[rintense]

The misconception is that its standard protocol. It isn't. Most women who do IVF do not have multiple embryos. Many arrest before making it to the freezing stage. Those that are kept frozen and used later have a less than 50% chance of becoming viable.

This misconception is that every woman who does IVF has tons of eggs/embryos. And that is simply not true.

[Petronski]

I didn't see any mention of protocol, nor did I see any mention of tons. It happens.

Those that are kept frozen and used later have a less than 50% chance of becoming viable.

I wonder what the survival rate was at Auschwitz.

[netmilsmom]

>>Some clinics recommend transferring more than 3 embryos if you are older than 35 or have had several unsuccessful IVF attempts. As you age your embryo quality can start to decline, therefore transferring more than 3 may give you a better chance of success. <<

From here...
http://www.ivfconnections.com/qtransfer.htm

I think that your idea of “common misconceptions” is your own. Practices in the UK are not too much different than here. It doesn't make sense that in the UK there are a million embryos to be killed but in the US, there aren't.

[olivia3boys]

Yes, I believe I read once that only 25% of IVF cycles result in any leftover embryos for freezing.