Embryo Transfer
Embryo transfer is the placement of an embryo into the uterus or, in the case of zygote intrafallopian tube transfer (ZIFT) and tubal embryo transfer (TET), into the fallopian tube.
What's New at ASRM
- Revised Guidelines Expanding Single Embryo Transfer Guidelines Result in Fewer Multiple Births at the Clinic Level and the National Level, Without a Decline in Live Birth Rates
- FAQs for Patients Related to COVID-19
- More than 74 Thousand Babies Born from Assisted Reproductive Technology Cycles Done in 2018
- ASRM Practice Committee Releases New Document on Use of Preimplantation Genetic Testing
- Reproductive Medicine - Cases in the Courts
Resources
- Why Would I Choose to Have Elective Single-embryo Transfer (eSET)?
- Why would I choose to have elective single-embryo transfer? 我为什么要接受选择性单胚胎移植
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): What Are the Risks?
- Fertilacion in vitro FIV cuales son los riesgos (IVF: what are the risks?)
- Por que elegira una transferencia electiva de un solo embrion (Why would I choose to have elective single-embryo transfer [eSET]?)
- Assisted Reproductive Technologies (booklet)
- Tecnología de reproducción asistida (Assisted reproductive technology booklet)
- Delaware
- What Is A Gestational Carrier & Who Needs One?
- Fresh and Frozen Embryo Transfers
- Assisted reproductive technology 辅助生殖技术辅助生殖技术
- Q: I had planned to have a surgical procedure; why has it been postponed?
- FAQs Related to COVID-19
- Q: Will postponing my care affect my ability to have a child?
- Q: I hear that elective medical procedures in my geographic area are supposed to stop; are IVF and other fertility treatments considered "elective"?
- Q: Can my clinic prevent me from getting infected by screening patients and staff?
- Q: I want to pursue IVF or other fertility medical treatments. Should I delay care during the COVID-19 pandemic?
- Q: Is there a risk that my cycle could be cancelled if I proceed with treatment now?
- Q: Are my frozen embryos, eggs, or sperm safe?
- Q: Should I take steps to avoid pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic?
- Q: What can I do now?
- Q: When can I resume fertility and medical treatment?
- Q: I think I am pregnant; should I get the ultrasound and lab testing to confirm the pregnancy?
- Q: I have been diagnosed with cancer and chemotherapy is recommended. Can I still attempt to freeze my eggs (or sperm if male)?
- Q: If I get sick or test positive for COVID-19, when is it safe to become pregnant?
- Q: I’m pregnant. Is there a risk that a COVID-19 infection will affect my pregnancy outcome?
- Q: What is the risk that a COVID-19 infection will affect my unborn child?
- Q: This is really hard for me to handle. What resources are available to me?
Publications
- Compassionate transfer: patient requests for embryo transfer for nonreproductive purposes (2019)
- ASRM standard embryo transfer protocol template: a committee opinion (2017)
- Ethics Webinar: Transferring Abnormal Embryos After Preimplantation Genetic Testing
- Blastocyst culture and transfer in clinically assisted reproduction: a committee opinion (2018)
- Correct coding for laboratory procedures during assisted reproductive technology cycles (2016)
- Elective single-embryo transfer (2012)
- Performing the embryo transfer: a guideline (2017)
- Guidance on the limits to the number of embryos to transfer: a committee opinion (2017)