How to maximise your chances of success in an IVF cycle

Patients are often confused to how many embryos to transfer in an IVF cycle . Obviously, everyone knows that the more the embryos you transfer , the better your chances of getting pregnant in that cycle itself , but like everything else in life, there is a price you pay for transferring more embryos, and you need to understand what the trade off is.

It might appear that a twin pregnancy would be the ideal solution to every infertile couples problems and having twins is often something which infertile couples dream about . You get an instant family , which means you don't need to go back to your IVF doctor for your second baby , and the bonus of a second baby means that your treatment is extremely cost-effective.

However, the reality is that while a twin pregnancy may appear to be a great outcome for the IVF doctor , it is often not great for you , because there is a real risk of premature delivery , and many of these patients will have a premature birth , and the babies will end up in the NICU ( Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ), and will end up with lifelong problems because of the risks associated with pre maturity and low birth weight.

All good clinics all over the world will transfer only a single embryo at a time , so that you have only one baby when you get pregnant in your IVF cycle.

It might appear that the price you pay for transferring only a single embryo is you reduce your chances of getting pregnant , but even that's not true ! While your chance of getting pregnant in that individual cycle does decrease, your cumulative conception rate over two cycles actually increases ! This is because if you transfer one embryo and don't get pregnant in that cycle , you can then transfer your second frozen embryo in the next cycle , so that the cumulative pregnancy rate over two cycles is actually better than transferring two embryos in a single cycle.

This is why you need to find an IVF clinic which does only single blastocyst transfers, which provides you with photos of your blastocysts routinely and proactively, and which has a robust freezing program , so that the survival rate of the frozen blastocysts is 100% when they are thawed.

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