Category: Embryology
New findings offer potential to improve embryo grading for IVF
Posted - May 10, 2021
World Embryologist Day – a day in the life of an embryologist
Posted - July 24, 2020
Choosing the best embryo – how time-lapse algorithms help
Posted - November 27, 2019
Decay of protein in ‘rubber band’ is why human eggs become error-prone with age
Posted - November 21, 2019
Is this a green light for Pre-implantation Genetic Testing?
Posted - September 20, 2019
Using the FSH or AMH test for fertility testing – a webinar
Posted - August 22, 2019
IVF is 40: First blastocyst created
Posted - July 1, 2018
How do you choose an embryo for IVF?
Posted - February 27, 2018
Can re-freezing embryos lead to successful outcomes?
Posted - May 16, 2017
RCN guide to fertility preservation for medical and non-medical reasons launched
Posted - April 10, 2017
IVF success rates improved with 5 day blastocyst transfer
Posted - March 30, 2017
What happened to my eggs?
Posted - October 24, 2016
How to make a test-tube baby
Posted - June 15, 2016
Why some human eggs carry the wrong number of chromosomes
Posted - June 5, 2015
Egg freezing for employees
Posted - October 16, 2014
Want to know more about IVF drugs?
Posted - March 28, 2013
Good results for ICSI with SpermSlow
Posted - February 4, 2013
What is IUI?![]()
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IUI stands for intrauterine insemination, the placing of prepared sperm into the uterus at the time of ovulation. This ensures that the timing is right and the sperm are close to where they need to be. ![]()
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Fertility drugs may be needed to stimulate egg production and ovulation, and to prepare the uterus to receive embryos. The sperm can be from a partner or donor.![]()
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What is Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)?![]()
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If you had embryos frozen during a previous cycle, they can be thawed and placed in your uterus, avoiding the need to go through another IVF cycle.![]()
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Thawed embryos can be replaced in a natural menstrual cycle or in a hormone replacement cycle (HRT). We tend to recommend the latter, as it gives us more opportunity to examine the growth and development of your uterus before thawing the precious embryo(s).![]()
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Following the thawing of your frozen embryos, one or two can be transferred to your uterus through a narrow catheter passed through your cervix – this is the same method that’s used in a fresh IVF cycle.![]()
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Human embryos are delicate, and cultivating them in our laboratory for a longer period of time allows us to pick the best ones to return to your uterus more reliably.![]()
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Blastocyst culture is a scientific term for when your embryos are kept in our laboratory incubators for longer. This ensures they undergo critical developmental changes before being returned to the uterus.![]()
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Your treatment cycle is exactly the same as for IVF, except that your embryos will be cultured for longer in our embryology laboratory. This means that the day of your embryo transfer will be five days after egg collection.![]()
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This process enhances our embryologists’ ability to select the embryo(s) most likely to result in pregnancy.![]()
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What is ICSI?![]()
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Sometimes conventional IVF – leaving the sperm and egg to do their thing in our laboratory – needs a helping hand.![]()
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Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is a lab technique that may be appropriate for you if your sperm needs a bit of extra help to achieve successful fertilisation. ![]()
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Your embryos, created using the ICSI technique, are then transferred in exactly the same way as in standard IVF.![]()
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IVF is the bringing together of eggs and sperm in a carefully controlled environment to generate high-quality embryos. It’s also known as in vitro fertilisation.![]()
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Introducing the sperm to the eggs in a carefully controlled environment can overcome the physical, endocrine and immune problems that may be preventing you conceiving.![]()
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