Embryo transfer
Embryo transfer is the step where an embryo is placed into the uterus using a thin catheter. It is quick, usually painless, and needs no anaesthesia.
Embryo transfer is the step where an embryo is placed into the uterus through the cervix using a thin, soft catheter. It is usually quick and painless and does not need anaesthesia.
Fresh or frozen
A transfer can use a freshly created embryo or a frozen one thawed from an earlier cycle (a frozen embryo transfer). What follows is the two-week wait before a pregnancy test.
Sources and further reading
- ASRM: Performing embryo transfer (2017). Transfer technique.
Source links checked on 7 September 2026. This source check is separate from medical review.
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