QBoost Question of the Month - August 2019

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* An embryologist is loading an embryo-transfer catheter for immediate transfer. Which of the following statements is accurate about the embryo transfer?

A. In only half of the practices surveyed do all physicians utilize the same standard embryo-transfer protocol.

B. Studies demonstrate that a slow plunge with constant pressure produces higher pregnancy rates than a fast plunge with constant pressure.

C. The majority of transfers performed in Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) practices are plunged by the embryologist.

D. It is more common to rotate the catheter when removing it after expelling the embryo than it is to pull straight out without a turn.

E. When a transfer becomes difficult, most clinicians will stop the transfer and return the embryos to the incubator at or after 3 minutes of attempting the transfer.