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IVF Treatment at a Leading San Diego Fertility Center
Our experienced, board-certified physicians deliver a personalized in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment plan in a caring environment to reduce your psychological and physical stress and provide the highest chance of a successful outcome.
Recommendations for IVF Patients
Every fertility journey is different, which is why individualized care from our experienced team at our San Diego IVF fertility center increases your chances of a healthy, successful pregnancy. We have optimized the IVF process through our emphasis on evidence-based medicine, personalized attention, and expertise in elective single-embryo transfer (eSET).
As pioneers in eSET, our philosophy is to transfer a single embryo instead of multiple embryos. This approach decreases the risk of complications and improves the likelihood of a healthy pregnancy for both the mother and the baby.
Our results deliver extraordinarily low multiple pregnancy rates, which are significantly lower than the national average.
Delayed Transfer IVF: A Gentler Approach
Stimulating your ovaries and retrieving your eggs in a separate cycle from embryo transfer decreases the chance of complications and provides a gentler approach to your IVF treatment.
Ovarian Stimulation through Embryo Freezing
Our professional, caring San Diego team provides guidance and support as you prepare your body for successful egg retrieval and fertilization.
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Ovarian Stimulation
The initial step in your fertility treatment will involve medications to prepare your body for the ovarian stimulation process. Following this, we administer specialized medications to stimulate your ovaries and promote the production of eggs.
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Egg Retrieval
Upon reaching maturity, the eggs will be retrieved in our on-site surgical center. The eggs will then be cared for in our state-of-the-art San Diego laboratory where they will undergo the fertilization process.
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Fertilization
In our laboratory, most of the time, we inject each mature egg with a single sperm (ICSI procedure) from your partner or a donor. The day following your egg retrieval, we will let you know how many eggs were successfully fertilized.
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Embryo Culture
We culture the embryos in a controlled environment and closely monitor their development and quality throughout the process.
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Pre-implantation Genetic Testing
If you choose to have pre-implantation genetic testing on your embryos to screen for chromosomal abnormalities, we perform biopsy by removing 4 to 6 cells from your embryos. These cells are sent to the genetic laboratory while your embryos are frozen.
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Embryo Freezing
Your embryos are frozen at the blastocyst stage (day 5 โ day 7) using the vitrification method until you are ready for transfer. Your frozen embryos are securely stored in a liquid nitrogen tank of -196 degrees celsius, with continuous monitoring through an alarm system.
Transferring Your Embryos
At RPSD, your embryo transfer is a critical and exciting step in your IVF journey. Our experienced, board-certified fertility specialists perform this procedure with precision and care, using the latest advancements in assisted reproductive technology to maximize success rates.
During this phase of IVF treatment, we carefully select the healthiest embryo for transfer, ensuring the best chance for implantation and a successful pregnancy. The procedure is quick, minimally invasive, and requires no anesthesia. At our San Diego fertility center, we are committed to making your embryo transfer experience as smooth and stress-free as possible, so you can focus on what matters mostโyour journey to parenthood.
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Uterine Preparation
Whether following your normal menstrual cycle or using medications to simulate a menstrual cycle, you will have an appropriate balance of hormones to ensure your body is ready to accept the embryo.
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Embryo Transfer
On the day of the transfer, the embryo is thawed (โwarmedโ), and our skilled physicians carefully transfer the embryo into your uterus under ultrasound guidance.
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Pregnancy Test
Eleven days after your embryo transfer, we will perform a pregnancy test to determine if your dream of becoming a parent has come true. We hope to share wonderful news with you!
Laboratory Procedures Offered
Backed by decades of experience, our highly skilled San Diego laboratory team provides a full scope of laboratory services โ plus our state-of-the-art equipment โ which increases your chances for a healthy pregnancy.
Preparing for IVF
Adequate preparation helps improve your chances of success. Hereโs what you can expect along your IVF journey.
Why Single-Embryo Transfer May Be a Better Option
Carrying twins and triplets is physically stressful and can create serious pregnancy complications and risks for babies. In the past, transferring multiple embryos was the standard way to increase pregnancy rates, but recent advances in reproductive science have improved success rates when transferring a single embryo. As leaders in elective single-embryo transfer (eSET), we have shown that implanting a single embryo increases the probability of a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.
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Letโs Take The Next Step Together
Our skilled fertility specialists are here to help. Contact us today and letโs discuss the next phase of your fertility journey.