What Happens After an Embryo Transfer?

Once you complete your embryo transfer, you will have approximately 1 weeks to wait before a pregnancy can be detected. The following tables outline an approximate timeline for what happens during a successful pregnancy after a 3-day transfer (3dt) and a 5-day transfer (5dt). 3-Day Transfer Days Past Embryo Development Transfer (DPT) One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven The embryo continues to grow and develop, turning from a 6-8 cell embryo into a morula The cells of the morula continue to divide, developing into a blastocyst The blastocyst begins to hatch out of its shell The blastocyst continues to hatch out of its shell and begins to attach itself to the uterus The blastocyst attaches deeper into the uterine lining, beginning implantation Implantation continues Implantation is complete, cells that will eventually become the placenta and fetus have begun to develop Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) starts to enter the blood stream Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted Levels of hCG are now high enough to detect a pregnancy

5-Day Transfer Days Past Embryo Development Transfer (DPT) One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine The blastocyst begins to hatch out of its shell The blastocyst continues to hatch out of its shell and begins to attach itself to the uterus The blastocyst attaches deeper into the uterine lining, beginning implantation Implantation continues Implantation is complete, cells that will eventually become the placenta and fetus have begun to develop Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) starts to enter the blood stream Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted Levels of hCG are now high enough to detect a pregnancy