Post-transfer embryonic engraftment symptoms: which are the most common?
Symptoms of post-transfer embryo engraftment can be different and vary from woman to woman. In some cases it is also possible that the "implantation" of the embryo in an assisted fertilization treatment took place without showing any symptoms. Don't panic, then, and wait until it's time to take the pregnancy test: the Beta hCG hormone will give you all the answers! Let's explore the topic together, and in the meantime, here's a video on age and fertility:
Symptoms of post-transfer embryonic engraftment: what are they?
Women seeking a pregnancy who have carried out a blastocyst transfer through assisted fertilization, will have to wait one to two weeks after the transfer in order to carry out the pregnancy test and detect the level of the "beta hCG hormone, the only" able to say with certainty if the embryo has been implanted and if you are actually pregnant.
However, we know that those days of waiting after the transfer can be difficult, full of anxiety and hope for those seeking a pregnancy through assisted reproduction, and it is for this reason that possible symptoms of embryonic engraftment are sought (often even obsessively). post transfer. Before reviewing which are the most common, it is good to point out that their possible absence does not at all mean that the "embryonic implantation in the uterus" could not have happened anyway! So take a deep breath and wait for the time to take the pregnancy test without worrying too much. Even taking a beta hCG hormone test before the right day could lead to inaccurate results.
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Among the most common post-transfer embryonic engraftment symptoms we find twitching in the uterus, small pains in the lower part of the belly that could be due to the implantation of the embryo in the uterus itself. This kind of cramp, however, could be easily confused with the pangs typical of menstrual pain, or it could be due to specific drug intake ... As we said, only the pregnancy test can tell you if it was in fact one of the symptoms of post-transfer embryonic engraftment or not!
Another of these post-transfer symptoms is breast tension. Generally hormonal therapies related to assisted fertilization treatment lead to an increase in breast tension, so even in this case such a symptom is not enough on its own to make us think that the implantation of the embryo in the uterus has actually taken place.
Another symptom that could present itself in the days after the transfer if you have decided to resort to medically assisted procreation is nausea. Even in this case, however, the symptom could be due to estrogen and not to an actual pregnancy: nausea hardly appears before the seventh week of pregnancy.
Post transfer of blastocysts: implantation losses among the symptoms of embryonic engraftment
One of the most credible symptoms of post-transfer embryonic engraftment are the so-called "implantation losses": these are small blood losses that last from one to two days (no more!) And which testify to the "implantation of the embryo in the "uterus.
Implantation losses are often confused with the menstrual cycle, but they are a different kind of loss: they last a maximum of two days, are smaller in size and occur 3-4 days after the pregnancy test day, disappearing earlier. of the same. The menstruation, on the other hand, would continue even on the day scheduled for the beta hCG test.
Implant losses, although they are one of the most common symptoms, do not come to all post-transfer blastocyst women: therefore, if you have not had them, it does not mean that you cannot be pregnant anyway.
But are the symptoms of post-transfer embryonic engraftment always present?
Let's repeat it once again: every woman's body is different and so are her possible reactions to a possible post-transfer embryonic engraftment in assisted fertilization. Consequently, the symptoms of the implantation could be very varied and also influenced by our state of mind.
In some cases, none of the symptoms mentioned above may appear, but this does not exclude that the pregnancy is still in progress and that the embryo has been implanted. There are many women who react to assisted reproduction asymptomatically, just as it can happen to "feel on" all the symptoms that we have listed (even if only by suggestion and desire for pregnancy) without actually being pregnant.
To understand if the response to assisted fertilization treatment has been positive, therefore, it will always be necessary to wait for the appointed day to carry out the fateful test. Good luck!
For further scientific information on the subject, you can consult the website of the Veneto Center for Assisted Procreation.
