Implantation Failure May Be Nonsense
Patients may be mislabeled after failed transfers
Norbert GleicherHost
David BaradHost
Because I may surprise you by telling you that we here at the CHR are not really sure that this diagnosis of repeat implantation failure really exists.

So how come there's so much talk about it? And how come there's a diagnosis in IVF or in infertility that is called repeat implantation failure?

the most benign criteria for implantation failure in the literature is failure of

And frankly speaking, I think that's ridiculous because that really describes almost everybody as a woman with implantation failure.

Because even at peak fertility, age 25, let's say, no fertility problem, no diseases, nothing, perfect couple.

one egg, and so you can basically assume that the healthy couple at peak fertility produces one embryo per month.

Because I may surprise you by telling you that we here at the CHR are not really sure that this diagnosis of repeat implantation failure really exists.

So how come there's so much talk about it? And how come there's a diagnosis in IVF or in infertility that is called repeat implantation failure?

the most benign criteria for implantation failure in the literature is failure of

And frankly speaking, I think that's ridiculous because that really describes almost everybody as a woman with implantation failure.

Because even at peak fertility, age 25, let's say, no fertility problem, no diseases, nothing, perfect couple.

one egg, and so you can basically assume that the healthy couple at peak fertility produces one embryo per month.
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Implantation Failure May Be Nonsense
Patients may be mislabeled after failed transfers
Age Changes The Embryo Equation
Age dramatically changes how many embryos matter
Question The Diagnosis
Experts urge caution before accepting this diagnosis
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