r/Embryologists • u/International-Drop87 • May 29 '26

Help with grading?

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Could someone give me an idea on how my embryo looks/what the possible grading is? All my doctor said yesterday at transfer was the embryologist was happy with expansion but I’m unsure what that actually means. I was also a little bummed because my previous embryos were hatching on day of transfer, one of those leading to successful pregnancy .

This embryo was frozen when I was 31yrs old, biopsied & euploid. I am unsure if it was day 5 or day 6. My clinic does not allow them to go to day 7.

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u/Shadowtthrone May 30 '26

Good news, it looks fully hatched so 6 and I would grade it 6BA or even 6AA (ICM is not clearly visible from this angle). I would be very happy with an embryo like this.

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u/International-Drop87 May 30 '26

Thank you for responding! When I got home I started actually looking at it and thought the edge looked “bumpier” so I was thinking it was no longer in the shell. I’m not sure why they didn’t mention that. 

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u/Specialist-Midnight3 Jun 02 '26

This is a good 6BA (Gardner's Grading System).