How AI Helps Accurately Predict Your Fertility

We all live in a world in which we hear about the many benefits of artificial intelligence will have in our lives. The question is how will artificial intelligence improve our lives and is any of that available to us today?

Coastal Fertility Specialists is proud to be using Cycle Clarity which is an artificial intelligence platform designed specifically for reproductive endocrinology and the management of patients who are undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). Since the inception of in vitro fertilization, the hallmark of all treatment cycles is the administration of medication to develop an increased number and quality of eggs in the ovary prior to egg retrieval. That egg development is primarily monitored by ultrasound and each of the follicles in the ovary that holds a developing egg is measured in 2 dimensions. For patients with 10-20 eggs in an ovarian stimulation measurement of each and everyone in the follicles typically takes 10 to 15 minutes.

Cycle Clarity has developed an FDA approved software medical device in which a 3D ultrasound image can be performed of each ovary and artificial intelligence accurately measures each and every one of the follicles within the ovary in 2 dimensions. The magic is that it does it more accurately than manual measurements and it does it 75 times faster! A complete ultrasound of the ovary with Cycle Clarity artificial intelligence takes approximately 10 seconds per ovary.

You might first wonder how much this is going to cost you if you are a patient at Coastal Fertility? The answer is there is no additional cost to using Cycle Clarity for your care at Coastal Fertility. There are many benefits. Not only is it faster and more accurate but the results of each of your ultrasounds are emailed directly to you including images of your ovary.

The physicians at Coastal Fertility also feel there are significant advantages to this technology. Cycle Clarity allows the doctor to review your ovarian ultrasounds 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It allows them to take additional measurements if they feel it is appropriate. An additional benefit of Cycle Clarity is it uses its large database of follicles to analyze each of the follicles within the ovary to help determine the optimum time for egg retrieval. These recommendations are provided to your Coastal Fertility physician to help make a more informed decision on the timing of your egg retrieval.

If you would like to learn more about Cycle Clarity, please visit their website at www.cycleclarity.com.

By: Dr. John Schnorr