Fertility Decoded

AI embryo selection

Software that scores or ranks embryos (often from time-lapse images) to help pick which to transfer.

Written by Fertility Decoded. Reviewed by D R, MS (OBG), FRM. Review date: 31 August 2026.

The verdict

Promising but unproven — not shown to improve your chance of a baby over standard embryo selection.

Who are these bodies?

HFEA
— UK fertility regulator; rates add-ons by evidence (traffic-light).
ESHRE
— European fertility society; evidence-based practice guidance.
NICE
— UK health-guidance body; what the NHS will and won't fund.
ISAR
— Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction; Indian expert consensus.
Cochrane
— Independent global reviewers of the underlying studies.

  • HFEA

    UK regulator

    Not on HFEA's rated list — chance of a baby
    Source

  • ESHRE

    European society

    Not covered (too new)

    Not covered in the 2023 ESHRE add-ons recommendations.

  • NICE

    UK NHS guidance

    Not addressed

    Not addressed in NG257.

  • ISAR

    Indian society

    No position

    Not covered in the 2021 ISAR add-ons consensus.

  • Cochrane

    Evidence base

    Emerging technology; the largest prospective double-blind RCT (Illingworth 2024, iDAScore) did not beat standard morphology (46.5% vs 48.2% clinical pregnancy) and failed its non-inferiority margin.

Typical cost in India

Increasingly marketed, usually bundled with time-lapse; hard to price separately.

Sources

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