How is an IVF pregnancy managed?
A pregnancy test is performed 14 days after the Embryo Transfer. If pregnant, the patient is asked to return to the office for repeat blood work and ultrasounds to ensure an ongoing successful pregnancy. After a fetal heartbeat has been confirmed, patients are referred to their referring obstetrician for the remainder of the pregnancy. If patients do not have an obstetrician, Dr. Pinto will be happy to refer you to one. It is not necessary to follow-up with a high risk obstetrician, unless your obstetrician deems it necessary. A high risk obstetrician is only needed when there are complications that put the mother or baby at increased risk, or in the case of multiple births. Other than a higher incidence of multiple births, IVF does not increase the risk to the fetus. The miscarriage rate is about the same for pregnancy after IVF as the general population. Many times, older women undergo IVF and their miscarriage rates are naturally higher. Since pregnancy testing is done two weeks aft
