{"id":61826,"date":"2023-04-16T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/?p=61826"},"modified":"2024-09-23T20:53:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:53:41","slug":"embryo-quality-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/da\/ivf\/embryo-quality-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Den gode, den onde og babyskaberen - Embryokvalitet - Klassificeringssystemer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Embryologists play a critical role in IVF clinics, we are the firts babysitters from day 0 (fertilization day) to day 6 of embryo development. We evaluate the embryos in culture first thing in the morning, observing them one by one and writing down all the relevant information. Each embryo requires its evaluation time and professional experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The evaluation of the embryos is very important, since we will choose the embryos that are going to be transferred to the uterus and\/or frozen (vitrified).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are different classifications of embryos, depending on the day of culture and the regulations used for it, but all are based on the quality of the embryo, focusing on its characteristics. All classification systems work for embryologists to select the embryo with the best morphology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding the quality of your embryo is very important. When you arrive at the clinic for an embryo transfer or receive a call from the embryologist explaining the quality of your embryos, it can sometimes be confusing to you, this is completely normal. For this reason, communication between the embryologist and the patient is very important at all times, to understand what the numbers and letters that your embryologist is explaining to you mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The embryologist observes your embryos from beginning to end, they are in charge of taking care of the embryos day by day to choose the best candidate for a future baby. No one better than the embryologist can help you to understand the quality of your embryo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I accompany you to stay reading this article if you want to know more about the morphological quality of your embryos in a visual and professional way from an embryologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each day of the development of the embryo is key to its development, with days 3 and 5 being the most important and main days in which patients receive updates. We will focus on days 3 and 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Depending on the clinic an embryo grading<\/a> system is used, sometimes it is an internal classification, but all are based on the choice of the best embryo morphologically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Day 3 embryos have a classification based on the number of cells and their symmetry, the rate of embryonic division, the percentage and type of cell fragmentation, and other parameters such as the presence of multinucleation, vacuoles and the appearance of the pellucid zone. In some clinics the embryos are scored based on letters or numbers, with the number 10 and the letter A being the highest score, sometimes they are not even scored and only the information of the embryo is observed and noted. In our case we don\u2019t score embryos until day 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most clinics use the Gardner and Schoolcraft three-part scoring system for blastocysts on day 5 and 6, so we will focus on this since it\u2019s the one we use too. Let\u2019s learn it together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n F\u00e5 mere at vide om IVF embryo development \u2013 insight into the Embryology Lab<\/a> – the voice from an experienced embryologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNumber: Blastocyst stages of expansion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n