Having a family with a frozen embryo transfer (FET)
We’ll use the latest techniques to maximise your chances of success and minimise your time to a successful pregnancy.
Statistics at Harley Street
Embryos, frozen at the blastocyst stage by vitrification, are very robust and we have a greater than 95% freezing and thawing survival rate.
Frozen embryo transfers with euploid blastocysts have the greatest possible chance of achieving a healthy pregnancy and live birth. We see pregnancy rates of 50% across all ages and 60% for women who were under 35 at the time of freezing the embryos.
60%
Pregnancy rate
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The FET process and what to expect
Step 1: A fertility review
![Dr Versraete with patient in the consultation room](https://hsfc.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20Imagery%202023/COMPRESSED%20PICTURES/Staff/Dr%20Versraete%20with%20patient%20in%20the%20consultation%20room.jpg?width=2000&height=1334&name=Dr%20Versraete%20with%20patient%20in%20the%20consultation%20room.jpg)
Step 2: Pre-treatment preparation
This step will vary according to your individual requirements based on your initial results. This may include an endometrial scratch, immune-modulatory therapies, hysteroscopy, endometrial analysis and preparation.
However, this step is crucial in maximising your chances of success.
![Embryologist looking at a computer screen displaying blastocyst or embryos haching](https://hsfc.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20Imagery%202023/COMPRESSED%20PICTURES/Staff/Embryologist%20looking%20at%20a%20computer%20screen%20displaying%20blastocyst%20or%20embryos%20haching.jpg?width=2000&height=1334&name=Embryologist%20looking%20at%20a%20computer%20screen%20displaying%20blastocyst%20or%20embryos%20haching.jpg)
Step 3: Monitoring
![Female patient having a conversation with a doctor](https://hsfc.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20Imagery%202023/COMPRESSED%20PICTURES/Staff/Female%20patient%20having%20a%20conversation%20with%20a%20doctor.jpg?width=725&height=483&name=Female%20patient%20having%20a%20conversation%20with%20a%20doctor.jpg)
Step 4: Transferring the embryos
![Dr Venkat and IVF patient in the theatre](https://hsfc.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20Imagery%202023/COMPRESSED%20PICTURES/Staff/Dr%20Venkat%20and%20IVF%20patient%20in%20the%20theatre.jpg?width=2000&height=1334&name=Dr%20Venkat%20and%20IVF%20patient%20in%20the%20theatre.jpg)
Step 5: Post embryo transfer care
![Dr Venkat scanning a fertility patient](https://hsfc.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20Imagery%202023/COMPRESSED%20PICTURES/Staff/Dr%20Venkat%20scanning%20a%20fertility%20patient.jpg?width=2000&height=1333&name=Dr%20Venkat%20scanning%20a%20fertility%20patient.jpg)
FET process
![Natalie](https://hsfc.org.uk/hubfs/Group%20309-1.png)
![A small babyhand in a parent's hand.](https://hsfc.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20Imagery%202023/Babies/hu-chen-tCbTGNwrFNM-unsplash.jpg?width=2000&name=hu-chen-tCbTGNwrFNM-unsplash.jpg)
“Thankful to you all at Harley Street“
Natalie
Other fertility treatments
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Treatments
Advanced Fertility Treatments
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Treatments
Laser Assisted Hatching
![icon-embryo-development copy 3@2x](https://hsfc.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20Imagery%202023/Icons/Green%20Icons/icon-embryo-development%20copy%203@2x.png?width=70&height=70&name=icon-embryo-development%20copy%203@2x.png)