Blastocyst (Day 5 Embryo). A blastocyst is an embryo that has developed in the laboratory for five days after insemination. It has completed embryonic cleavage stages. The cells inside the Blastocyst differentiate into two distinct types of cells. The cells in the centre of the Blastocyst is called the inner cell mass and will give rise to the foetus after implantation. The single layer of cells at the edge of the Blastocyst forms the trophectoderm, and it will give rise to the placenta. The Blastocyst has a unique large central and fluid-filled cavity (also known as Blastocoele) surrounding the inner cell mass and trophectoderm. Blastocyst transfer mimics natural conception in…

When an egg (ovum) is fertilized by sperm, whether in fallopian tube or petri dish, it forms a zygote (fertilized ovum). Zygote is a prime stage or beginning of a human life. It contains a single cell with two pronuclei (Genetic Inheritance) from both parents. The zygote renamed as embryo when the single cell zygote cleaves in to two for first time, about 24 hours after fertilization. Embryonic development begins when the single cells zygote begins to divide and end when it reaches stage of blastocyst (Day 5 Embryo). An embryo begins its growth as a single cell and divides itself daily. By Day 3, it typically grows into 6-10…

Husband: Errr…Darling, we’ve all the 5Cs, but I feel we have another C missing!Wife: Let’s go through the directory and make an appointment with a doctor… Conventionally, society chooses the five Cs of life, namely, Cash, Car, Credit Card, Condominium and Country Club membership. If you have those 5Cs, you are most likely to be considered as successful and in a prestigious status. However, it is time for us to redefine success and to look into an equally important C, which is – Child. The proportion of woman who delays childbearing beyond the age of 35 years has greatly increased in recent decades. Additional factors include women are now more…