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The Aurora Test for IVF (ICSI)

If you’re having trouble becoming pregnant, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) may be the right choice for you and so might also the Aurora Test. An IVF cycle involves several different steps that will help you increase your chances of becoming pregnant. The most important step is selecting the embryo with the highest potential to result in the birth of a healthy baby.

  • You will receive hormone stimulation to mature many eggs.
  • After egg collection, the embryologist removes the cumulus cells surrounding the egg to free the egg for sperm injection (ICSI).
  • The successfully fertilized eggs (now called embryos) grow in the laboratory incubator for 3 days.
  • In the meantime, the cumulus cells are analysed with the Aurora Test to know which of your eggs has the highest potential to result in a healthy baby.
  • Your embryologist will monitor the development of the embryos.
  • The embryo with good development and a high Aurora Test score will be chosen for your first transfer.
  • In conclusion, your pregnancy chances will substantially increase with this test compared to embryo selection with only visual evaluation.

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Who should use the Aurora Test?

  • If you are scheduled for ICSI treatment.
  • If you are expected to have a sufficient number of eggs to obtain at least 2 embryos.
  • If you are a maximum of 39 years old.
  • Please contact your gynecologist if the test is applicable to your situation.

Improving your chances with the Aurora Test

  • Our study shows higher pregnancy rates after the first transfer (from 29% to 61% pregnancy rate with single embryo transferred after 3 days of culture, results from UZ Brussel).
  • You will have fewer treatment cycles (meaning it will cost less time and money). Our clinical study showed saving an average of 3 transfer cycles.
  • The chance that your first transfer will be successful increases. 50% of the women with the Aurora Test had a live birth from the first embryo transfer cycle in the clinical trial at UZ Brussel.

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The Aurora Test process for freezing your eggs

When you decide to freeze your eggs for future use, you will have to follow these steps:

  • First, you will receive hormone stimulation to mature many eggs.
  • After egg collection, the embryologist removes the cumulus cells surrounding the egg to free the egg for freezing.
  • Your clinic will freeze your eggs at -198°C.
  • In the meantime, the cumulus cells are analysed with the Aurora Test to know which of your eggs has the highest potential to result in a healthy baby.
  • When you come back to use your eggs, the embryologist can use this score to aid in the selection of the embryo to be transferred.

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