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Fertility procedures and IVF
HSG, saline sonograms, hysteroscopy, embryo grading, PGT testing, egg freezing, and donor eggs: what each procedure involves and what its results mean.
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What does a blocked fallopian tube result mean?
A blocked fallopian tube result means a test suggests that passage through one or both tubes is limited.
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Donor Egg Pregnancy: Screening and Planning Questions
Donor egg pregnancy uses an egg from a donor, fertilized through IVF, with an embryo transferred to the person carrying the pregnancy.
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Egg Freezing Age and Success: How to Read the Estimates
Egg freezing age and success are related, but an age-based estimate cannot guarantee a future baby.
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Embryo Grading in IVF: What the Numbers and Letters Mean
Embryo grading in IVF describes an embryo's visible development and cell appearance in the laboratory.
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Why does a hydrosalpinx matter before IVF?
A hydrosalpinx is a damaged fallopian tube that is blocked at its far end and filled with fluid.
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What does an HSG test show before pregnancy?
A hysterosalpingogram, or HSG, uses X-rays and contrast fluid to examine the uterine cavity and whether fluid passes through the fallopian tubes.
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Why might hysteroscopy be offered before pregnancy?
Hysteroscopy uses a small camera passed through the cervix to inspect the uterine cavity. Before pregnancy.
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PGT-A Testing: What It Can and Cannot Tell You
PGT-A testing screens sampled embryo cells for chromosome-number differences before an IVF transfer.
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PGT-M Testing: Planning for an Inherited Condition
PGT-M testing evaluates IVF embryos for a specified single-gene condition linked to a known family variant.
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Is pregnancy testing after IVF transfer safe while trying to conceive?
Pregnancy testing after IVF transfer should follow the fertility clinic's beta-hCG date, commonly 10 to 14 days after transfer.
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What does a saline sonogram show before pregnancy?
A saline sonogram, also called saline infusion sonography or sonohysterography, adds sterile fluid to the uterus during an ultrasound to show the cavity.