Having Mild Lower Abdomen Cramps After Embryo Transfer. Is This A Sign Of Pregnancy?

Posted on Fri, 9 Nov 2012

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Question : Day two of embroy transfer, had mild lower abdomen cramps for a short time on the toilet, felt like menstral pain, this was at night, the following morning the same pain repeated itself. Is this a sign of YYYY@YYYY

Answered by Dr. Dr. Asra Ishtiaq Ahmed (1 hour later)

Hello there.

Thanks for writing.

No it does not necessarily indicate pregnancy.

The menstrual like pain/cramping is due to the procedure of IVF.
It is painless procedure though some can have slight pain. This is due to instrumentation on the cervix to introduce the embryo inside the uterus.

Implantation of embryo in pregnancy occurs one to two weeks after the transfer. For you its just 2 days post transfer.
So this cramping is too early to be accounted to pregnancy.
However implantation usually presents with mild spotting and cramps which do not last long. These are very rare to occur.

If your pain increases in severity or persists with vaginal bleeding then you should report to your doctor.

Assurance of pregnancy can be given only after testing for same on the due date.

Wishing You all the Best.

Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar