Regarding rest after transplantation, most reproductive centers advocate bed rest ranging from 10 minutes to 2 hours, and there is no uniform regulation.
There are many patients in large reproductive centers, the observation room is relatively small, and each patient has a short rest time after transplantation. Small reproductive centers have fewer patients and relatively large observation rooms, so each patient has a longer rest time after transplantation.
Does bed rest affect the success rate of transplantation? Let’s take a look.
There is no evidence that one must stay in bed.
As far as the hospital where I work is concerned, there are many patients, the observation room is relatively small, the beds are limited, and the rest and observation time after transplantation is relatively short, but the success rate remains at a relatively stable and high level.
As early as 1997, research results suggested that Bed rest for 20 minutes and 24 hours after transplantation had no effect on clinical pregnancy rate. Our center retrospectively summarized 502 cycles of fresh and frozen IVF. The results showed that there was no significant difference in pregnancy success rate between lying still for 10 minutes after embryo transfer and lying in bed in situ for 3 hours after embryo transfer and lying in bed for 3 days after returning home.
Another reproductive center in China conducted a prospective analysis on 692 fresh IVF cycles, i.e. Walking on their own immediately after embryo transfer and resting for 15 minutes to 1 hour. Compared with patients who were sent out by cart and stayed in bed for 4 to 6 hours after embryo transfer, the positive rate of hCG in the former was not affected, but also significantly higher than that in the latter.
Although there are still few studies on whether bed rest is necessary after transplantation so far, most of the existing research results show that long-term bed rest has neither improved the clinical pregnancy rate nor reduced the early abortion rate and ectopic pregnancy rate.
Thus, whether to stay in bed after transplantation does not have much influence on the success rate of IVF.
How do you rest after the transplant?
As for the question of whether patients need rest, I generally answer: appropriate rest.
Infertility patients have great mental and economic efforts in the process of IVF. It is understandable to worry about the failure of embryo implantation caused by insufficient rest after transplantation. Therefore, proper rest is not too much.
As for the appropriate degree of what, it varies from person to person, on the premise of not increasing mental pressure and psychological burden, but bedridden must be avoided.
- Excessive rest, Coupled with the excessive care of the family, On the contrary, it causes a lot of pressure, the feeling of the day is like a year, and has certain influence on body and mind. In addition, excessive rest is also harmful to the body. Long-term bed rest may also cause venous embolism of lower limbs, resulting in sudden swelling and pain of lower limbs. Once this happens, you should see a doctor immediately, otherwise you may endanger your life.
Here, I would like to give you some suggestions:
Generally, you can rest at home without going to work for 3 days after transplantation, and then it depends on your personal situation.
It takes about 14 days from transplantation to HCG examination to see if you are pregnant. As long as you are not overworked, you can move normally.
Having said so much, I just want to tell you that you can relax after transplantation, don’t complicate simple things, let nature take its course.