Is IVF embryo transfer painful?
The transfer of the embryos is almost painless, but you may feel discomfort only during insertion of a vaginal speculum as you may have felt while taking a pap smear.
Does sleeping position affect implantation?
The answer is no, sleeping positions don’t affect implantation. In fact, patient should be encouraged to sleep peacefully and change positions according to her comfort.
Embryo Transfer at Femelife Fertility
- At Femelife Fertility we prepare the couple for embryo transfer much earlier.
- Every patient undergoes mock transfer in the previous cycle. This tells us about any obstruction in the embryo transfer pathway.
- Our IVF specialist evaluates your uterine cavity and makes sure you don’t have any polyp or fibroid in the cavity. In case you develop a polyp during stimulation your cycle will be cancelled and you have to wait for a frozen embryo transfer.
- The fertility specialist decides about fresh or frozen transfer and keeps you informed during your IVF stimulation days.
- We usually prefer a blastocyst transfer. Hence, we prepare our patients with progesterone for 5 days before embryo transfer.
- The embryo transfer is done under ultrasound guidance at Femelife. So, come with a full bladder or otherwise, you may be waiting while your bladder fills up. A full bladder helps your doctor see the catheter clearly with trans-abdominal ultrasound for perfect placement of the embryo.
- We don’t advise sedation or anaesthesia except for anxious patients. You can see the procedure in the ultrasound monitor while your doctor performs the procedure.