Embryo transfers can occur with fresh or frozen (thawed) embryos. Before the transfer, the embryo(s) remains inside culture media (fluid) in an incubator in the IVF lab. You will enter the operating room and lay on an exam table with your feet in stirrups. Your fertility specialist (doctor, PA, or NP) will clean your cervix and an abdominal ultrasound will be used to visualize your uterus and cervix. Once everything is in view, the transfer can begin. At the time of the transfer, the embryo is l