What does life-table analysis of sequential euploid blastocyst transfers tell us about recurrent implantation failure–or lack thereof?
Richard J Paulson · 2026
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Richard Paulson asks what repeated embryo transfers reveal about implantation failure in this 2026 essay. The tool under discussion is life-table analysis, which tracks cumulative success over repeated attempts. Fertility medicine has long used it to quote chances over several cycles. Small per-cycle gaps grow visible when attempts stack up.
Paulson recalls an early study of egg donation with live births above eighty percent after five cycles. Success did not fade across cycles, which argues against a hidden womb defect unmasked by repetition. He applies the same logic to transfers of chromosomally normal embryos. If rates hold steady, so-called recurrent implantation failure may say more about chance and embryos than about the uterus.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Richard J Paulson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |