| In calculating the due date after an in vitro fertilization | | | | into the uterus as a starting point. If you wish to |
| (IVF) session, there are several factors that couples | | | | take this route, simply subtract 12 days from the |
| should consider. The most accurate estimate may be | | | | transfer date and then add 9 months. This is for a |
| obtained by speaking with a trained physician. | | | | three-day transfer. Five-day transfers require that |
| Women who are interested in learning expected due | | | | you subtract 14 days and then add 9 months. |
| dates for planning purposes may calculate an | | | | Other methods for calculating the due date after IVF |
| estimate on their own as well. For one, women | | | | may also exist, but women interested in learning their |
| should consider their last menstrual period before the | | | | exact due date should speak with a fertility doctor |
| procedure. | | | | for an accurate estimate. Some women choose to |
| The fertility doctor will work with the woman's cycle | | | | consider their date of conception as two weeks prior |
| in determining the best time to harvest her eggs and | | | | to the date their eggs were retrieved. They then |
| implant the embryo in the uterus. In some cases, | | | | add 40 weeks to that date and arrive at their |
| women may conceive during a stimulated cycle with | | | | expected due date. |
| this procedure so keep this in mind as well. | | | | Most people remain under the impression that |
| There are several simple formulas that women may | | | | women are pregnant for exactly 9 months. |
| use in determining their due date on their own or | | | | Calculating the due date after IVF is not as simple as |
| with the assistance of a medical professional. One | | | | adding 9 months from the day in which the |
| such formula goes as follows: think back to your last | | | | procedure was completed, however. The exact time |
| period and subtract three months from that date. | | | | that a woman will remain pregnant is not set in stone. |
| Now add one week. Whichever date you land on is | | | | Everybody has heard of babies being born before |
| your due date. Let's say your last period was July 1. | | | | their due date and after, so establishing a close |
| Subtract three months and you arrive at April 1. Add | | | | relationship with a doctor is important in dealing with |
| a week and you're at April 8. That is your due date. | | | | the unexpected. |
| You may also use the day the embryos were placed | | | | |