Since the first child conceived outside the human body was born in 1978, in vitro fertilization has given millions of women the opportunity to experience the joy of motherhood. Currently, the artificial insemination procedure is carried out in many Russian and foreign clinics, helping childless couples acquire long-awaited offspring.
IVF stages
At the first visit to the clinic, the doctor carefully examines the woman, studies the medical history and issues a list of necessary tests for the procedure. It should be noted that a man will also have to donate blood and seminal fluid for research.
After the test results are obtained, the doctor, in the absence of contraindications, enters the woman into the protocol. This is the name of one attempt at in vitro fertilization treatment, which includes the steps described below.
- Ovarian stimulation. The procedure, depending on the woman’s natural cycle, lasts from ten days to two weeks and consists in obtaining as many follicles as possible with medication. For these purposes, hormones are prescribed to women that cause rapid cell growth.
- Puncture. When the eggs in the follicles mature, they are removed using a special device equipped with a sensor. Cell sampling is a rather painful procedure, and therefore is carried out under general anesthesia. The more follicles matures, the higher the woman’s chances of becoming a mother.
- Fertilization. While the woman is lying on the operating table, the man gives in seminal fluid for future offspring. Under a microscope, embryologists connect the sex cells of the parents and leave them for a day. The next day, they evaluate the results and move the fertilized cells into a special solution, where they have to grow for two, three or five days.
- The following is the transfer of embryos into the uterine cavity.
- Supportive drug therapy is carried out.
- A B-hCG test is prescribed, according to the results of which it is possible to judge the onset of pregnancy.
After how many days does the embryo attach to the uterus?
All women in the protocol are interested in what day the embryo attaches to the uterus after IVF? It is believed that a blastocyst, that is, an embryo transferred on the fifth day from fertilization, attaches to the walls of the uterus on the first day. Although sometimes this can happen a little later. If the embryos are transferred to the uterus on the second or third day of their existence, then before they become fixed, at least two days will pass.
The regimen of a woman after transfer
Although the benefits of bed rest have not been proven, most doctors are inclined to believe that it is better to lie down while the embryo is attached to the uterus. What day to get up, you need to decide based on the well-being of the patient. The most optimal is to spend in bed the first two days after the transfer, then you need to move. This is due to the fact that a lying lifestyle provokes stagnation of blood in the pelvis, which complicates the attachment of the embryo to the uterus. What day after IVF to go to work is up to you. A certificate is issued at the hospital that relieves one week of labor, although in reality the woman who underwent artificial insemination is not incapable of work.
If you decide to go to work, try to sit at the computer less, arranging for yourself small walks during the working day. In addition, do not forget that you can not lift weights, as well as jumping and raising arms above your head. Compliance with these rules will significantly increase the chances of an embryo attaching to the uterus. On what day after the transfer, you can donate blood to the pregnancy hormone, your doctor will tell you. Many women try to find out their situation with pregnancy tests before taking a blood test. Doctors do not recommend using them and urge them to wait a day for analysis, since the hormone content in the urine is several times lower than in the blood, and the test may turn out to be false negative.
And unnecessary experiences adversely affect the attachment of the embryo to the uterus. What day is the analysis scheduled for? Agree, you need to wait for it not so long, but the implementation of the recommendations of the doctors and patience will save you from negative emotions.
Signs of pregnancy
Since the process of artificial insemination is accompanied by the intake of a huge amount of hormonal drugs, it is quite difficult to determine the onset of pregnancy by some signs. All medications used create a background of pregnancy, which supports the attachment of the embryo to the uterus. On what day of the cycle the delay of menstruation occurred, in vitro fertilization is also not considered an important indicator.
According to numerous reviews of women who underwent IVF, the only sign of pregnancy is the feeling of fullness in the lower abdomen. It comes gradually, and this makes it impossible to determine on what day the embryo attaches to the uterus. Signs of a pregnancy can also pose a serious threat to the health, and sometimes the life of a woman. This refers to such a terrible IVF satellite, as ovarian hyperstimulation.
Signs of Hyperstimulation Syndrome
This syndrome is a terrible companion of ovarian superovulation, significantly complicating the entire treatment process using IVF. So, for example, if the syndrome develops immediately after egg collection, then doctors postpone embryo transfer to the next cycle. The most characteristic signs of hyperstimulation are sensations such as:
- bursting in the lower abdomen;
- rare urination;
- violation of the stool;
- nausea, vomiting;
- dyspnea;
- an increase in the circumference of the abdomen;
- pain in the ovary area.
In addition, with ultrasound diagnosis in the abdominal cavity, free fluid is determined.
The syndrome can also occur as a reaction to the attachment of the embryo to the uterus. It is difficult to answer which day you can feel the begun hyperstimulation. It all depends on the general condition of the woman and the number of cells taken from her.
Factors affecting the attachment of an embryo to the uterus
According to statistics, the probability of pregnancy after IVF is approximately 40%, and this is provided that a woman is younger than 35 years old. After this age, the success rate is significantly reduced. As some doctors say, this is a lottery - with luck or not. Indeed, many women manage to get pregnant on the first try, but there are those who, before becoming mothers, go through the IVF procedure about ten times.
For such women, there are some recommendations that increase the chances of an embryo attaching to the uterus. What day the transfer will be scheduled for, what you need to eat, what to drink, how to behave, everything matters. So, first of all, it is worth noting that it will be better if the embryos are allowed to grow and they will be transferred on the fifth or sixth day after the puncture. In addition, to increase the chances of pregnancy, a few days before the transfer you need to start drinking piroxicam tablets. French scientists have proven that this drug slightly increases the chances of an embryo attaching to the uterus. On what day to start taking it, opinions differ: someone drinks for several days, and someone believes that it is enough to take one tablet before the transfer. Also, the chances will increase if you eat protein foods and drink as much fluid as possible throughout the protocol.
