Assisted reproduction introduced
Which embryos have the best opportunity to develop into a viable pregnancy? A new technology provides a surprising answer or challenge in the field of IVF is selecting the single best embryo which is likely to result in a live birth. Currently, embryologists must remove the embryo from a standard incubator to perform 2 or 3 short evaluations of the developing embryo under the microscope, at fixed time-points over 3-5 days, in order to assess embryo quality prior to transferring an embryo to the patient. The EmbryoScope(R) Time-lapse system generates a movie allowing embryologists to monitor various characteristics of the embryo development over the entire incubation period, while maintaining optimum incubation conditions in a state-of-the-art incubator. According to breakthrough scientific results, embryos which exhibit irregular division patterns have a much lower pregnancy potential. The results w...