{"id":442,"date":"2026-10-05T08:02:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/?p=442"},"modified":"2026-10-05T08:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:06:21","slug":"mosaic-embryo-ivf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/mosaic-embryo-ivf\/","title":{"rendered":"Mosaic Embryo IVF: What the Label Means and What Trials Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In mosaic embryo IVF, the label means the few cells a lab tested held a mix of typical and atypical chromosome counts. It is a sample result, not a verdict on the whole embryo. 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Five questions, one minute.<\/summary>\n<div class=\"msq-body\">\n<p class=\"msq-intro\">Every answer is on this page. Answer from what you know now; the page fills in the rest.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"msq-list\">\n<li class=\"msq-q\" data-q=\"1\" data-answer=\"b\" data-title=\"What does a mosaic embryo result actually mean?\" data-section=\"#what-does-a-mosaic-embryo-result-actually-mean\">\n<p class=\"msq-question\">1. According to the 2023 ASRM committee opinion, what share of embryos are reported as mosaic?<\/p>\n<div class=\"msq-options\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Question 1 options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"a\">Almost exactly 5 per cent everywhere<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"b\">Anywhere from 2 to more than 20 per cent, depending on the lab<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"c\">About half of all tested embryos<\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"msq-explain\" hidden><span class=\"msq-verdict\"><\/span>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asrm.org\/practice-guidance\/practice-committee-documents\/clinical-management-of-mosaic-results-from-preimplantation-genetic-testing-for-aneuploidy-pgt-a-of-blastocysts-a-committee-opinion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASRM committee opinion<\/a> gives a range of 2 to more than 20 per cent and links the spread to laboratory factors. <a class=\"msq-section\" href=\"#what-does-a-mosaic-embryo-result-actually-mean\">Read the section<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"msq-q\" data-q=\"2\" data-answer=\"a\" data-title=\"How does a biopsy end up labelling an embryo mosaic?\" data-section=\"#how-does-a-biopsy-end-up-labelling-an-embryo-mosaic\">\n<p class=\"msq-question\">2. In the PGDIS statement&#8217;s usual cut offs, what share of abnormal signal in the sample is read as euploid?<\/p>\n<div class=\"msq-options\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Question 2 options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"a\">Under 20 per cent<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"b\">Under 50 per cent<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"c\">Under 80 per cent<\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"msq-explain\" hidden><span class=\"msq-verdict\"><\/span>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pgdis.org\/docs\/PositionStatement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 PGDIS position statement<\/a> describes under 20 per cent as euploid and over 80 per cent as aneuploid, calling those values noise bands that vary by platform. <a class=\"msq-section\" href=\"#how-does-a-biopsy-end-up-labelling-an-embryo-mosaic\">Read the section<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"msq-q\" data-q=\"3\" data-answer=\"b\" data-title=\"What have published studies of mosaic embryo transfers shown?\" data-section=\"#what-have-published-studies-of-mosaic-embryo-transfers-shown\">\n<p class=\"msq-question\">3. In the blinded Capalbo 2021 trial, how did live birth rates for low and medium grade mosaic embryos compare with euploid ones?<\/p>\n<div class=\"msq-options\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Question 3 options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"a\">About half the euploid rate<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"b\">Almost the same, around 42 to 43 per cent in each group<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"c\">Higher than euploid<\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"msq-explain\" hidden><span class=\"msq-verdict\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8715143\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capalbo and colleagues<\/a> reported 43.4 per cent for euploid, 42.9 per cent for low grade and 42.0 per cent for medium grade mosaic transfers. Other studies, such as the 2020 study in Genes, found a wider gap. <a class=\"msq-section\" href=\"#what-have-published-studies-of-mosaic-embryo-transfers-shown\">Read the section<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"msq-q\" data-q=\"4\" data-answer=\"c\" data-title=\"How do PGDIS, ASRM and ESHRE say clinics should rank mosaic embryos?\" data-section=\"#how-do-pgdis-asrm-and-eshre-say-clinics-should-rank-mosaic-e\">\n<p class=\"msq-question\">4. Which body says there is currently no evidence based method to rank mosaic embryos for transfer?