Embryo Grading | Dr. Brooke Rossi & Embryologist Lindsey Roncone| NIAW 2025

In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week 2025, Ohio Reproductive Medicine (ORM) is here to demystify one of the most asked-about topics in IVF: embryo grading. Join Dr. Brooke Rossi, reproductive endocrinologist, and Lindsey Roncone, Senior Embryologist, as they walk you through the embryo development and grading process — from fertilization to blastocyst stage. Whether you're preparing for an IVF cycle or just starting your fertility journey, this video offers expert insights into how embryologists assess embryo quality, what those grades mean for your treatment plan, and how embryo grading fits into the bigger picture of building your family. Check out the rest of the Boston IVF Fertility Network's National Infertility Awareness Week 2025 events: https://www.bostonivf.com/resources/b... TOPIC TIMESTAMPS Introduction 00:00-01:24 Embryo Grading at ORM 01:25-02:18 Overview of Embryo Development 02:19-03:08 Monitoring Embryo Development Day 0-Day 5 03:09-04:21 When Embryos are Graded 04:22-05:23 Overview of Embryo Grading Process 05:24-06:55 Grading Embryo Development Stages 06:56-08:50 Grading Inner Cell Mass (ICM) and Trophectoderm Cells 08:51-11:06 Blastocyst Cell Grading 11:07-15:31 Cleavage Stage Embryo Grading & Fragmentation 15:32-17:08 Embryo Cryopreservation 17:09-18:13 Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) & Biopsy 18:14-19:38 Improving Embryo Quality 19:39-20:26 What Embryo Grading DOES vs DOES NOT Tell Us 20:27-24:08 IVF Attrition 24:09-25:50 Conclusion 25:51-26:03 RESOURCES Learn more about Dr. Rossi here: https://www.ohioreproductivemedicine.... Learn more about in vitro fertilization (IVF) here: https://www.ohioreproductivemedicine.... Contact Ohio Reproductive Medicine: https://www.ohioreproductivemedicine.... CONNECT WITH ORM ORM: https://www.ohioreproductivemedicine.... Like us on Facebook:   / ohioreproductivemedicine   Follow us on Instagram:   / ohioreproductivemedicine   Follow us on Twitter:   / ohiorepromed   Follow us on LinkedIn:   / ohio-reproductive-medicine   ABOUT OHIO REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE As central Ohio’s first and largest IVF program of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), Ohio Reproductive Medicine (ORM) can assist you in your infertility journey, regardless of where you are along that path. Providing our families with optimal and quality infertility treatments and outcomes is the cornerstone of our care.