Blastocyst Culture

IVF is the transformative process that helps couples to mitigate their infertility issues. The IVF journey is not easy for any couple, there are several ups and downs and struggles that every couple encounters. Fertinova Fertility-IVF Center always aim to bring happiness to parents painstakingly seeking to have their babies. To resolve such an issue various fertility treatments are introduced so that any couple battling with infertility can check for other treatments where the chances of success are high to conceive a baby. Blastocyst Culture is one of those treatments. It is the significant milestone that extends the embryos for 5 days monitoring closely each day to understand the fertilization process.

What is Blastocyst Culture?

Blastocyst culture is a powerful innovation in IVF fertility treatment where traditional IVF takes a few days to transfer the embryo and Blastocyst culture takes 5-6 days to transfer the healthy embryo from the laboratory. In Blastocyst culture, the embryos are selected as healthy and best for implantation for transferring to the uterus.

Understanding the Blastocyst Culture and Transfer

The blastocyst stage is the best stage for doctors to recognize which embryo is healthy to transfer and which is not. This Blastocyst culture process needs lots of patience and dedication throughout the procedure. This process starts when the sperm meets the egg, and they bind to form the embryo. The embryo is a fertilized egg that goes through several stages to get fertilized in IVF treatment. This embryo then is kept for 5-6 days under close observation of its functioning. Once the embryo reaches the 5^th or 6^th day the cells start to multiply approx. 80-100 cells. This stage is called Blastocyst where the doctor finally transfers the selected embryo to the uterus. This transfer is done after the embryo is undergone the test ensuring it is perfect to survive and increase the chance of pregnancy.

Advantages of Blastocyst Culture

Blastocyst culture offers a unique approach to the IVF journey holding higher chances of successful pregnancy. Blastocyst has great benefits like:

1. High Implantation Chances: The Blastocyst culture often leads to higher implantation chances compared to other traditional embryo transfer methods for a successful pregnancy.
2. Reduce Miscarriage Risk: At this stage, the fertility experts choose the fittest embryo due to which there are lower chances of miscarriage after the embryo transfer.
3. Embryo selection: Fewer embryos are selected to transfer into the uterus to increase the chances of pregnancy which can minimize the risk of multiple births.

Who will Benefit from Blastocyst Culture?

Blastocyst culture is a valuable option for couples to improve the chances of pregnancy by selecting a precise embryo. This procedure can be beneficial for individuals such as,

1. Candidates who have failed multiple IVF procedures.
2. The one who wants to eliminate multiple pregnancies and opt for a single embryo transfer.
3. Women with advanced maternal age where the egg quality is low.
4. Individuals with a history of miscarriages.
5. Patients who are undergoing the Pre-implantation Genetic Testing.

Drawbacks of Performing Blastocyst Culture:

While Blastocyst has several advantages, it also has drawbacks with its procedures such as,

Blastocyst is a unique innovation that offers potentially improved implantation rates with the selecting embryo process. Although this process is not suggested to all, it can be suggested depending on factors such as age, medical history, the number, and quality of embryos. The best part about this process is you can also freeze the blastocyst and transfer it to the uterus later whenever required.