okay, finally i found a report based on bicornuate womb and ivf. The report is based in Europe country, although it is not promising but at least i know what are my chances:
Patients with a bicornuate uterus also had a 50% reduction in pregnancy rate per transfer and implantation rate.
The second study compared IVF rates with a historical control.[32] Looking at only 17 subjects with uterine anomalies undergoing 55 IVF cycles, this study found a lower delivery rate per embryo transfer compared with a historical database at the same hospital and facility (8.2% vs. 17.5%–19%). The study stated that unicornuate uterus had a reasonable pregnancy rate of 19.4% (no control data were provided) but an especially high ectopic rate of 33% (2 of 6 pregnancies). The didelphic uterus pregnancy rate per embryo transfer was 11.1%, but the single pregnancy resulted in a miscarriage. Because of its extremely low number of subjects, this study is difficult to interpret. This Finnish study did not consider subjects who had a bicornuate uterus or an arcuate uterus.
The third study looked at 24 subjects who underwent 47 IVF cycles.[33] Using their own historical data, the authors found that overall clinical pregnancy (37.3% in uterine malformations vs. 38.8% in controls) and implantation rates (17.5% in uterine malformations vs. 13.0% in controls) were similar. Subjects with a didelphic uterus had a 27.3% implantation rate (IR), those with a septate uterus had a 22.5% IR, those with a bicornuate uterus had an 11.6% IR, and a woman with a unicornuate uterus had a 13.2% IR. This study suggests also that specific anomalous uteri, such as bicornuate and unicornuate uteri, have lower IVF success rates, but these studies also suffer from small numbers.
Source: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/471012_8
Question is what type of uterus is my?
Based on the X-ray i took, the separation is not very define and I had asked Dr Peter Chew whether my top uterus is flat or curve in. He told me is flat so i gave my own assumption that I have a septate uterus. Plus, Prof Wong saw my x-ray and he mentioned that the x-ray doesn't looks not so bad... kind of relief for me.
However, Doc told me the implantation may be an issue, hence I purposely go and find more report on the possibility to conceive through IVF with odd shape womb and the reason is depressing:
IVF pregnancy rates appear to be decreased not because of decreased number or quality of eggs obtained but rather due to the uterine anomaly itself. Resulting implantation rates and clinical pregnancy rates are still uncertain but may be reduced by 50% compared to women undergoing IVF without anomalies.
Source: http://www.seattlefertility.com/diagnosis/uterineAnomalies.asp
Nevertheless, I need to believe in miracle...let's hope for the best and I believe everything will go well for me.
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