Play it Again, Cornell

Well, after much debate, we have decided to pursue one more cycle of IVF at Cornell. Dr. Chung feels that my uterus is viable and we should check our embryos through a process called PGD.

I find the thought of another round of IVF extremely frustrating, but logically it makes sense to do this.

The arguments were:

Move on to India
Why have a round of IVF here that will not result in a pregnancy. See, if my uterus is good and the embryos are bad, the result is no pregnancy. If the outcome is that the embryos are good, then we can finally determine for sure that it is my uterus that's the problem. Still, in the end no pregnancy. (Dr. Chung does not believe that our chances are that bleak. I think six failed rounds of IVF speaks volumes.)

IVF Cycle
If we have a round of IVF and determine that our embryos are not viable, then a surrogate is not an option. If we skip the IVF with PGD and move on to India, and a pregnancy doesn't result, will we try it again? Will we always wonder if it was the embryos? (Plus, there is the chance that it will work??)

Closure wins out on this one. To know, once and for all, if it's my uterus or our embryos before moving on is too important.