Embryo Glue In IVF
Embryo Glue is literary not a glue but works as an adhesive. Made from a substance hyaluronan it helps the embryo more to adhere to the lining of the womb. Implantation of the embryo is not a simple process of sticking to the endometrium.
In fact, it is the most complicated part of IVF procedure. Here, the embryo rolls on the endometrium to find a suitable place. Subsequently, it attaches to the endometrium and hatches to bury inside the lining.
Embryo glue is a type of carbohydrate called hyaluronan present everywhere in the body. It’s rich in the nutrients required for your embryo to grow. These nutrients are the carbohydrates, amino acids and protein in the right proportion. In addition, embryo glue reduces the movement of embryos to facilitate implantation in one place.
Instead she will use this special medium with glue for embryo transfer following ICSI or IVF. The embryo(s) selected for transfer are kept in this medium for culture for a short time up to the point of embryo transfer. The embryo transfer procedure remains the same, although the embryo is transferred in embryo glue.