There has been a recent trend away from traditional "slow freezing" technology that has been used since the *** newer vitrification method for IVF embryo freezing is becoming a more widely used technology.
In our clinic vitrification of "spare" embryos after IVF is showing much higher "post-thaw survival" and pregnancy success rates after transfer.
• Rates For Any Advanced Treatments:
If a patient requires advanced technological assistance in IVF, the cost can go much higher.For instance, an ICSI treatment will require an additional *** to *** FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer) procedure will cost patients about *** apart from the IVF cost in India.
Medicines and Drugs in a Frozen Embryo Transfer FET Cycle
GnRH agonist (such as Lupron) is given, either midluteal (day 21) or overlapping with a birth control pill.
Down-regulation is confirmed by ultrasound and blood tests.
Estradiol valerate 2 mg twice daily (orally) is started after the period.This dose may need to be increased after monitoring of the uterine lining thickness.
When the endometrium has a "good" thickness, progesterone is started (intramuscular shots, or a vaginal product).
Embryo transfer is planned for 3-6 days later - depending on the stage of development of the embryos to be transferred.
Estrogen and progesterone is continued in the luteal phase.
Pregnancy testing is done 9-14 days after transfer - depending on the stage of development of the embryos replaced and the preferences of the fertility clinic.
If pregnant, estrogen and progesterone are continued until about 10-15 weeks of pregnancy and then weaned off.
There are other protocols that use transdermal estrogen patches, intramuscular shots of estrogen, vaginal estrogen administration - and various routes and products for progesterone support.
Pregnancy success rates with FET - frozen embryo transfers:
Success rates for frozen embryo transfer cycles vary considerably by the program handling the case.Some programs have low pregnancy and live birth from their frozen embryo transfer cycles while other IVF programs have live birth rates of over 50% per transfer procedure in women under 35 for frozen-thawed transfer cycles.
As more IVF programs vitrify rather than slow freeze the spare embryos, FET success rates across the US should improve significantly
Check out Our success rates for frozen transfer cycles
