Patient's question:
I am 33 years old this year, married for 35 years without children, and undergoing IVF. Natural cycle frozen embryo transfer, the doctor recommended to do hatching before transfer. Friends, does hatching increase the success rate?Doctor's answer:
Hello, there is a transparent layer around the embryo, similar to an eggshell, with the egg inside being the embryo. For example, factors such as age can lead to the embryo's transparent membrane being too thick, affecting hatching. The normal thickness of the transparent membrane is 13-15 micrometers, and if it is too thick, it is not conducive to hatching. Therefore, assisted hatching can increase the success rate by 10%. So, we use some methods to make the embryo's transparent membrane thinner or create holes in it to help embryos with poor potential hatch and implant, thereby increasing the chances of pregnancy.