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Tag Archives: evaluating egg quality
Eggs: The good, the bad, and the ugly.
A “good” egg and a “good” sperm are needed to make a baby with in vitro fertilization. In this blog, Liza Roscetti Meyer discusses the characteristics of a “good” egg. Eggs can sometimes appear dark, granular, misshapen, with vacuoles and plain “ugly”. Good quality eggs have a characteristic appearance including a smooth, healthy looking cytoplasm that is free of vcuoles or organelles. 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
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
Embryo fragmentation What does it mean?
This blog is a part of the “embryology” series and discusses the importance of embryo fragmentation. Continue reading
DO LOOKS MATTER? Part I The egg An embryologists perspective
This article discusses an embryologists perspective on how egg morphology is assessed in the embryology laboratory. Looks can be deceptive and do not tell the whole story Continue reading
