Vision For In-Vitro Fertilization: The Elective Single Embryo Transfer

The nature of simulating human reproduction outside of the body puts a large degree of stress on developing embryos. Much of this is invisible to the eye and only becomes clear after a series of failed pregnancy attempts or developmental health affects.

While some advancements have been made in recent years, doctors still decide which embryo to pick in much the same way they always have - by looking at them through a microscope. As it turns out, it’s hard to tell if an embryo is healthy just by looking at it. For couples under 35, single embryo transfer results in the highest chance of full term and healthy weight infants. However, due to the uncertainty of embryo quality, often times multiple embryos are transferred to improve the odds of success.

Ravata is developing embryo viability detection technologies to aid clinicians by analyzing your embryos so that you can know the most about the potential of your pregnancy before each attempt. Our work will ensure future IVF pregnancies will not be left to chance.

Ravata is identifying key factors that affect pregnancy success rate including:

·        Chromosomal Abnormalities

·        Impaired Metabolism and Development

·        Damage from Cryo-Preservation