<\/p>\n<div class=\"msq-options\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Question 4 options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"a\">PGDIS<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"b\">ESHRE<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"c\">ASRM<\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"msq-explain\" hidden><span class=\"msq-verdict\"><\/span>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asrm.org\/practice-guidance\/practice-committee-documents\/clinical-management-of-mosaic-results-from-preimplantation-genetic-testing-for-aneuploidy-pgt-a-of-blastocysts-a-committee-opinion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 ASRM committee opinion<\/a> says this, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/pgdis.org\/docs\/PositionStatement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGDIS statement<\/a> offers a suggested ranking by level and type. <a class=\"msq-section\" href=\"#how-do-pgdis-asrm-and-eshre-say-clinics-should-rank-mosaic-e\">Read the section<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"msq-q\" data-q=\"5\" data-answer=\"a\" data-title=\"Does a mosaic result change anything during the two week wait?\" data-section=\"#does-a-mosaic-result-change-anything-during-the-two-week-wai\">\n<p class=\"msq-question\">5. When is a mosaic result decided?<\/p>\n<div class=\"msq-options\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Question 5 options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"a\">In the lab, before transfer day<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"b\">During the two week wait<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-opt\" data-opt=\"c\">At the first blood test<\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"msq-explain\" hidden><span class=\"msq-verdict\"><\/span>PGT-A is run on a biopsy before the embryo is frozen and transferred, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hfea.gov.uk\/treatments\/treatment-add-ons\/pre-implantation-genetic-testing-for-aneuploidy-pgt-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HFEA<\/a> describes, so nothing in the days after transfer adds information to it. <a class=\"msq-section\" href=\"#does-a-mosaic-result-change-anything-during-the-two-week-wai\">Read the section<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"msq-result\" hidden><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<script>(function(){\n  if (window.__msqInit) { return; }\n  window.__msqInit = true;\n  var root = document.getElementById('ms-quiz');\n  if (!root) { return; }\n  var meta = { slug: root.getAttribute('data-slug'), category: root.getAttribute('data-category'),\n               list: root.getAttribute('data-list') || '1' };\n  function qs(el, s){ return el.querySelector(s); }\n  function qsa(el, s){ return Array.prototype.slice.call(el.querySelectorAll(s)); }\n  function track(name, params){\n    try { if (typeof gtag === 'function') { var p = params || {}; p.article = meta.slug; gtag('event', name, p); } } catch (e) {}\n  }\n  function jumpList(missed){\n    if (!missed.length) { return ''; }\n    return '<ul class=\"msq-jump\">' + missed.map(function(q){\n      return '<li><a href=\"' + q.getAttribute('data-section') + '\">' + q.getAttribute('data-title') + '<\/a><\/li>';\n    }).join('') + '<\/ul>';\n  }\n  function emailForm(){\n    return '<div class=\"msq-sub\"><p><strong>Get the next one.<\/strong> We publish new articles on ' + meta.category\n      + ' most weeks and recheck this page on Sundays. 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Euploid means the sample showed the expected 46 chromosomes. Aneuploid means it showed extra or missing chromosome material. Mosaic sits between the two: some of the tested cells looked typical and some did not, usually reported with a percentage or a low or high range. Our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/euploid-embryo\/\">euploid embryo result and what PGT-A can and cannot say<\/a> covers the first two boxes; this page is about the third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mosaicism can also be whole chromosome, where an entire chromosome looks extra or missing in part of the sample, or segmental, where only a piece of one does. Reports usually say which, and both PGDIS and the studies below treat the two differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How often it turns up depends heavily on the lab. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asrm.org\/practice-guidance\/practice-committee-documents\/clinical-management-of-mosaic-results-from-preimplantation-genetic-testing-for-aneuploidy-pgt-a-of-blastocysts-a-committee-opinion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 ASRM committee opinion<\/a> puts the share of embryos reported as mosaic at anywhere between 2 and more than 20 per cent, depending on laboratory factors. A number that wide says as much about testing methods as it does about embryos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-does-a-biopsy-end-up-labelling-an-embryo-mosaic\">How does a biopsy end up labelling an embryo mosaic?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PGT-A takes five to ten cells from the trophectoderm, the outer layer of a day 5 or 6 blastocyst that goes on to form the placenta. Those cells are read as a single pooled sample, so the lab sees an average, not cell by cell answers. If the average sits clearly at normal it is called euploid; clearly abnormal, aneuploid; somewhere in the middle, mosaic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medical-diagrams-for-mosaic-embryo-ivf.jpg\" alt=\"Hands around a mug beside a closed notebook, ready for questions about a mosaic embryo ivf report.\" class=\"wp-image-440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medical-diagrams-for-mosaic-embryo-ivf.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medical-diagrams-for-mosaic-embryo-ivf-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medical-diagrams-for-mosaic-embryo-ivf-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medical-diagrams-for-mosaic-embryo-ivf-768x429.