The A-Z of fertility treatment
The topic of fertility treatment is very complex and extensive. Especially when you are dealing with it for the first time, you quickly feel overwhelmed by all the technical terms.
Our fertility lexicon from A-Z covers all the important topics and terms that you will come across again and again on your fertility journey. We have also created a section with the most frequently asked questions of our patients. However, we are always happy to provide you with help and advice and answer any questions you may have in a personal first consultation.
- Eizellentnahme
siehe "Follikelpunktion"
- Embryoglue
Embryo-Glue is a special culture medium for embryo transfer, which is intended to support the implantation of the embryo. As the word "glue" suggests, the medium has particularly sticky properties due to the ingredient hyaluronan. It is added to the embryo or embryos shortly before transfer. The uterine wall and the embryo have docking sites for this hyaluronan. It is assumed that it acts like a bridge between the embryo and the uterine wall. EmbryoGlue can therefore have a positive influence on the implantation of the embryo in the endometrium.
In principle, every patient can benefit from using this medium during embryo transfer. According to scientific literature and our own research, we recommend the use of this special EmbryoGlue medium especially for patients
- who are over 35 years old
- and/or have had two implantation failures in the past
- have poorer embryonic quality regardless of age
The use of EmbryoGlue in embryo transfer does not guarantee implantation. Many treatments fail to implant without a specific cause being found.
- Endometrioma
Endometriomas (endometriosis cysts) can have a negative impact on the surrounding ovarian tissue. As a result, the egg cell reserve decreases and egg cell quality can be impaired. In the context of IVF therapy, a reduced egg cell retrieval is therefore to be expected. Surgical removal of the endometriomas is a very effective therapy, but this damages the surrounding ovarian tissue and results in the loss of egg cells, in the worst case even the removal of the entire ovary.