What should you know about embryo transfer video?

A typical educational video may show preparation, positioning, a speculum examination, passage of a soft catheter through the cervix, and release of the embryo into the uterine cavity. Ultrasound images can illustrate where the catheter is placed. Videos vary in equipment, camera angle, and protocol, so yours may look different. The procedure is only one part of treatment; implantation and pregnancy testing happen afterward.

Choose material from a recognised fertility service and treat it as general education. Ask your clinic what will differ in your case, including bladder instructions, pain relief, sedation, or embryo selection. Take prescribed medicines as directed and keep the test appointment. For related context, read [IVF](/treatments/fertility-and-assisted-reproduction/ivf/) and [Micronised Progesterone](/materials/micronised-progesterone/).

Contact your clinic if pain becomes stronger, bleeding is heavy, or you develop fever, faintness, breathing difficulty, or significant abdominal swelling. Seek urgent help for severe pain, collapse, or trouble breathing. A video cannot help decide whether a symptom after your own procedure is expected, so use the care team’s contact route.

Ask which parts of the video match your planned procedure, whether ultrasound guidance will be used, and how you should prepare. Confirm the medicine schedule, the date of testing, and the symptoms that warrant same-day advice.