Assisted Hatching: What it is and how it may help - 01/2021

This handout explains assisted hatching, a way to help embryos implant during in vitro fertilization (IVF). This method may benefit patients who are older than 38 years of age, have eggs with a thicker than normal shell, have had previous IVF cycles that did not result in pregnancy, and are having a frozen embryo thaw cycle.