How many embryos can a woman have transferred at MFS?
To reduce the risk of multiple births, MFS adheres to the HFEA code on embryo transfers which was implemented in 2001 to achieve a balance between reducing multiple births and the need to maximise a woman’s chance of having a healthy baby. The Code makes a distinction based on age and states that in a single treatment cycle, a maximum of: • two embryos can be transferred to a woman of less than 40 years of age, with no exceptions • three embryos may be transferred to a woman aged 40 and over if she is using her own eggs In IVF or ICSI with a two embryo transfer, the chance of twins is currently 25%. In IUI, with a two – three follicle response, there is a 10% risk of twins. In addition, MFS also adheres to the elective single embryo transfer (eSET) policy implemented by all fertility clinics in the West Midlands in January 2009 to reduce the number of multiple IVF pregnancies to 10% by 2012. To achieve this, some patients will be offered only a single embryo transfer if: • she is less
