Inside IVF

How do we biopsy an embryo for genetic testing? And more importantly, what are the risks to the embryo? Find everything you need to know here 👇 insideivf.com/embryo-biopsy/

Happy Sunday 💫 let's celebrate with this beautiful day 5 blastocyst 🤗 #IVF #embryo #SundayMotivation

Add-on treatments can make a big difference to IVF success rates, but some are about as effective as 'just relax and you'll get pregnant in no time' 😑 Which ones will work for you and which are a waste of time and money? 👇insideivf.com/treatment-add-… #IVF #pregnancy #fertility

The morula is a key stage of embryo development often overshadowed by the blastocyst. Morulas form around 4 days after fertilisation when cells compact together like a bunch of grapes 🍇 the more cells included in the bunch, the higher the grade and better chance of success💫

'Blastocyst' is such a buzz word in IVF. If this is the ultimate goal of modern IVF, why isn't there more information out there about it? Find out everything you need to know here: insideivf.com/what-is-a-blas… #insideivf #IVF #blastocyst #fertility

Monozygotic - one fertilised egg (zygote) splits into two to give identical twins 👉 ie. One zygote. Dizygotic - two separate eggs are fertilised by two separate sperm to give non-identical twins 👉 ie. Two zygotes. #IVF #fertility #infertility #twins

Not only is the sperm the smallest cell in the body... it is also the only cell which is motile! The long self-propelling tail, or flagellum, drives the sperm towards the egg and helps it to squirm through the outer shell during fertilisation #IVF

This is an ICSI micromanipulator. It is a complex, high power microscope which uses an extremely sharp needle only 0.005mm wide to inject a single sperm into an egg. The process is so delicate it must be used on an anti-vibration stage to prevent even the tiniest movements #IVF

Don't be fooled by ICSI. There is no denying it is a fantastic advancement for men with poor quality sperm, but it doesn't increase fertilisation rates for couples with normal sperm parameters #IVF #ICSI #fertility #infertility

Don't be disheartened if your embryos aren't top quality. Grading is certainly useful to select which embryos to use... but it doesn't necessarily determine the ability to form a pregnancy. Who cares about grades when your embaby arrives 9 months later!