I realized I was wrong about my egg quality. I was just reading an online article written by my doctor about diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). DOR only means that I don't have many eggs left in my ovaries. That's it. The quality is related to the ages of women. A relatively young 32-year old woman (like me) with DOR can still produce high quality eggs, jut not many of them. Also, the pregnancy rate is related to the egg quality more than the number of embryos produced during IVF cycle. It was very interesting, so I am putting the direct quote here.
"Recent studies have shown that young women with high FSH levels demonstrate lower numbers of growing follicles but can still achieve good pregnancy rates if oocytes and embryos are obtained. This highlights the premise that age reflects egg quality better than FSH levels do. (by Dr. Tortoriello, cited from http://www.ivfauthority.com/2009/09/ovarian-reserve-overview-guest-post-by.html)"
I feel lucky to find my doctor who knows tons about how to manage cases like mine. I didn't know about my issue when I selected a doctor. The fact I did not go to Cornell, for example, was crazy since I work across the street from the medical center. I just felt right about choosing Dr. T when I needed a doctor. It is like someone was sending me to his doorstep. Dr. T is an amazing doctor, and I know it is my destiny to have a baby (or babies).
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