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Category Archives: Embryology
← Older postsThe case for elective single-embryo transfer
Elective single-embryo transfer during IVF is the best way to prevent multiple pregnancy during IVF. Historically, multiple embryo transfer has been the norm in order maintain a good pregnancy rate. For the past few years, pregnancy rates have increased dramatically and in appropriate candidates, eSET will have pregnancy rates similar to double embryo transfer with a marked reduction in the incidence of multiple pregnancies. Continue reading
The top 5 things you should know about egg quality
Liza Roscetti discussed the top 5 things about egg quality that every patient should know. Egg quality is a critical factor that impacts IVF success rates. Egg quality can be compromised by age, surgery, radio- and chemotherapy. A health lifestyle may help improve your chances of conception. Continue reading
The clock is ticking! Or is it?
A recent paper in the journal Nature presents the possibility of harvesting stem cells from adult ovaries and then culturing them into mature eggs. This theoretically could help women turn back the “biological clock”. In this blog, Liza Roscetti discusses the details of this paper and the fact that it will be at least a few more years before this can be offered to our patient. Continue reading
Early embryo development as seen with time-lapse images
The Embryoscope is an exciting new development in the embryology laboratory. With its time-lapse images, it makes it possible to evaluate early embryo development. This may in turn help us pick out the “one” good embryo that results in a pregnancy Continue reading
Celebrating ICSI’s twentieth anniversary and the birth of more than 2.5 million children
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ICSI is a widely used technique for treating severe male factor infertility. Using a micro manipulator, a single sperm is injected into the cytoplasm of an egg. Pregnancies are achieved even in men with a “zero” sperm count using testicular sperm! This blog discusses an interesting paper by one of the original researchers of ICSI where the history of ICSI is discussed. Continue reading
