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Blastocyst

Blastocyst Culture and Transfers

It is a modern approach to the traditional method of transferring the embryo to the uterus on the second or the third day of development after IVF fertility treatment. In the traditional approach, the culture could not maintain beyond two to three days and the implantation had to perform after that period. With the advancement of technique, it is now possible to keep the culture for 5-6 days. It is a known fact that if an embryo survives till this time, it can be determined that the embryo is robust and healthy.

Advantages Of IVF with Blastocyst Culture and Transfer

  • It maximizes the chances of selecting the fittest embryos. Fertilization treatments are not a big deal but few embryos can survive beyond a day or two. A culture of 5-6 days easily determines which ones are the most likely to survive.
  • It helps in ensuring greater chances of implantation.
  • It helps in minimizing the chances of multiple pregnancies, which is again a hassle for the mother and the doctor.
  • It presents more opportunities for cryopreservation and Frozen embryo transfer technique. The unused embryos can freeze for use in the future. They may use for the same couple or donation.

Is the Procedure Suitable for Everybody?

Unfortunately, not. If the patient has few oocytes, fewer of them will fertilize. In such cases, the blastocyst culture will not be of much help since there will not be many options for selection.
One should remember that blastocyst culture media does not enhance the health or the survival chances of the embryo. It rather helps in allowing the sustained growth of embryos so that they reach their maximum survival capability.

How do we Maximize IVF Success Rate?

Blastocyst culture and transfer is a technique that has proven to be a significant step in maximizing the pregnancy rate and keeping the chances of multiple pregnancies low. When fertilization through IVF is successful, the embryo culture keeps under observation. The Blastocyst culture refers to the process of growing the embryo culture for a period of 5 to 6 days. This helps in determining which embryo is best suitable for implantation and pregnancy. The traditional approach was to keep the embryo for 3 days. The new technique recommends keeping it for 5-6 days to determine the best candidate’. This technique of blastocyst transfer uses in IVF.
Blastocyst transfer makes it easy to select the best blastocyst out of which one or two can implant into the mother’s womb. This leads to minimizing the chances of multiple births. Thus, Clinical blastocyst culture and transfer occupy an important place in ensuring the success rate and eliminating the chances of multiple pregnancies. IVF treatment has benefitted from the use of this technique.

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