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Conditions Addressed By Embryo Transfer - Articles
Embryo transfer versus embryo implantation
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Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Wed 05 May 2010 2:18am
Many patients do not understand the difference between embryo transfer and implantation and will often confuse these terms.
Embryo transfer is a simple mechanical... altogether and transferring the embryos directly into the fallopian tubes.
Implantation, on the other hand, is a biological process , and involves three phases - apposition
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Acupuncture on the Day of Embryo Transfer
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Liz Richards
Posted
Sat 06 Jun 2009 11:33pm
I have been attending embryo transfers as an acupuncturist since 2002 and I think it is an honor to be there on such an important day. The protocol that I use is based on a study published in Fertility and Sterility in 2002 and again in 2006 and 2007, which reported that acupuncture given on the day of the IVF embryo transfer increased the rate
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How do we decide how many embryos to transfer ?
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Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Wed 27 Oct 2010 10:32pm
Saiprasad Gundeti, Senior Embryologist, Malpani Infertility Clinic
There are multiple variables which need to be considered while deciding how many embryos to transfer.
When we decide about the number of embryos to transfer , our aim is to :
Select Top Quality Embryo(s) for transfer
Maximise the chances of pregnancy.
Minimise the risk
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How many embryos should I transfer ?
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Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:17am
As an IVF specialist, the commonest question patients ask me is - How many embryos should I transfer ? While IVF technology today is very good at making embryos in the IVF lab, we still cannot control the process of embryo implantation. This means that most of the embryos we transfer do not become babies - which is why the success rate of most IVF
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Frozen Embryo Transfer
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Tiffany Snook
Posted
Sat 06 Jun 2009 12:06am
Good news, good news, and more good news! We got scheduled for our FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer). Gabe's kareyotype came back normal, and our baseline appointment went flawless! Yahhooooooo!!!!
Tenative transfer date is set for July 19th of our six day old blastocyst. Gabe and I went to our baseline appointment which was just a check up, some
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Three Day vs Five Day Embryo Transfer
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pvedmom
Posted
Mon 15 Jun 2009 6:27pm
1 Comment
regarding sequential culture systems that help grow embryos to blast -- those kinds of conditions in the lab are as close to the fallopian tubes as you are going to get. So with all.... It's less work for the lab and I think there less liability (i.e. the lab has the embryos for a shorter period of time, the patient always makes it to transfer, and last
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How many embryos should I transfer ? More is not always better !
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Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Fri 22 Jan 2010 2:56am
All infertile patients want to maximise their chances of success in their IVF cycle. If one embryo has a 20% chance of becoming a baby, and if transferring 2 embryos..., we've reached the point of diminishing returns.
Also, transferring more embryos just ends up increasing the risk of having a multiple pregnancy. While most infertile couples
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Should patients be allowed to decide how many embryos to transfer ?
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Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Sat 10 Oct 2009 10:01pm
, they naturally want to maximise chances of success. This is why they want more embryos transferred, in the hope that at least one will implant and become a baby.
Unfortunately, while it is true that transferring more embryos does increase the success rate, it also increases the risk of a multiple pregnancy. Infertile patients are often happy to take this risk
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