Care Fertility - caremaps

Hi. I am with care fertility. I have not gone for this option as I have tried with out going for extras first to save money. I have had 3 embryo transfer and 2 ended in miscarriage and because of this I have decided to get more testing. My recommendation is while it’s your first round don’t spend money of extras as you my not need them and you may fall pregnant first or second time. Also when you go through it you will understand more about what ms need and what’s not. My best advice is to ask as many questions as you can even if you think there stupid because no question is and not to spend money of extras just yet. x

We are with care and we chose their payment plan which includes Caremap. Our experience is good as they have their own algorithm to tell you a score out of 10 in terms of live birth chance. We found that the traditional grading is not as predictable (which we got in our NHS cycle elsewhere) and actually our caremap top ranked one is the sticky one 🤞 I think it really depends on how many embryos you have. If you only get 1-2 there’s no much point paying for this which simply helps with embryo selection.

Hi Wanyu. We paid for caremaps. What was your grading? Did you get a 10? We got a 7 but hoping that’s still good. I liked the idea they don’t get disturbed by using caremaps and they can tell from their journey which eggs look the best quality as they have seen them divide stage by stage and they can see how much fragmentation etc comes from each one

@Louise Yes we have had 6 embryos in 2 cycles and they range from 4 to 10. There were 3 ranked below 6 and these resulted in failed transfers or chemical pregnancy, and our 2 pregnancies were 8 and 10. And there is still one 9 in the freezer. 7 is definitely very good! They also tell you the % of each grade in terms of the probability of a live birth. Good luck with your transfer!

Thank you that’s helpful we never got a percentage. What was the percentage of your 8 just out of curiosity? We have a 5 that they froze so not feeling very hopeful for that transfer now!!

@Louise I don’t quite remember as it was just an informal chat with the embryologist before transfer. Anyway numbers do not matter that much I think, as there are so many success stories with high or low ranked embryos!! Just stay positive xx

Thanks Wanyu x

Hi @Hannah we need to make a decision on CareMaps by tomorrow so just curious....did you go for it? x

@Faye Hey, won’t be using it until next week so can’t give you more info I’m afraid. We’re going for it this time, will drop it for future cycles (if we need them) if it’s not worth it but I just need piece of mind that I’ve done what I can do. There is a Facebook group called IVF support UK that has a lot more info on people’s experiences and again it’s mixed as to whether it’s worth it and a bit conflicted. After a lot of debate we have landed on the fact that Care really rate it, they wouldn’t have put so much research in if it didn’t help, and hopefully it might save us the pain of losses if they implant the best one first time. We just have to accept that if we don’t get embryos it’s a waste of money but it might tell us a bit more as to what stage they stop developing which may help us for future cycles. And I’d rather regret spending the money than not doing Caremaps and wishing I had. It’s a minefield I’m sorry I can’t help more!

Hi ladies. I just wanted to say I have just used caremaps. I was on an NHS round and I paid the extra for care maps. For me it was worth every Penny even though we only had few embryos. We ended up with 3 by day 3 and 2 that made it to day 5 blasts. Caremaps labelled one of our eggs a 5 and one a 7 so they put the best one back in and I’m currently 7weeks pregnant. I’m 35 so she isn’t on our side and I feel like caremaps certainly helps then find the best out of the bunch 🤞🏻🤞🏻

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Hey @Hannah and @Louise, thanks so much for sharing your experiences and thinking. It's really helped us to weigh up our decision. I think we were leaning towards going for it anyway but now your comments have helped us cement that decision 😆 Congratulation @Louise I'm so happy for you. And good luck next week @Hannah hope all goes well xxx Thank you both again xx

Thanks Faye and good luck! If we go for another round after this little bean I wouldn’t hesitate to go for it again x

@Faye thanks Faye. Very best of luck to you too! Xxx