Ep 83: Embryology and Embryo Grading with Christine Briton-Jones

When one starts IVF and fertility treatments, it can be a lot to take in. There’s tons of jargon to familiarize yourself with and seemingly endless academic articles on every topic imaginable. This can be especially overwhelming when you are presented with embryo options and you don’t know which one to choose, or whether the single option you’re being presented with is worth pursuing. Here to help us make sense of embryo grading and offer much-needed peace of mind is Christine Briton-Jones, a clinical embryologist and Director of Laboratory Services at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York). In our conversation with Christine, we discuss the intricacies of embryo grading and why it requires years of experience to fully grasp its nuances and the subjectivity involved. Tuning in you’ll hear Christine break down how the day of an embryo affects its grading, what each of the letters represents in embryo grading, and why a C grading is something to celebrate. Be sure to tune in to learn about the intricacies of embryo grading and why it merely serves as a snapshot of the process, and why that should make you feel hopeful.