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Embryology

Assisted Zona Hatching

Early on in its formation, an embryo consists of a clump of cells protected by a shell layer called the zona pellucida. In order to stick to the womb and grow, the embryo needs to first ‘hatch’ from this shell.

In some cases, pregnancy could fail to occur because the embryo failed during hatching. It was for this purpose that Assisted Zona Hatching (AZH) is performed: very tiny holes in the zona pellucida are made using precise lasers on the third day of the embryo development, so that the blastocyst could hatch open from the zona pellucida.

On mothers above 35 years of age, mothers with increased FSH levels, or parents with a history of miscarriage, AZH is a recommended treatment. It can also help parents who decided to use their frozen embryo (blastocyst transfer), and especially to parents who discovered that their embryo has thicker than normal zona pellucida.

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One of the methods to help mothers achieve pregnancy is by using an embryo, freeze-stored in advance, and implanting it back into the womb. It’s often also part of the IVF program to help increase pregnancy rates.

The idea is that, rather than directly implanting the embryo as-is, the embryo could first be cultured into the blastocyst stage, and then be implanted into the womb. It would be much more efficient, because the embryo growth would be all but guaranteed, and the blastocyst can sustain itself better as soon as it gets implanted, because it consists of a nourishing layer of cells surrounding the embryo cells.

It’s also at the blastocyst stage that our expert embryologist could help you predict more accurately the best embryos to grow in the womb, making it much likelier for you to achieve motherhood.

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