WHAT IS EMBRYO GLUE? HOW AND WHO USE IT? IS THE SUCCESS RATE HIGH?
20 May 2025
As couples who want to become parents cannot become parents with natural methods, couples resort to some treatments. In vitro fertilization is the first treatment method. And IVF treatment is a very advanced and effective treatment method. Some applications in IVF treatment are important for the positive outcome of the treatment. Embryo glue application, which is one of the important application methods, is a very successful application. Embryo glue is one of the applications without any known risk. As a result of the studies, it was concluded that it did not increase the risk of miscarriage or pregnancy complications. Now we will provide you with detailed information about embryo glue. We wish you pleasant reading.
What is Embryo Adhesive?
Embryo glue, a method used in IVF treatments, is a kind of liquid embryo culture medium enriched with a substance called hyaluronan, in which embryos are left before transfer to the uterus of the expectant mother.
Hyaluronan is a natural carbohydrate found in all tissues in the body. The embryo needs an environment rich in carbohydrates, amino acids and protein in order to develop healthily inside. In addition, embryo glue is also called embryo glue because it reduces the ability of the embryo to move in the uterus.
How and Who Is Embryo Adhesive Used?
Embryo adhesive application is done as follows:
After the embryos are developed in the laboratory for 3-5 days, the most suitable one for embryo transfer is selected.
· The most suitable embryos selected for transfer are taken into the embryo glue.
· Embryos are kept in this environment for about 30 minutes.
· After standing, the embryos are taken from the culture dish and drawn into the catheter (a thin tube).
· The catheter is then passed through the cervix under ultrasound guidance and the embryos are transferred to the uterus.
In expectant mothers who have repeated in vitro fertilization failure using the embryo glue method,
It is used in couples who want to have children over the age of 35, when the quality of the embryo depending on the egg or sperm is not very good.
Is the Success Rate High in Embryo Bonding?
Embryo adhesive is one of the most frequently used applications for the last 10 years in order to increase the chance of success in IVF treatment. Experts were unsure about the effectiveness of embryo glue at first. However, in recent years, the effectiveness of embryo glue has been observed as a result of scientific research. Today, embryo glue is applied by various IVF centers. Hüma IVF Center is one of these centers.
The high concentration of hyaluronan concentrates the embryo glue similar to the tissue of the fluids in the womb, so that better mixing of these fluids minimizes the mobility of the embryo. In addition, hyaluronan acts as a bridge between the embryo and the inner wall of the uterus by binding to the inner wall of the uterus and the molecules on the surface of the embryo. In this way, it helps the embryo to attach to the uterus.
We aimed to give you information on this subject by considering the embryo glue method. We talked about how this method is applied and its success rate.
