What You Need To Know About Embryo Transfer

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In vitro fertilization (IVF) includes taking off a woman's egg from her ovaries and fertilizing it with sperm in a laboratory.

As part of the IVF procedure, women will take first a fertility medication to stimulate the ovaries to deliver healthy eggs as stated in the Medical News Today.

After the fertilization process in the laboratory, the embryos are placed in the woman's uterus as long as the fertilized eggs undergo multiplication.

To trigger the pregnancy cycle, the embryo must adhere to the wall of her womb or uterus. The final phase of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process is an embryo transfer.

IVF and embryo transfer are necessary if natural fertilization is not the woman's preference or getting pregnant is difficult to achieve.

Ovulation disorders, damage to fallopian tubes, endometriosis, premature ovarian failure, uterine fibroids, genetic disorders, impaired sperm production are the following health conditions that needed an IVF and embryo transfer.

The concluding part of IVF is the embryo transfer, which is the same with the procedure for a pap smear.

Ultrasound will be utilized for precision purposes; the physician will then transport a catheter through the cervix up to the womb. Moreover, through it, the embryos are transported passing the tube reaching the womb.

Any sedatives are seldom needed during the procedure because the process is mostly not painful and shortly finished. Ample rest is needed after the procedure to guarantee the attachment of the embryo to the wall of the womb. An implanted embryo indicates a successful transfer that is medically checked after two weeks from the transfer procedure.

According to Advance Fertility, serum pregnancy test can be done at least 9-11 days following a thriving transfer (9 days for day five transfer and 11 days for day three transfer).

The serum is recommended in the pregnancy test because it is more sensitive compared using urine.