in a chemical pregnancy.

-Half a year later due to renovations at the clinic and her lining not ready for transfer she finally transferred an embryo

-Went for Beta 1 - 80 Beta 2-60 - ended in another chemical pregnancy

Going to move into a natural cycle and excited and hopeful for the future.

Advice:

Be patient and know that its going to be a little harder than expected but lean on your support system.

Educate yourself *