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  Assisted Hatching for IVF

  Assisted hatching is a technique sometimes used during an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle where a hole is made mechanically or chemically in the shell of the embryo before an embryo is transferred...

  By: Rebecca Matthews, PhD | Embryologist

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  Embryo Freezing and Thawing: What You Need to Know

  As part of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process, you may have embryos cryopreserved through freezing for later use. Here is what you should know about the freezing and thawing of embryos.How are...

  By: Inside IVF

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  Why Embryo Donation Was Right For Us

  My husband, Steven, and I always wanted children. He initially wanted to have 3 but I always imagined only 2. In our mid-20s we found ourselves dealing with both male and female factor infertility...

  By: Jillian Waldron

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  7 Ways the Two-Week Wait Messes With Your Mind

  Anyone who has been through infertility treatments will know that by the time the two-week wait comes around you are mostly a headcase. It's the designated black hole between embryo transfer and...

  By: Jessica Jones

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  What Are Your Options For Your Remaining Embryos?

  When you’re experiencing infertility, the last thing you think about is having more frozen embryos than you actually want to use. Simply having one child come from an emotional and complex in...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer

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  An Intro to the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Process

  If you're curious about or are considering in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a way to add to your family, you might be wondering what exactly the process involves. The truth is that IVF is a...

  By: Rebecca Matthews, PhD | Embryologist

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  Embryo Development - 6 Days in the IVF Lab

  During an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle, after the eggs are retrieved, they are fertilized in a lab, where they grow for up to 6 days.Under the supervision of an embryologist, there is a range...

  By: Rebecca Matthews, PhD | Embryologist

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  Embryo and Blastocyst Grading - How Does it Work?

  If you have undergone or are planning to undergo a cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF), you will likely have heard that any embryos created through the process are likely to undergo a process of...

  By: Rebecca Matthews, PhD | Embryologist