Assisted hatching ???

On day 3 of my BCP's for my upcoming IVF cycle....My RE today discussed my new "plan" and said we are going to do ISCI this time along with assisted hatching...I guess they are pulling out all stops this time after the last screwy transfer with my poor fertilization....ISCI was discussed with me once before but never the assisted hatching...Can anyone explain what it is/does, and if you had it done, did it help what ever its supposed to help ??...Thanks !!!

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I did assisted hatching and from what I can remember, before the embryos are placed, the RE pokes a little hole in it. It is supose to help with the attachment to the uterus.

I hope that Helps!

Re: Assisted hatching ???

Assisted Hatching

Recommended for: Assisted hatching entails making a small hole in the zona pellucida or shell of the embryo. Assisted hatching is recommended for those having any of the following conditions: 38 years or older, prior failed IVF cycle, fragmentation, poor embryo development, undergoing ICSI, thickened zona pellucida, or at the recommendation of the embryologist.

Fragmentation removal: Fragmentation removal is performed after assisted hatching and involves removal of small cell membrane fragments from the inside of the embryo. This procedure is reserved for those embryos that have extensive fragmentation, therefore, those of poor quality. .

Success rates: Numerous studies have demonstrated that assisted hatching improves pregnancy rates and implantation rates (that is the likelihood of an embryo becoming a baby). The improvement in pregnancy rates with fragmentation removal are less clear-cut. In general, most patients having a poor prognosis of success with IVF show the most improvement with assisted hatching. Other centers have shown no improvement with assisted hatching, however, this is a highly technical procedure with many different levels of efficiency.

Message edited 3/26/2008 3:13:01 PM.

Re: Assisted hatching ???

Re: Assisted hatching ???

Posted by BigB

I did assisted hatching and from what I can remember, before the embryos are placed, the RE pokes a little hole in it. It is supose to help with the attachment to the uterus.

I hope that Helps!