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">Questions written down before the appointment are easier to ask than ones held in your head.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/pgdis.org\/docs\/PositionStatement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 PGDIS position statement<\/a> gives the usual cut offs: under 20 per cent abnormal reads as euploid, over 80 per cent as aneuploid, and the middle band is where a mosaic call is made. It also calls those cut offs &#8220;noise bands&#8221; and lists poor biopsy technique, sample handling and the software used to analyse the data as things that can exaggerate an apparent mosaic result. In other words, part of what gets labelled mosaic may be the test rather than the embryo, and nobody can yet say how much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is also a biological reason. The trophectoderm and the inner cell mass, which becomes the baby, can differ. In the trial below, when a biopsy showed low or medium mosaicism, chromosome errors in the inner cell mass were rare and no more common than after a biopsy read as euploid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-have-published-studies-of-mosaic-embryo-transfers-shown\">What have published studies of mosaic embryo transfers shown?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study most often cited as the strongest evidence is <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8715143\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capalbo and colleagues, American Journal of Human Genetics, 2021<\/a>. It was a prospective, double blinded trial run across clinics in Italy and several other countries between September 2018 and December 2019, enrolling 1,190 couples. Embryos with low grade (20 to 30 per cent) or medium grade (30 to 50 per cent) mosaic results were reported to clinics and patients as euploid, so they were chosen for single embryo transfer on how they looked, exactly like a euploid embryo. High grade mosaic embryos were not transferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because nobody knew which embryos were mosaic, nobody could choose against them, which removes the bias that dogs every other study here. The result was that the three groups did almost exactly the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Study and group<\/th><th>Transfers<\/th><th>Live birth<\/th><th>Miscarriage<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8715143\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capalbo 2021<\/a>, euploid<\/td><td>484<\/td><td>43.4% (210)<\/td><td>12.0% (29 of 241)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8715143\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capalbo 2021<\/a>, low grade mosaic<\/td><td>282<\/td><td>42.9% (121)<\/td><td>11.0% (15 of 136)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8715143\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capalbo 2021<\/a>, medium grade mosaic<\/td><td>131<\/td><td>42.0% (55)<\/td><td>12.7% (8 of 63)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7565393\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zhang 2020<\/a>, euploid<\/td><td>447<\/td><td>47.0% (210)<\/td><td>20.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7565393\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zhang 2020<\/a>, mosaic<\/td><td>133<\/td><td>27.1% (36)<\/td><td>33.3%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Live birth per transfer and miscarriage per pregnancy as each paper reports them, checked at source on 5 October 2026. These are group figures from different clinics and designs, not anyone&#8217;s odds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other studies tell a less even story. A <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7565393\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020 multicentre study in Genes<\/a> found live birth in 27.1 per cent of mosaic transfers against 47.0 per cent of euploid ones, with more miscarriage too. The largest registry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertstert.org\/article\/S0015-0282(20)32716-3\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viotti and colleagues in Fertility and Sterility, 2021<\/a>, pooled around 1,000 mosaic embryos from several centres. Its figures are commonly quoted at 41.8 per cent implantation for mosaic against 57.2 per cent for euploid, and 25.0 against 8.6 per cent miscarriage; this page could not confirm those against the full text, though the ASRM opinion confirms the shape, describing more than twice the miscarriage rate. That registry also found that lower level and single chromosome mosaics did better than higher level and complex ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why the gap? Capalbo excluded high grade mosaics and blinded everyone; the registry studies include higher levels and transfers that happened because a mosaic embryo was the last one left. Different labs also draw the mosaic line in different places. The honest summary is that the evidence is still moving, and a clinic&#8217;s own lab data matters more than any headline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosaic-embryo-ivf-chart.png\" alt=\"Bar chart of live birth and miscarriage rates for euploid and mosaic embryo ivf transfers in one blinded trial.