An Abu Dhabi-based fertility clinic has become the first facility within the PureHealth network to adopt artificial intelligence in its embryo evaluation process, as SEHA’s Corniche Fertility Centre rolls out Vitrolife’s iDAScore solution through the EmbryoScope time-lapse system.
The deployment, announced through SEHA — a subsidiary of PureHealth, which operates as the largest healthcare group in the Middle East — introduces automated embryo ranking into the centre’s standard IVF workflow. The iDAScore system draws on a large dataset of previously assessed embryos with documented implantation and pregnancy outcomes, generating ranked scores based on complete time-lapse imaging sequences captured throughout embryo development.
Among the clinical benefits cited is a reduction in the time it takes for patients to achieve pregnancy, as the technology prioritises the most viable embryos for the first transfer cycle — potentially cutting down on repeated procedures and the emotional toll that accompanies them. For embryologists, the system removes the burden of manual morphokinetic analysis, allowing for faster and more consistent evaluations across cases.
Dr. Zahraa Alyahyaee, Embryology Lab Manager at the Corniche Fertility Centre, framed the adoption as a shift in practice rather than simply an upgrade in equipment.
“The single most critical decision in the embryology lab is selecting the embryo most likely to implant successfully,” she said. “By combining our team’s expertise with the power of AI, we can provide patients with a faster, more reliable and personalised pathway to parenthood. We are not simply adopting a new tool; we are embracing a new methodology.”
The centre positions the move as part of a broader commitment to evidence-based reproductive medicine, with SEHA’s fertility services citing the integration as raising the standard for embryology and IVF care across the UAE.
