Patient's question:
I am 31 years old, and I just had a test tube transfer. The embryo is 10c2. Is a 10c2 embryo a bad one?Doctor's answer:
Embryo 10c2 refers to 10 cells, 2nd grade, meaning the embryo has already divided into 10 cells internally. Although the first-grade embryo cells are the best, this won't pose any serious issues as long as proper nutrition and diet are maintained in the later stages. There are various ways to classify embryo grades, and it cannot be simply determined by the embryo grade alone. After the egg retrieval surgery for in vitro fertilization, sperm and eggs are cultured, and after 48 hours, the fertilized egg will split into 4 to 6 cells. At this point, the doctor will evaluate the embryo based on its development. Generally, the grading criteria are based on the uniformity of the size of the cells, the clarity, the presence of particles, and the proportion of fragments.