\" class=\"wp-image-444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosaic-embryo-ivf-chart.png 1600w, https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosaic-embryo-ivf-chart-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosaic-embryo-ivf-chart-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosaic-embryo-ivf-chart-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mosaic-embryo-ivf-chart-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">Group figures from 897 single embryo transfers in the Capalbo 2021 trial. High grade mosaic embryos were not transferred, and other studies report a wider gap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-do-pgdis-asrm-and-eshre-say-clinics-should-rank-mosaic-e\">How do PGDIS, ASRM and ESHRE say clinics should rank mosaic embryos?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where the three bodies that write the guidance part company, and it is worth seeing their own words rather than a paraphrase that smooths it over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Body<\/th><th>On ranking mosaic embryos<\/th><th>On prenatal testing afterwards<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pgdis.org\/docs\/PositionStatement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGDIS, 2021<\/a><\/td><td>Euploid first, unless patient preference says otherwise. Among mosaics, lower level and segmental before higher level and whole chromosome, with morphology as a tiebreak.<\/td><td>Recommends prenatal diagnosis after any euploid or mosaic transfer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asrm.org\/practice-guidance\/practice-committee-documents\/clinical-management-of-mosaic-results-from-preimplantation-genetic-testing-for-aneuploidy-pgt-a-of-blastocysts-a-committee-opinion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASRM, 2023<\/a><\/td><td>&#8220;No evidence based method to predict the risk of an adverse outcome or rank mosaic embryos for transfer.&#8221; Prioritising euploid may be reasonable, depending on patient preference.<\/td><td>Genetic counselling strongly recommended for anyone pregnant after a mosaic transfer.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9637425\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESHRE, 2022<\/a><\/td><td>Report results as putative mosaic, low or high range with 50 per cent as the cut off, and weigh them alongside morphology. &#8220;Not acceptable to discard low range mosaic embryos.&#8221;<\/td><td>A low range mosaic biopsy is not by itself a reason for invasive prenatal diagnosis.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">What each body says, checked at source on 5 October 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So PGDIS offers a ranking, ASRM says the evidence cannot yet support one, and ESHRE says low range mosaics should not be thrown away. The bodies also differ on what follows a pregnancy. None of them tells a patient what to do; all three put the decision in a conversation with the clinic and, ideally, a genetic counsellor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinics differ in practice too. In the ESHRE survey, 52.9 per cent of responding centres had transferred mosaic embryos and would do so again, while 9.8 per cent would never consider it. And in the UK the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hfea.gov.uk\/treatments\/treatment-add-ons\/pre-implantation-genetic-testing-for-aneuploidy-pgt-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HFEA rates PGT-A red<\/a> for improving the chance of a baby for most patients, while noting there are reports of healthy live births after mosaic transfers. A clinic&#8217;s approach to mosaic results is a fair thing to ask about before testing, not only after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"does-a-mosaic-result-change-anything-during-the-two-week-wai\">Does a mosaic result change anything during the two week wait?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. The mosaic call was made in a lab before transfer day, and nothing a body does or does not do in the days afterwards adds any information to it. A cramp does not mean the mosaic cells corrected themselves, and a quiet day does not mean they did not. This is the same point this site makes about every transfer: <a href=\"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/successful-implantation-without-bleeding\/\">successful transfers with no symptoms at all are common<\/a>, and they are the ones nobody posts about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/woman-resting-during-mosaic-embryo-ivf-wait.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sitting by a garden window during the wait after a mosaic embryo ivf transfer.\" class=\"wp-image-441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/woman-resting-during-mosaic-embryo-ivf-wait.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/woman-resting-during-mosaic-embryo-ivf-wait-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/woman-resting-during-mosaic-embryo-ivf-wait-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/woman-resting-during-mosaic-embryo-ivf-wait-768x429.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">The wait feels the same whatever the report said, and nothing in it changes the result.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same goes for searching. Accounts of mosaic transfers online lean heavily towards the surprise births and the hard losses, because those are the stories people write up. Neither pile is a fair sample, and the published numbers above, flat or gloomy, are group figures rather than anyone&#8217;s own outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grade an embryo was given under the microscope is a separate score again, and our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/good-quality-5-day-embryo-blastocyst\/\">what a blastocyst grade means<\/a> covers how it is read. For where the test result sits against the rest of a cycle, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/ivfprep.guide\/articles\/frozen-embryo-transfer-timeline\/\">frozen embryo transfer timeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-can-you-ask-your-clinic-about-a-mosaic-result\">What can you ask your clinic about a mosaic result?