The procedure for using your embryos varies based on your fertility clinic and your individual circumstances.
The first steps depend on whether or not you have regular ovulation. If your menstruations are regular, your physician may recommend that you undergo the embryo transfer without using any fertility medications. In a case like this, ultrasound scans may be performed to check your endometrium (the lining of the uterus). Blood or urine tests may then be carried out to check when you are ovulating, which shows that your womb lining will be ready for the embryo.
If your menstruations are not regular or you don’t menstruate at all, your physician may recommend that you take drugs to induce your natural cycle and cause a “fake” period. Then, you are administered medication to help ready the lining of your womb for the embryo.
At the appropriate time, the clinic’s embryologists will thaw the embryos and transfer one or more of them into your uterus (in cases where the patient is above 40, three embryos may be transferred).
