Fertility Decoded

AI embryo selection

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

The verdict

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

Evidence positions on AI embryo selection from HFEA, ESHRE, NICE and ISAR
BodyPosition
HFEA
  • Not on HFEA's rated listfor chance of a baby
ESHRENot covered (too new)

Not covered in the 2023 ESHRE add-ons recommendations.

NICENot addressed

Not addressed in NG257.

ISARNo 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.

In India

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

Sources

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