Is IVF embryo transfer painful?

“Transplantation” is a very advanced medical term, we usually come into contact with “liver transplantation”, “kidney transplantation”, “lung transplantation” and so on, many of the medical treatments linked to transplantation give people an impression of “what a big operation! The impression is that it is a big operation. So, in the process of IVF, it is finally time for the key step of “embryo transfer”, which also involves the word “transfer”. Will it be a major operation? People tend to be scared when facing the unknown, and are scared by their own imagination. In fact, embryo transfer is very simple, so let’s take a look at the process to remove the fear. First of all, the embryo transfer tube is placed in the right place in the uterine cavity under ultrasound. The tube is relatively soft and will adjust its shape with the shape of the uterine cavity to achieve the ideal transfer site. This process is to “pave the way” for the next step of embryo transfer tube placement, and if there are no abnormalities such as genital tract abnormalities, the whole process will take very little time, about 1-3 minutes. The embryologist then aspirates the cultured embryos into the embryo transfer tube, which is very thin and flexible, and places the tube with the embryos into the hollow transfer cannula, which the doctor has “explored” in advance, and follows the explored route directly to the designated location, pushing the syringe and moving the embryos under pressure from the cannula into the uterine cavity. The syringe is pushed, the embryos are moved from the cannula to the uterine cavity under pressure and the transfer tube is withdrawn. The process of embryo transfer in IVF can be said to be anesthesia-free and minimally painful. Of course, if you hold your urine properly before the transfer, the ultrasound will be clearer with a full bladder, and the uterus may be influenced by the bladder for the passage to enter the tube relatively easier, etc. So, what you have to do is: relax, cooperate with the medical staff requirements, and believe that a good pregnancy will come soon.