Supposing that the embryo continued to develop and that pregnancy occurred as expected, this is what one should expect from Day Post Transfer (DPT) 1 to 11 approximately:
- The embryo turns from a 6-8 cell embryo to a morula
- The cells of the morula continue dividing: the embryo reaches the blastocyst stage
- Once a blastocyst, the embryo starts to hatch out of its "shell"
- It begins to attach itself to the uterus
- The implantation process continues: the embryo attaches deeper into the uterus
- The implantation process continues
- The embryo implantation process finishes and the cells that will form both the placenta and the fetus begin to develop
- The production of hCG starts, and it begins to enter the bloodstream
- Fetal development begins and hCG levels continue doubling
- Fetal development continues and hCG levels continue increasing
- hCG levels start now to be high enough to be detectable by pregnancy tests
Read the full article on: What to do after embryo transfer? – Recommendations ( 52).
Andrea Rodrigo
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction from the University of Valencia along with the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI). Postgraduate course in Medical Genetics.
