These IVF success stories come from real patients who faced difficult scenarios, including mosaic embryos, low-grade blasts, day 7s, over 40, immune issues, endometriosis, and more. All are anonymous (unless requested) and all are here to remind you that even against the odds, success is possible!
⚠️ These stories are personal experiences, not medical advice or scientific evidence. Success stories are more likely to be shared than unsuccessful ones, so they should not be interpreted as proof that a treatment works. Always discuss treatment decisions with your doctor.
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Table of Contents
IVF Success Stories: Embryo Quality Challenges
These IVF success stories feature embryos that have a lower chance of working, whether due to poor quality, abnormal genetics, or slow development. Patients here succeeded with poor quality embryos, mosaic or aneuploid embryos, day 3 embryos or day 7 blastocysts, or those affected by embryo arrest, abnormal fertilization, or high aneuploidy rates. These journeys challenge the idea that grading or genetics always predict the outcome!
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UWOF #38: Low euploid rate, 7 transfers, and a baby at 40
Six retrievals and seven embryo transfers were needed before a Day 6 4BB euploid embryo finally led to a healthy baby at age 40, after an early euploid rate of just 1 out of 17 embryos.
IVF success tags for this story: IVF Success: High aneuploidy, IVF Success: Multiple failed transfers -
UWOF#37: Told I might lose my uterus, then had 3 babies from 3 embryos
Facing the risk of losing her uterus due to large fibroids, she underwent a 5½-hour surgery to remove 9 fibroids. Years later, IVF led to 3 healthy children, including one from a trisomy 16 mosaic embryo.
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UWOF #36: Over 50 embryos arrested – one day 3 baby at 42
After 18 years of infertility, 6 retrievals, and more than 50 embryos arresting at day 3, Dina conceived at 41 from four frozen day 3 embryos. She delivered a healthy baby boy at 42.
IVF success tags for this story: IVF Success: Day 3 embryo, IVF Success: Embryo arrest, IVF Success: Over age 40 (own eggs)
Read more IVF success stories relating to embryo quality by visiting these Uterine Wall of Fame tags:
- IVF Success: Poor quality embryo (11)
- IVF Success: Mosaic embryo (5)
- IVF Success: Day 7 embryo (3)
- IVF Success: Day 3 embryo (6)
- IVF Success: Embryo arrest (5)
- IVF Success: High aneuploidy (2)
IVF Success Stories: Egg Quality & Quantity Challenges
These IVF success stories focus on egg quality or quantity challenges, with many facing low AMH, diminished ovarian reserve (DOR), multiple egg retrievals, or were using their own eggs over age 40. These stories show that even when the numbers look discouraging, the right embryo can still emerge!
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UWOF #36: Over 50 embryos arrested – one day 3 baby at 42
After 18 years of infertility, 6 retrievals, and more than 50 embryos arresting at day 3, Dina conceived at 41 from four frozen day 3 embryos. She delivered a healthy baby boy at 42.
IVF success tags for this story: IVF Success: Day 3 embryo, IVF Success: Embryo arrest, IVF Success: Over age 40 (own eggs) -
UWOF #35: Back-to-back success from 2 poorly graded embryos
After a failed retrieval and two poorly grade embryos (3BC+ and 2CB-), this patient had back-to-back success: her first transfer at 38 led to a son, and the second at 40 is now a 12-week pregnancy.
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UWOF#33: Pregnant from a high-level mosaic embryo after 3 failed euploids
Three euploid embryos failed, and one natural pregnancy ended in miscarriage, but a high level mosaic with a 10% chance from frozen eggs led to a healthy baby boy.
Read more IVF success stories relating to egg quality and quantity by visiting these Uterine Wall of Fame tags:
- IVF Success: Low AMH / DOR (7)
- IVF Success: Multiple egg retrievals (6)
- IVF Success: Over age 40 (own eggs) (3)
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IVF Success Stories: Uterine & Implantation Challenges
These IVF success stories focus on patients who faced uterine or implantation challenges, including recurrent pregnancy loss, multiple failed transfers, or a diagnosis of endometriosis, adenomyosis, immune-related issues, thyroid dysfunction, or other uterine issues. These stories show that even with a less-than-ideal uterine environment, successful implantation is still possible!
