10/08/2026
🧬 After several failed embryo transfers, should microbiome testing automatically be your next step?
Not necessarily.
The new 2026 ASRM guidance on recurrent implantation failure reminds us that implantation is complicated. Embryo quality, the uterus, chronic endometritis and other clinical factors may all need to be considered.
The endometrial microbiome is an exciting area of research—but finding a different bacterial pattern does not prove that it caused implantation failure.
Before adding another test, ask:
💬 “What will this test change?”
🌸 Read the full article: Recurrent Implantation Failure: Where Does the Endometrial Microbiome Actually Fit?
👉 https://link.gocosmos.co/sp/e937a6d6567
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