Embryologists are people who are involved with the protection of the egg, sperm, and embryo in the concept of treating infertility. They carefully analyze and oversee the future of one’s family.
Cryopreservation is known as the freezing process, so an embryologist has to ensure that your embryos, eggs, or sperm remain well preserved as long as you require them. This article will list the best embryologist in India and give you insight and a list of questions you must ask your embryologists before starting your treatment.
Top 5 embryological questions
The field of embryology is full of incredibly complex processes and terminology, which makes it almost mysterious. So, what do the best Embryologists in India do in those dark IVF labs? Is freezing embryos for years and years safe?
1. Why do embryologists freeze an abnormal embryo?
Embryos are cultured in the laboratory for a maximum of seven days. For patients who choose to have pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT), their embryos are carefully biopsied and then cryopreserved while we await results from an external genetics laboratory.
Cryopreservation allows us to pause embryo development until we can use them. Each individual embryo sample is then entered, labeled, and sent for genetic testing at a genetic laboratory. Hence, we are unaware of the time of preservation. We can not suggest which embryo is normal or abnormal just by seeing it. Therefore, we conducted the embryo genetic test to learn more about the same.
2. How do you evaluate embryos? What do embryo grades mean?
Before sending samples for genetic testing and cryopreserving your embryos, we analyze each through a complex evaluation process. The grade we assign is an overall assessment of each embryo’s developmental stage and quality.
Sometimes, depending on the patient’s age and other factors, researchers may have vastly different classifications of the embryos, even in the same patient’s set of embryos. This means the grade denotes embryo quality to assist in procedures like ET, cryopreservation, and biopsy.
Embryos suitable for these procedures fall within several sorting criteria specific to our laboratory. Although many stages within embryos can be transferred, cryopreserved, or biopsied, all of these embryos have significant reproductive potential.
3. How long does it take to transfer samples from another facility?
When a patient comes to us from another facility and has stored oocytes (eggs), sperm, and embryos, she often requests a transfer of these samples.
Once we receive all the required paperwork, your records will be reviewed for approval, and your eggs, embryos, or sperm can be scheduled to be transported. The process takes about 3-6 weeks.
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4. How long do frozen embryos last?
Cryopreservation suspends (or stops) embryo development indefinitely. Frozen embryos have no known expiration date and can be used anytime.
The current world record for the “oldest” used embryo resulting in a successful pregnancy was frozen for 30 years before being thawed and transferred.
5. If you used frozen sperm for my IUI/IVF procedure, why do I still receive a storage bill?
Cryopreserved sperm samples are generally processed and stored in several vials for future use. Even if you have multiple vials available, when thawing vials of sperm for IUI and IVF, the vials are heated and processed one at a time. Other bottles are thawed only in necessary cases.
This usually results in additional samples remaining in stock, so keep in mind that charges will apply even after the cycle is complete. Please ask your care team if you have any questions about your specific storage plan.
Why is Dr. Ram Prakash the best Embryologist?
Dr. Ram Prakash is a leading and one of the Best Embryologists in India, renowned for his expertise and dedication. With many years of experience in offering this service, he has scored very high in success in IVF treatment. His approaches and soothing attitudes make him the correct puller for couples in search of a fertility solution to help them realize their desire to have children. So, at the end of this article, don’t hesitate to ask anyone treating you any of these critical questions so you can know about the treatment.
