What does the clinic do with embryos it does not transfer?
This is the first question. If a clinic produces five embryos and transfers two, what happens to the other three? Discard, indefinite storage, donation to research? If the answer is not clear and contractual, the ethics are not clear either.
Questions for the first consultation
- Do you freeze eggs or embryos by default?
- What is your policy on embryos that are not transferred?
- How is PGT-A used — as information or as a discard filter?
- What happens if I change my mind about an embryo?
- Who owns the legal decision over frozen material?
- What is the transfer protocol for a second or third cycle?
Role of the coordination layer
First Light Fertility Bioethical IVF helps patients formulate these questions, understand clinic responses, review documentation and map legal requirements in Colombia and in the home country. The clinical decisions remain between the patient and the fertility specialist.