I wish I could observe my embryo transfers in much the same way. It’s as if it cradled the the embryos for their implantation in a good spot! I believe it will help to know that implantation doesn’t depend on anything you can do or stop doing, and that once embryos arrive to our uterus, the endometrium is in charge of the rest… These findings downplay the importance of rest and support the early mobilization of patients after embryo transfer. It’s a waiting period that’s full of desire and hope that the embryos will implant, full of fear of failure and full of emotion. Additionally, this coincides with the most nerve-generating and emotional lability phase: the two week wait until the pregnancy test. This generates an added anxiety to the stress of not being able to rest as much as they’d wish. They’re afraid if they get up or make any kind of effort, such as going to the restroom, the embryos “will fall” they think they must be alert to keep them in the uterus. We tell them rest isn’t necessary right after embryo transfer or even during the days after, but they’re surprised by this fact and don’t pay much attention to us. In this video of an embryo transfer, we can see how the microdrop containing the embryos is moved from one place to another following different motion patterns: undulating, vibratory, slow, fast, and with rest phases.Īfter an embryo transfer, most of our patients feel guilty for not resting enough, especially when the cycle isn’t successful. The endometrium (the inner membrane of the uterus) has several motion schemes and during the embryo’s arrival phase, its function is to keep it in the uterine cavity, impeding its expulsion and implantation in inadequate areas. The study shows what happens to embryos when they get to the uterus, both naturally through the fallopian tubes and after an In Vitro Fertilization treatment through the cervix. Sometimes they just don't know.This week we’re presenting a beautiful study in London, which has been awarded for being the Best Oral Presentation in the Congress and we would like to thank all colleagues that have taken part in it. Our consultant couldn't give us any answers to why ours had failed. It's awful when treatment fails but if your clinic offers review appointments that would be really worthwhile. This variation and because success doesn't always come 1st time round is why NICE recommended funding for 3 cycles, not that many pcts fund that (we didn't get any, I was 34, non smokers, within healthy bmi and neither of us had children when I had my first cycle). Some clinics use heavy "experimental" treatment which needs really careful consideration. Some clinics don't take complex cases so that will improve success rates compared to clinics that take more complex cases. Some clinics have very high success rates but only put patients through when they feel they have a very good chance of success so have high rates of abandoned cycles. We had our treatment at Hammersmith which doesn't have the highest success rates but I am very cautious about success rates. Hi Zoe and I'm sorry to hear your cycle failed :(.
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