IVF Expert Answers: Why aren't my embryos developing?

We get 100s of questions about IVF from viewers every week. Some common IVF questions are about embryos, embryo development and what causes embryos not to develop. Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert with weekly TTC tips on InfertilityTV provides some answers.

0:34 Stages of IVF embryo development
0:48 IVF Fertilization (When is an egg actually considered fertilized?)
1:10 Pronuclei formation (What is a 2PN embryo?)
1:51 IVF cleavage stage (How can you tell the difference between healthy and non-healthy embryos?)
2:05 If an embryo stops dividing, can it still produce a pregnancy?
2:30 Why do some embryos stop dividing within 3 days (8 cell stage)?
3:05 Embryonic activation ***Critical hurdle for embryo development****
3:25 Big limitation of a day 3 embryo transfer
4:07 Why do blastocysts produce more pregnancies than earlier embryos?
4:25 What happens to the embryo after three days? Morulae stage
4:49 What is the blastocyst stage?
5:00 How can you tell whether the problem with the embryo is from the egg, the sperm or both?
5:15 What is the most common reason why embryos stop developing?

Infertility TV is your weekly source for the best medical information if you have infertility, recurrent miscarriage or are just trying to conceive. (TTC). InfertilityTV covers infertility testing, fertility treatments such as Clomid, Follistim and Crinone and fertility treatments like IUI and IVF (in vitro fertilization)

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Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF! located in the Naperville Fertility Center.

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