Frozen Embryo Transfer Process. Secondary to a physician or patient preference or medical. The catheter is then removed and checked to make sure the embryo has been transferred.
The process is a routine procedure at life fertility clinic. Embryo transfer a few days after the eggs are collected the embryos are transferred into your womb. There is a 60 pregnancy rate per embryo transfer for patients under 35 but only a 20 pregnancy rate per embryo transfer for women over 40.
The frozen embryo transfer itself is the same procedure as an embryo transfer in a fresh cycle.
Using frozen embryos allows you to maximise the chance of achieving an ongoing pregnancy from a single ivf or icsi cycle. As the embryos already exist this cycle does not involve stimulation of your ovaries or egg collection. A frozen embryo transfer is a simple procedure and often doesnt require pain relief though medicated and partially medicated treatments are offered for your comfort. Once the embryo is thawed a catheter holding the embryo is gently inserted into the cervical channel and into the uterine cavity guided by ultrasound.