Fertility and sterility
The role of assisted hatching in in vitro fertilization: a guideline
Abstract
There is moderate evidence that assisted hatching does not significantly improve live birth rates in fresh assisted reproductive technology cycles and insufficient evidence for the benefit of assisted hatching in patients with poor prognosis or undergoing frozen embryo transfer cycles. This document replaces the document of the same name published in 2014.
Source and rights
Published by Fertility and sterility, 2022. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Published
- 2022
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- Fertility and sterility
- PubMed
- 35618358
- Added to Prognia
- 22 July 2026
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