50-70 is waay high (Score 1)

First, I think your 50-70 eggs number is high. We just did IVF and 25 eggs were gathered. A friend of ours has donated eggs twice and her highest number of eggs produced is in the 30s. Second, 25 eggs != 25 embryos. The eggs don't all fertilize and not all of those that fertilize make it. We started with 25 eggs and ended up with 5 blastocysts that were implantable. Healthy embryos that aren't implanted can be frozen, used in research, or donated to infertile couples. Oddly enough, the current administration has made it harder to donate embryos to infertile couples. I couldn't get very many details out of the nurse but thanks to W we will have to undergo (& pay for) more tests before our eggs can be donated to other couples. (more information appreciated if you have it)