More and more fertility clinics are choosing to carry embryos until day 5 of development as this allows for better embryo selection. This is known as long embryo culture.
However, it is not the only type of culture. There is also the option of transferring embryos at day 3 of development, which is called short culture.
Read the full article on: Embryo culture in the in vitro fertilization laboratory (IVF) ( 43).
By Aurea García Segovia B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Carmen Ochoa Marieta M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), Cristina Duque Royo M.Sc., Ph.D. (senior clinical embryologist), María de Las Heras Martínez B.Sc., M.Sc. (clinical embryologist), Marina González Tejedor M. D. (gynecologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Rebeca Reus BSc, MSc (embryologist) and Cristina Algarra Goosman B.Sc., M.Sc. (psychologist).
Last Update: 03/22/2022
