Saturday, May 23, 2015

The Embryo After IVF Transfer

According to my findings this is what happens to the embryo in the uteeus after an IVF transfer:

3 day old embryo

Day 1:
The embryo continues to grow and develop, turning from a 6-8 cell embryo into a morula

Day 2:
The cells of the morula continue to divide, developing into a blastocyst 

Day 3:
The blastocyst begins to hatch out of its shell 

Day 4:
The blastocyst continues to hatch out of its shell and begins to attach itself to the uterus 

Day 5:
The blastocyst attaches deeper into the uterine lining, beginning implantation 

Day 6:
Implantation continues

Day 7:
Implantation is complete, cells that will eventually become the placenta and fetus have begun to develop 

Day 8:
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) starts to enter the blood stream 

Day 9:
Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted 

Day 10:
Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted   

Day 11:
Levels of hCG are now high enough to detect a pregnancy 

5 day old blastocyst

Day 1:
The blastocyst begins to hatch out of its shell

Day 2:
The blastocyst continues to hatch out of its shell and begins to attach itself to the uterus 

Day 3:
The blastocyst attaches deeper into the uterine lining, beginning implantation 

Day 4:
Implantation continues 

Day 5:
Implantation is complete, cells that will eventually become the placenta and fetus have begun to develop 

Day 6:
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) starts to enter the blood stream 

Day 7:
Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted 

Day 8:
Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted 

Day 9:
Levels of hCG are now high enough to detect a pregnancy

SYMPTOMS
I'm more dizzy and I drink a lot more than before. 
My stomach still looks like it's a 4 month old baby bump when in fact I am just 8 days past transfer.

EVERYONE KNOWS
Yup, I think it is better for everyone to know.  

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