If
the ova are fertilized normally, and embryos start to develop, they will
be transferred into your uterus using a thin catheter after waiting for
3, 4, 5, or 6 days. Embryo transferring procedure is performed under the
guidance of ultrasonography when your bladder is full. This procedure
causes no pain, and anesthesia is not necessary.
The number of the embryos to be transferred is selected according to your age, the quality of the embryos developed, and to the stage of their development. Transfer of several embryos can cause multiple pregnancies, and the optimum number of embryos for you will be transferred.
A rest of half an hour will be sufficient after the embryos are transferred into your uterus. It has been shown that bed rest of longer periods has no effect on increasing the probability of pregnancy. Room rest is advised in the first 24 hours, and then you can resume your normal daily life. You will be required not to have any sexual intercourse till the result of the pregnancy test is obtained. You must inform us before taking any drugs that are not prescribed by us, avoid risky places in terms of radiation, and absolutely you must not smoke, from the beginning of the therapy. If the procedure does not provide a pregnancy, at least 3-4 months must elapse before starting a new procedure. Your therapy can continue till the occurrence of a pregnancy, or till it is determined that a pregnancy will not be possible with these methods.
The monitoring of the normal development and the maturation of the ova, and development of ova with good quality are very important in terms of the success of the therapy. If it is determined that it will not be possible to collect ova of sufficient number, therapy can be terminated, and the collection of ova can be cancelled. Especially for the women for who a shortened therapy protocol is used, if LH hormone levels increase before the collection of ova, or when applying a long protocol, the therapy can be terminated if any regression in development of ova is seen. Furthermore, in case of an over-response to the drugs is observed, and consequently if there is a high risk of hyper-stimulation syndrome, the therapy can be terminated, or the ova obtained in that cycle can be fertilized and stored after freezing to be transferred in anther month in which there is no such risk.