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the guidance itself disagrees, the useful questions are about how your own clinic and its lab work, not about what an article thinks. The checklist below is built from the points the PGDIS statement asks clinics and labs to cover; tick them off as you ask, or print it for the appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your clinic knows your embryos, its lab&#8217;s platform and cut offs, and your history. This page knows none of them, and the answers that matter will come from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This article is general information, not personal medical advice. Please speak to your fertility clinic, a genetic counsellor or another qualified professional about your own situation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"msq-tool msq-check\" data-id=\"mosaic-clinic-questions\" data-verb=\" asked\">\n<h3>Questions to ask your clinic about a mosaic result<\/h3>\n<p>Built from the points the PGDIS 2021 statement asks labs and clinics to cover. It does not score anything; it is a list to take to the appointment.<\/p>\n<label><input type=\"checkbox\">Was the mosaicism whole chromosome or segmental, and which chromosome?<\/label>\n<label><input type=\"checkbox\">What level was reported, low or high range, and what percentage?<\/label>\n<label><input type=\"checkbox\">What cut offs does the testing lab use for euploid, mosaic and aneuploid?<\/label>\n<label><input type=\"checkbox\">What share of embryos does this lab report as mosaic overall?<\/label>\n<label><input type=\"checkbox\">What is the clinic&#8217;s own policy on transferring mosaic embryos?<\/label>\n<label><input type=\"checkbox\">Can I speak to a genetic counsellor who works with PGT results?<\/label>\n<label><input type=\"checkbox\">What testing would the clinic discuss if a pregnancy follows?<\/label>\n<label><input type=\"checkbox\">What are the alternatives the clinic would discuss, and their costs?<\/label>\n<p class=\"msq-check-count\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"msq-note\">This list is general information, not advice about your own embryos. Your clinic and a genetic counsellor can explain what your report means.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-q-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is a mosaic embryo the same as an abnormal embryo?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. Labs report mosaic as its own category, between euploid and aneuploid. It means the tested sample showed a mix of cells, and part of that signal can come from the testing itself.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-q-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can a mosaic embryo become euploid?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Some research suggests the inner cell mass is often typical when the biopsy showed low or medium mosaicism, but whether cells correct themselves is still debated.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-q-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why did my embryo report give a percentage?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The percentage estimates how much of the pooled biopsy looked atypical. Labs use it to place a result in a low or high range, and the cut offs vary between laboratories and platforms.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-q-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do all clinics transfer mosaic embryos?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. In the ESHRE survey of centres, about half had transferred mosaic embryos and would again, and about one in ten said they never would. Policies differ between clinics and countries.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-q-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is segmental mosaicism different from whole chromosome mosaicism?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It is reported separately. PGDIS notes segmental mosaic transfers are reported to give outcomes closer to euploid ones than whole chromosome mosaics, though the data are still limited.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-q-6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Who can explain a mosaic result in detail?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>A genetic counsellor who works with PGT results, through the clinic or the testing lab. ASRM recommends that patients considering a mosaic transfer are offered that consultation.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"msq-end\" id=\"ms-quiz-end\">\n<p><strong>Finished the page?<\/strong> The same five questions from the top, to see what stuck.<\/p>\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"msq-btn msq-start-test\">Test Your Understanding of This Article<\/button>\n<div class=\"msq-mount\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This article is general information, not medical advice, and is not a substitute for care from a qualified healthcare professional. 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