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UWOF#37: Told I might lose my uterus, then had 3 babies from 3 embryos
Facing the risk of losing her uterus due to large fibroids, she underwent a 5½-hour surgery to remove 9 fibroids. Years later, IVF led to 3 healthy children, including one from a trisomy 16 mosaic embryo.
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UWOF#34: Hydrosalpinx surgery led to pregnancy after 3 failed euploids
After three failed transfers of euploid embryos, this patient discovered she had hydrosalpinx. After surgery to remove her damaged tube, she spontaneously conceived identical twins — and is now 14 weeks pregnant.
IVF success tags for this story: IVF Success: Multiple failed transfers, IVF Success: Uterine issues -
UWOF #31: Ten IVF cycles over years of trying, and now a son
Diagnosed with premature ovarian failure and endometriosis, this patient went through 10 IVF cycles using her own eggs before finding success with a donor egg embryo. Her son was born in November 2022.
IVF success tags for this story: IVF Success: Donor Eggs, IVF Success: Endometriosis / Adenomyosis, IVF Success: Multiple egg retrievals
Read more IVF success stories relating to uterine and implantation issues by visiting these Uterine Wall of Fame tags:
- IVF Success: Endometriosis / Adenomyosis (5)
- IVF Success: Immune-related issues (3)
- IVF Success: Multiple failed transfers (7)
- IVF Success: Multiple pregnancy losses (1)
- IVF Success: Thyroid / Autoimmune condition (1)
- IVF Success: Uterine issues (4)
IVF Success Stories: Male Factor Infertility
These IVF success stories focus on patients who faced male factor infertility. Whether due to low sperm count, poor morphology, sperm DNA fragmentation, or azoospermia, these couples found paths to success — through ICSI, TESE, donor sperm, or just the right lab and approach.
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UWOF #28: Twins after childhood cancer and only 100 frozen sperm
This couple saved for 4 years to afford IVF and were able to collect only about 100 sperm due to the husband’s childhood cancer. Two untested embryos were transferred at age 40, resulting in healthy boy/girl twins.
IVF success tags for this story: IVF Success: Cancer or major health challenge, IVF Success: Male factor infertility -
UWOF #19: Live birth from day 3 fragmented embryos
With most embryos arresting and one cycle already failed, a patient transferred three fragmented day 3 embryos—and welcomed a healthy baby girl.
IVF success tags for this story: IVF Success: Day 3 embryo, IVF Success: Embryo arrest, IVF Success: Male factor infertility, IVF Success: Poor quality embryo -
UWOF #18: Pregnant at 42 after cancer and repeated embryo arrest
After four retrievals where nearly all embryos arrested before blastocyst, a single 3AB embryo finally led to a healthy 17-week pregnancy at age 42. Cancer and male factor infertility added further complexity to this success.
IVF success tags for this story: IVF Success: Cancer or major health challenge, IVF Success: Embryo arrest, IVF Success: Male factor infertility
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Other IVF Success Stories: Unexplained, Hormonal, and Complex Cases
These IVF success stories focus on people with unexplained infertility, PCOS, hormonal imbalance, genetic conditions like translocations or who faced a major health challenge like cancer.
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UWOF #32: Baby boy from a day 6 CC embryo after 5 years TTC
Rosie from Edinburgh conceived after 5 years, 5 failed transfers, and 3 retrievals — thanks to a Day 6 CC embryo. She’s now 20 weeks pregnant with a baby boy.
IVF success tags for this story: IVF Success: Multiple failed transfers, IVF Success: Poor quality embryo, IVF Success: Unexplained infertility -
UWOF #28: Twins after childhood cancer and only 100 frozen sperm
This couple saved for 4 years to afford IVF and were able to collect only about 100 sperm due to the husband’s childhood cancer. Two untested embryos were transferred at age 40, resulting in healthy boy/girl twins.
IVF success tags for this story: IVF Success: Cancer or major health challenge, IVF Success: Male factor infertility -
UWOF #26: Success after sitagliptin, including a high-level segmental mosaic
After 6 miscarriages, a woman conceived naturally following sitagliptin (metformin) and later had a second healthy baby from a Day 6 5AB high-level segmental mosaic embryo.
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