The current known infertility treatment process is ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection), a technology that assists in vitro fertilization by injecting a single healthy and highest quality sperm into an egg cell to help increase the fertilization rate and obtain a complete and healthy blastocyst-stage embryo, ready to be transferred into the mother’s uterine cavity, thereby increasing the chances of pregnancy.
After fertilization of the egg with sperm, the embryo is cultured in an incubator for 5 – 7 days. Generally, embryo culture is done in an open system. Each day, embryologists must take the embryos out of the incubator to observe their development and then return them to the incubator, which differs from natural conditions where embryos develop inside the mother’s womb without exposure to external environments.
The Embryoscope Plus incubator is the latest technology that cultures embryos in a closed system, equipped with a continuous timelapse video recording camera to monitor embryo development, so embryologists do not need to remove embryos from the incubator for observation.
It can be viewed through software connected to the incubator at any time, reducing disturbances to embryo development and increasing the chances of embryos developing into complete and healthy blastocysts. This is especially beneficial in cases where fewer eggs are stimulated, resulting in fewer blastocyst-stage embryos. Culturing embryos in a closed system helps reduce external factors affecting embryo development.
Although other closed-system incubators have been used in some fertility centers, they cannot compare to Embryoscope Plus due to the special feature of Embryoscope Plus having an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system that assists in embryo quality assessment, acting like a scientist but with more detailed and in-depth analysis. This is because it records and tracks embryo development at every stage. The database of this system is collected from fertility centers worldwide, both in Europe and Asia. AI-based embryo quality assessment is very important for doctors and scientists as it helps analyze which embryo is the strongest and most complete, suitable for transfer into the mother’s uterus to increase the chance of pregnancy from the first embryo transfer.
Excellence Fertility Center, Phyathai 3 Hospital not only emphasizes treatment but also has a team of expert doctors, nurses, and embryologists. They also pay attention to the well-being of embryos to obtain the best quality embryos by choosing to culture embryos in a closed system using the Embryoscope Plus incubator, where embryos are cultured in separate chambers with barcodes identifying the mother’s name, similar to living in a premium penthouse condo.
Expert embryologists certified by ESHRE work behind the scenes to assist in various steps of assisted reproductive technology, from egg retrieval to embryo development and embryo transfer back into the uterus. Their specialized skills allow them to work with delicate and fragile cells such as sperm and eggs. Prospective parents can be confident they will receive the best treatment and service at the Excellence Fertility Center.
