Laser Assisted Hatchings in Malad, Mumbai

The advent of the laser has allowed the development of precision techniques to manipulate embryos for enhanced fertility. Laser assisted hatchings can turn around a history of failure for embryos to implant themselves in the uterine wall.

Assisted hatching is used to help the embryo hatch from its protective outer shell, the zona pellucida, and promote implantation in the uterine wall after embryo transfer. Laser-assisted hatching (LAH) uses a highly focused infrared laser beam to remove the zona pellucida in very precise increments. Prior to the clinical availability of lasers, only mechanical or chemical methods could be used for assisted hatching of human embryos in clinical settings.

Laser-assisted hatchings requires less handling of the embryo than these other assisted hatching methods. Also, laser-assisted hatching is faster than the other methods and, therefore, the embryo spends less time outside the incubator.

INDICATIONS

• Repeated IVF failures
• Thick zona
• Increased female age
• Implantational failure