Are babies born from frozen embryos healthy?
Are babies born from frozen embryoshealthy?
The frozen embryo, which is created using a full IVF cycle is a partof IVF treatment, is thawed andtransferred into a woman’s uterus, under the guidance of ultrasound. Embryosare transferred into a woman’s uterus by an easy painless procedure.
One or more embryos develop froman IVF cycle and theseembryos are usually frozen for later use. Usually, just one or two embryos aretransferred into the women’s uterus during an IVF cycle as there are more chancesof multiple pregnancies. The remaining embryos are frozen for future use. Thefrozen embryos used are in day 2 (four-cell stage) - day 5 (blastocyst stage) .
The success of a healthy pregnancyachieved through the Frozen Embryo Transfer process has increased in recentyears. Healthy pregnancies are achieved after an embryo has been frozen for upto 10 years. The quality of the frozen embryo determines the success of thepregnancy. The success of frozen embryo transfer has made it a preferred choiceto consider before considering another fresh IVF cycle. The success of thefrozen embryo has increased substantially because the possibility of pregnancyincreases per egg retrieval from the uterus. Babies conceived from frozenembryo transfers at a low risk of low birth weight, pre term delivery and areduced risk of congenital abnormalities. The risk of birth defects was verylow with frozen embryo transfer (perhaps because these frozen embryos usuallyare tested with PGT). Frozen embryo transfer babies were at lower risk forpreterm birth, stillbirth, and low birth weight according to the recentresearch and therefore frozen embryo transfers may well be healthier thanthose from fresh embryo transfers
