Michelle Lorraine Embleton, biochemist at inviTRA, explains in this video the origin of the surplus embryos that after leftover after an IVF treatment. As Michelle tells us:
When we perform an IVF treatment, conventional or by ICSI, we aim to produce as many good quality embryos as possible. Govenrment legislation and the intention of avoiding high risk multiple pregnancy means that only 1, or occasionally 2, embryos are transferred into the uterus. Modern cryopreservation techniques allow us to vitrify leftover embyros without compromising their survival rate. As a result we are left with good quality embryos to be stored after an IVF treatment.
Read the full article on: What happens to the excess unused embryos after an IVF treatment? ( 80).
Michelle Lorraine Embleton
B.Sc. Ph.D.
Biochemist
PhD in Biochemistry, University of Bristol, UK, specialising in DNA : protein intereactions. BSc honours degree in Molecular Biology, Univerisity of Bristol. Translation and editing of scientific and medical literature.
