WHAT ARE THE STEPS OF LASER ASSISTED HATCHING?
Laser assisted hatching (LAH) is a short two-step process, following the retrieval of cryopreserved embryos.
LIGHT PULSING
The hatching process is performed for each embryo individually. First, the embryo is framed by a circle of light indicating the circumference around which the laser will beam. Then, the laser starts pulsing a portion of the circumference, attempting to dissolve a part of the embryonic shell. The process is performed delicately, to ensure that the heat from the laser is not transferred to the cells of the embryo.
IMPLANTATION
Your embryologist will identify up to two embryos to be placed inside the uterus. The embryo will then implant itself in the uterine lining in the following few days.
WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF LASER ASSISTED HATCHING?
EMBRYO DAMAGE - If the laser hatching process is performed poorly, an embryo could be blemished or permanently destroyed. The fertility experts at DPU IVF AND ENDOSCOPY CENTRE are seasoned specialists, armed with years of experience in Assisted Hatching.
ADVANTAGES OF LASER ASSISTED HATCHING
- Simple, fast and safe method of hatching as compared to acidic hatching procedures.
- Accurate – since the accuracy of the laser is pre-programmed.
- Pregnancy rates are enhanced from 50% to 65% with LAH.
- Takes only few milliseconds to complete.
- Automated process with fewer chances of manual errors.
- Drastically improves the efficacy of IVF and ICSI procedures