For Assisted Hatching we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Female Health, Fertility and Invitro Fertilization.

Assisted Hatching (Female Health)

A form of embryo micromanipulation that involves the thinning and creation of an opening in the outer covering of the embryo to help the embryo implant.

Assisted Hatching (Fertility)

The process of helping an embryo to hatch by making a surgical slit in the zona pellucida or "shell" or by digesting this "shell" with special enzymes. It is indicated in most women over 40 years of age undergoing IVF, and when the zona pellucida is thick

Assisted Hatching (Invitro Fertilization)

The mechanical, chemical or laser breaching of the gelatinous coating of the egg (zona pellucida).

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