embryo transfer
noun
1
: the final procedure of the in vitro fertilization process that involves transfer of one or more embryos into the uterine cavity typically by using a catheter inserted through the uterine cervix
2
: a procedure used in animal breeding in which an embryo from a superovulated female is removed and reimplanted in the uterus of another female
called also embryo transplant
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The clinic canceled at least 35 frozen embryo transfers in the 12 days after pausing treatments.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
According to the Cleveland Clinic, frozen embryo transfers are more common and more likely to lead to live births.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
The platform uses historical data from 12,600 embryo transfer outcomes in five U.S. clinics and an algorithm to rank the embryos.
—Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
Patients in Alabama also shared stories about having embryo transfers abruptly canceled and their paths to parenthood put in doubt.
—Kim Chandler The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2024
Leelee Ray and her husband, Austin, have been trying to have a baby for six years, through insemination procedures, two egg retrievals, four embryo transfers, an ectopic pregnancy that could have been deadly and eight miscarriages.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Paula, who also asked to use a pseudonym, has already undergone one embryo transfer, in April of last year.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024
The couple previously went through a journey with infertility, including an unsuccessful pregnancy attempt via embryo transfer and a miscarriage.
—Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
The couple was excited when Nelson got pregnant again on her sixth embryo transfer.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
According to the Cleveland Clinic, frozen embryo transfers are more common and more likely to lead to live births.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
The platform uses historical data from 12,600 embryo transfer outcomes in five U.S. clinics and an algorithm to rank the embryos.
—Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
Patients in Alabama also shared stories about having embryo transfers abruptly canceled and their paths to parenthood put in doubt.
—Kim Chandler The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2024
Leelee Ray and her husband, Austin, have been trying to have a baby for six years, through insemination procedures, two egg retrievals, four embryo transfers, an ectopic pregnancy that could have been deadly and eight miscarriages.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Paula, who also asked to use a pseudonym, has already undergone one embryo transfer, in April of last year.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024
The couple previously went through a journey with infertility, including an unsuccessful pregnancy attempt via embryo transfer and a miscarriage.
—Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
The couple was excited when Nelson got pregnant again on her sixth embryo transfer.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
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