Why this policy area matters clinically
Twin and higher-order pregnancies carry meaningfully elevated risks — preterm birth, low birth weight, and maternal complications among them — which is why elective single embryo transfer (eSET) has become the preferred practice in many leading clinics globally, reducing multiple-pregnancy rates substantially.
How clinic practice varies
Some destinations and clinics have more formally adopted eSET as standard practice; others follow more permissive multiple-transfer norms, sometimes patient-requested. Understanding your specific clinic's default practice and philosophy matters here.
Questions worth asking any clinic
- What is your default recommendation for embryo transfer number, and why?
- Under what specific circumstances would you recommend more than one embryo?
- What is your clinic's actual multiple-pregnancy rate?
See colombianivf.com for Colombia-specific clinic practice on this question.
The Takeaway
Ask directly about a clinic's default transfer-number practice and reasoning — this is a genuine risk-relevant decision, not just a logistics detail.