A new technology for monitoring and selecting embryos
The evaluation of embryos based on their morphology is the classic way of choosing embryos for transfer. Morphology is quite associated with implantation, but not always. In addition, the evaluation of the morphology of the embryos is largely subjective and requires the exit of the embryos several times from the incubator, disrupting their environment and can negatively affect their development.
Time Lapse is a new technology, non-invasive, that allows the monitoring of embryos inside the incubator, at regular intervals photographing their evolution with the help of special microscope lenses, monitoring their evolution with external microscopes screens. In other words, it is as if there is a microscope inside the furnace and monitors the evolution of each fetus separately day and night.
Their use has no negative effect on the development of embryos, on the contrary there are very important advantages, such as:
Embryos are not exposed to external laboratory conditions. Thus, there is continuous incubation achieving the maximum quality of the developing embryos.
Continuous and uninterrupted recording that allows us To know each time phase of cell divisions, to identify fragments in the cells and to record the most important events in the in vitro embryo culture.
More accurate and objective selection of the most suitable embryos for embryo transfer With the help of special easy-to-use software, thus leading to an increase in the pregnancy rate.
Timelapse is therefore evident to be a powerful tool in the hands of embryologists for choosing the best embryos. This option is very likely to lead to increased rates of pregnancies and births which is the ultimate goal of all specialists in assisted reproduction.
