Frozen Embryo Transfer or Fresh - Which is Better? | Infertility TV

Frozen embryo transfer success has peaked in recent years. Does it now make sense to skip a fresh transfer completely?

Hello this is Dr. Randy Morris. I am a Board Certified Fertility Expert and the Medical Director at the world renowned IVF1 fertility center in Naperville, Illinois. I'm here with the second of a few special editions of Infertility TV.

Recently the international infertility conference known as ESHRE wrapped up in Helsinki Finland. ESHRE is the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Meetings such as this one allow physicians and scientists to present their latest research to their peers.

These meetings can serve as an early indicator of which directions fertility treatment may go in the future, what new technologies may become valid treatments and which ones were not able to withstand the rigors of scientific scrutiny.

In today’s special ESHRE Episode, we are going to talk about freezing embryos

We have covered this topic on Infertility TV before. Click the link above to view our previous episode.

The basic question is this - If you are doing IVF - Is it better to put the embryos into the uterus right away? Which is known as a “fresh” transfer OR is it better to freeze all the embryos and put them into the uterus at a later time? - which is known as a deferred or frozen transfer

In the past, the answer was to do a fresh transfer since pregnancy rates on frozen transfers were usually a bit lower. However, over the years freezing technology has been improved.

At ESHRE this summer Dr Karen Hunter Cohn presented a study in which she examined more than 16,000 IVF treatments performed at 12 fertility centers.

After matching for different variables, their analysis showed that in certain groups - freezing all of the embryos and having a deferred transfer produced more pregnancies than a fresh transfer.

Among the groups that showed improvement were
Women over 35 years old -- 46% of these couples became pregnant using deferred transfer compared to 33% who became pregnant with a fresh transfer.

There was also a benefit found in patients with elevated levels of the hormone progesterone - prior to egg retrieval - and this was evident whether they were younger or older.

Because of this and other studies, fertility experts are now debating whether other patients may benefit from the “freeze all approach”.

Come back next week for another ESHRE special episode. If you liked this video remember to like “THIS” video and share it in your support groups and on your favorite social media channels

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[gracecharlie]

I think it depends upon the circumstances at that time. But the frozen embryo is a more prior option than others. Both the methods are helping many infertile couples to bring their happiness back. IVF has an immense contribution behind the success of many infertile couples.

[riazoyer]

Hey Doctor, you spoke very well. It is believed that because frozen embryos would be used long after the egg stimulation hormone therapy is done, the woman’s body would have returned to a natural state hormonally speaking.

[carolinearthur]

It is really an informative piece to watch. People are often confused about what to do and how to do? The choice of embryos stops them from taking the right decision. It is but not a matter of confusion. Both of them are scientific procedures. Chances of success and failure both exist. Things should be accepted realistically.

[AdnanBirmani]

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[lillywalker]

Well, I have known that frozen embryos are better. But as you have mentioned. Both have their pros and cons. I had frozen embryos. It helped me in avoiding many problems. That totally depends on you which one you prefer. This video was great.

[jessicadavid]

IVF is a very common process. Many people go through this process. They get their kids with this process. It is a very long journey. But it's worth it. Thanks for sharing this video. Keep sharing such stuff.

[lydiamartin]

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[katherineparker]

Hey there, How are you ?. What an amazing video. Frozen embryos are a fantastic discovery. It's great to see this development. It's helping us greatly. Cannot possibly thank science enough! So many options. They've spolit us.

[colemicah]

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[samanthabill]

Nowadays frozen embryos are preferred over the fresh one. It is because they are much more potent than the fresh one. Fresh embryo leads to excessive production of ovaries and causes many problems in conceiving. Your video has compared both in very good manner.

[jasminejoe]

As long as they are getting the job done there is really no debate on which is better and which is worse. If it works it is fine. Infertility is very hard and such procedures are very helpful in face of it.

[kimberlynathaniel]

I think the frozen embryo is definitely better. Thank you for this video. This video was really informative. I had a lot of success with the frozen embryo. It's crazy to see how much science has progressed. So many options! It's amazing.

[angelaharris]

if we look way back we would have never thought that science would make such advancement but it is great also because it is helping people in so many ways and seeing that people are actually gaining benefit from such technologies is awesome. never knew about the frozen embryo technology I will share this with my friend too she is deciding to take the treatment. Thank you.

[isabelwilliams]

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[roselothe]

a friend of mine is going through ivf. she just want to decide either go for fresh or frozen. she asked me but i myself was not know about it. but your video has really helped me building a opinion. you video is really a very informative. now i can easily decide to go for which. you people are really a amazing. making this kind of video is really a great help for people. thanks.

[amberjones-fvkg]

Hey. Well thanks for this upload, It would help the Infertile people a lot. Infertility is a common problem nowadays. Everyone wants to be a parent. But sometimes it is not in fate. Nobody can change it. It extremely made me amazed when I watched this video. I hope it is helpful to others too.

[annawatson]

Hey, what an amazing video it was. I got my doubts clear by this video. I am sure this video is going to help many people. IVF is such a bliss. It is one of the best process to fight with infertility. I am considering it these days. I hope IVF works for me if i choose this. Do pray for me. I am so done with my infertility now.

[emlyepic]

Inventions are the basic need of time. Medical science doing a great job in this regard. IVF is the great invention of medical science. I really don't know that these two treatments are different from each another. Your video is very profitable for us. Keep sharing these type of video with us.

[lunajay]

Of course, what you are saying is better. You have shown the facts. You talked about them. It would be great. It's really very well. Please, take good care of yourself. Everything will be alright. There is no need to take tension people.

[miajohn]

I really enjoyed the video. The video has covered many aspects. Frozen embryos give more benefit. It is much successful. Andi t costs less. It has much more benefits for the ladies whose eggs are produced in a larger number. Nowadays almost every woman gets her eggs frozen.