In in vitro fertilization (IVF), a woman is frequently given medications to encourage her ovaries to produce more than one egg at a time. In most cases, all of the eggs collected are fertilized with sperm. If any of the fertilized eggs develop into embryos, they are observed. The embryos are then returned to her uterus, one or more at a time. When numerous embryos are available, an elective Single embryo transfer (eSET) is when a person undergoing IVF decides to have a single embryo transplanted.
Elective Single Embryo Transfer (eSET) is now a safe and efficacious approach to build families, one healthy baby at a time, all credits go to the breakthrough technologies. In a nutshell, eSET entails finding an embryo with a high possibility of becoming pregnant and transferring it to the uterus. Other healthy embryos are "frozen" (vitrified) in the lab for future use. The eSET program has a very high rate of conception. eSET's main purpose is to reduce the rate of multiple pregnancies linked with IVF. Multiple pregnancies are more likely when more than one embryo is transferred (twins, triplets, etc.). Multiple pregnancies put the mother and the fetuses in danger. It frequently results in premature birth. Preterm infants are at risk for major short- and long-term health issues.
Previously, it was a common procedure to transfer multiple embryos at once during in vitro fertilization (IVF). This is because, prior to the introduction of new technology, transferring many embryos resulted in a greater pregnancy rate. However, those greater rates came with a danger of having twins, triplets, or higher-order pregnancies (multiple gestations), which put both mothers and kids at risk. When only one embryo is transferred, today's pregnancy rates are relatively high, but the danger of multiple gestations is considerably lowered with Single Embryo Transfer.
All patients with a chromosomally normal embryo identified through CCS, as well as the majority of egg donation recipients, have the option of undergoing eSET. Experts recommend restricting the transfer of euploid embryos to 1 in patients of any age who have a favorable prognosis to effectively reduce the number of multiple pregnancies and ensure the birth of one kid at a time. Consult your physician to see if Single Embryo Transfer is right for you.