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  • Getting Started
    • Request an Appointment
    • Telehealth
    • New Patient Registration
    • Patient Forms
    • Your First Visit
    • Initial Testing
    • Basic Infertility
    • Why a Fertility Clinic?
    • Why an Infertility Specialist?
  • Our Practice
    • Meet the Doctor
    • Our Team
    • Lab Services
    • Certification
    • History
    • In the Community
  • IVF Success Rates
  • Treatments
    • In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
    • Egg Freezing
    • IUI
    • Donor Egg
    • Donor Sperm
    • Oral Medications
    • Injectable Medications
    • Preimplantation Genetic Testing
    • Endometriosis
    • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
    • LGBTQ+ Care
  • Resources
    • Make a Payment
    • Patient Forms
    • Patient Resource Links
    • Counseling Services
    • Wellness
    • FAQ’s
    • Out of Town Patients
    • Myths
    • Notice of Nondiscrimination
  • Affording Treatment
    • Fees
    • Insurance
    • Univfy IVF – Affording IVF with RRC We’ve Got ♥
    • Financing
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Blastocyst Transfer

Blastocyst (Day 5) Transfer

As culture media and technology have evolved, ART programs have an opportunity to change the day that embryos are returned to the uterus. This change, to day 5 (blastocyst) embryo transfer, approximates the time embryos would normally enter the uterus from the oviducts. Previously, day 2-3 (2-8 cell) embryos were transferred. Although our program was very successful, especially with 8 cell embryos, we had to transfer more embryos to compensate for the lack of embryo selection and for placing oviductal stage embryos into the uterus.

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Today, changes in culture conditions and culture media, when properly utilized, allow embryologist to extend in vitro embryo culture. It is now possible to culture embryos through the time of embryonic genome activation (~8 cell) to the blastocyst, a uterine stage embryo.

During the additional two days of in vitro culture (day 3 to 5), the embryologists have an opportunity to observe embryonic development and to select those embryos which appear to have the best potential for continued growth and implantation. The opportunity to improve embryo selection has enabled RRC to reduce the number of embryos transferred. This significantly reduces the chance of high order multiple pregnancy, without compromising the patient’s opportunity to become pregnant. For the last 3 years, RRC’s standard practice has been to transfer only 1-2 embryos. Over 1,400 babies have been born from blastocyst embryo transfer at RRC.

 

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National Infertility Awareness Week 2021

Fertility centers around the nation are gearing up to honor 2021’s National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), which takes place this year from April 18 to April 24. We encourage anyone who is going through - or been through - fertility treatments to find a way to participate.  Even more importantly,...

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We Are Moving!

Please note that we will be moving our office from May 14 – May 20th.

Our new office location will be:
6650 W 110th St, Suite 320
Overland Park, KS 66211