Octuplets: ASRM guidelines for embryo implantation

March 28, 2009

American Society for Reproductive Medicine guidelines for implantation:

• Women under the age of 35 should have no more than two embryos implanted.
• Women ages 35 to 37 should have no more than three embryos implanted.
• Women ages 38 to 40 should have no more than four embryos implanted.
• Women age 40 and over should have no more than five embryos implanted.