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What is a blastocyst?


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Blastocyst:

  1. The blastocyst is a hollow cellular mass generated during early development and composed of cells forming the trophectoderm, the inner cell mass, and the fluid-filled cavity.
  2. A blastocyst is a dividing cell cluster produced by a fertilized egg.
  3. A blastocyst forms about five to six days after a sperm fertilizes an egg.
  4. It implants in our uterine wall and develops into an embryo, then a foetus.
  5. For in vitro fertilization (IVF), the blastocyst stage of a fertilized egg is crucial.
  6. Pregnancy will not occur if the blastocyst does not implant in the endometrium of the woman.


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