Who should be treated with assisted hatching?
The most commonly used indications for assisted hatching with an in vitro fertilization case are: • Age Factor – Couples having IVF with the female partner’s age over 37 • Egg quality and quantity factor – Couples in which the female’s day 3 follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level is elevated • Embryo quality factor – Couples having IVF with poor quality embryos (excessive fragmentation or slow rates of cell division) • Zone factor – Couples having IVF with embryos that have a thick outer shell (zona pellucida) • Previous failures – Couples having IVF that have had one or more previous IVF cycles that failed
