Blastocyst Culture

In a IVF treatment cycle, embryos are transferred to the uterus within 2 or 3 days of insemination. The term blastocyst culture refers to an embryo that is developed in the laboratory instead of inside the woman’s womb. Blastocyst culture significantly increases the chances of pregnancy, especially in couples who have had repeated IVF failures. This is because most embryos transferred in conventional IVF may not have the quality to develop into a blastocyst in the womb.

By carefully monitoring the embryo past its blastocyst stage, our experts can pick the most viable ones and implant it in the womb. Also, the number of embryos transferred are lesser than in IVF, thus reducing the risk of multiple pregnancies.

Who it is for?

Women who have had previous IVF failures.
Women who have a large number of embryos and require the healthiest to be selected

Success rate:

A common measure of success is a day 35 ultrasound scan which confirms a foetal heart and viable ongoing pregnancy, referred to as the clinical pregnancy rate. The latest clinical pregnancy rates at our clinic is near about 75 percentage.

Vitrification

Vitrification Technology – Advanced Cryopreservation Technique

Vitrification is an advanced cryopreservation technique for oocytes and embryos that based on the nature of the cryo-protectants used and an extremely fast cooling rate is able to generate a glass-like state preventing the formation of ice crystals during the process. Once stored in liquid nitrogen (-196 degrees Celsius) the cellular activity is essentially brought to a halt, allowing the oocytes/embryos to remain viable indefinitely. When patients decide to attempt a pregnancy with their cryopreserved oocytes/embryos, a reverse process of thawing will be performed whereby the cryo-protectant will be replaced by water rehydrating the cells.

Who is it for?

  • Inappropiate hormonal profile
  • Risk of Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome (OHSS)
  • Presence of polyps, hydrosalpinx or hydrometra
  • Absence of spermatozoa in the day of the oocyte retrieval
  • Patients having surplus good quality embryos besides the embryos selected for embryo transfer Those embryos can be vitrified in order to have extra chances, if required, of having a baby in subsequent embryo transfers without the need to undergo a new stimulation cycle.

     Success rate:

A common measure of success is a day 35 ultrasound scan which confirms a foetal heart and viable ongoing pregnancy, referred to as the clinical pregnancy rate. The latest clinical pregnancy rates at our clinic is near about 75 percentage.