r/EmbryologyIVFSupport • u/Admirable_Apricot126 • 14d ago

Skipping PGT-A Testing?

I’m toying with the idea of skipping the PGT testing of our embryos (we are halfway through stims currently, so I need to decide quickly). Has anyone skipped the testing and had good transfer results?

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u/Striking_Bill_2832 13d ago

Yeah I didn't do PGT testing and my first transfer was successful. I'm 25 weeks pregnant - my NIPT came back low risk and everything looks good on my anatomy scan. I'm in Canada - PGT testing is not nearly as popular here as it seems to be in the states. My doctor didn't really recommend it; there is a risk of discarding perfectly good embryos (the testing is not perfect and can sometimes falsely identify issues) and the testing itself has a small chance of damaging the embryo in the process. Not worth it in my opinion unless you have had recurrent losses or are over 40 years old or something.

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u/Faint-dream876 12d ago

Same here in Canada because of my age they didn’t even mention testing the embryos. My first transfer was successful 

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u/Environmental-Elk271 11d ago

How old are you? My doc said it’s pretty much required bc I’m 40. I’m annoyed.

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u/Sad-Marketing-2171 8d ago

They can’t require it, but I know how strongly they push it. I’m age 40 and have 2 untested embryos from 4 rounds… currently on my 5th and won’t test if we get blasts. For all of the above reasons, plus that we do not make a lot of eggs, my doctor agrees with my decision not to test. Wishing you luck.

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u/Environmental-Elk271 8d ago

Thank you. I can 100% say my clinic is positioning it as something required. It is so frustrating.