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News: Overweight women more likely to miscarry healthy babies Overweight women are at greater risk of miscarrying a genetically normal baby in the early stages of pregnancy than women who maintain a healthy weight, according to a new study by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, US. Rebecca Robey - 0 Comments.

News: Vitrified embryos seem to produce healthier babies in IVF Three new studies have provided further evidence that vitrified embryos may be better than fresh for IVF. The studies were presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in San Francisco, US, last week Alison Cranage - 0 Comments.

News: Child born following whole ovary transplant A 39-year old woman has become the first to give birth following a whole ovary transplant. Adam Fletcher - 0 Comments.

News: Fertility experts suggest reforms to overcome sperm shortage Sperm donation services require infrastructural reorganisation, 'sperm-sharing' incentive schemes and regulatory reforms to overcome the severe shortage presently causing 'anguish' to thousands of infertile couples in the UK each year and to the health professionals unable to provide treatment to their patients, according to fertility experts writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). MacKenna Roberts - 0 Comments.

News: Acupuncture does not increase chance of IVF conception: further evidence Two new studies have found that acupuncture does not increase the chances of conception through IVF. Katy Sinclair - 0 Comments.

News: 'No-drugs' IVF just as effective for under 35's A new method of assisted conception has been hailed as a safer and equally effective alternative to IVF for certain groups of women undergoing treatment. Sarah Guy - 0 Comments.

News: Screening embryos before IVF improves success rate The first trial of a procedure which selects IVF embryos with the best chance of developing into healthy babies was presented last week at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in San Francisco. Lorna Stewart - 0 Comments.

News: Woman gives birth to twins conceived with 13 year-old sperm A woman in Taiwan has used the frozen sperm of her cancer-survivor husband to conceive and give birth to healthy twins. The woman's husband, surnamed Chen, was diagnosed with testicular cancer whilst studying at university aged 23. Sarah Guy - 0 Comments.

News: HFEA Consultations: Have your say! The HFEA has launched two consultations that will affect the way the regulator works with both patients and clinics. HFEA - 0 Comments.

News: HFEA welcomes Royal Assent for HFE Act Ground breaking new legislation updating the law on assisted reproduction and embryo research received Royal Assent on 13th November. HFEA - 0 Comments.

IVF Jobs

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#	Position	Closing Date	Hits
1	Trainee Embryologist   Reproductive & Maternal Medicine Glasgow, United Kingdom	12 December 2008.	123
2	Clinical Embryologist Ledra Embryogenesis Nicosia, Cyprus		136
3	Laboratory Manager CARE Manchester Victoria Park, United Kingdom	02/12/2008	127
4	Experienced Embryologist Sydney IVF Sydney, Australia	19th December, 2008	186
5	Clinical Embryologist Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital Glasgow, United Kingdom	28th November 2008	175
6	Embryologist The Agora Gynaecology & Fertility Centre Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom	28th November 2008	242
7	Re-advertisement : Trainee Embryologist Band 6 Belfast Health & Social Care Trust Belfast, United Kingdom	25/11/2008	264
8	Re-advertisement : Embryologist (Pre-Registrant) Band 6 Belfast Health & Social Care Trust Belfast, United Kingdom	25/11/2008	133
9	Re-Advertisement : Embryologist (Trained) Band 7 Belfast Health & Social Care Trust Belfast, United Kingdom	25/11/2008	143
10	Fertility Nurse Isis Fertility Centre Colchester, United Kingdom	31.1.09	98
11	IVF SPECIALIST London Fertility Centre London, United Kingdom	1 December 2008	268
12	Fertility Nurse The London Bridge Fertility, Gynaecology and Genetics Centre London, United Kingdom	Until position is filled	188
13	Senior Clinical and Research Embryologist University of Dundee Dundee, United Kingdom	November 28th 2008	459
14	Embryologist The Kilkenny Clinic Kilkenny, Ireland		2453
15	Consultant Gynaecologist with Specialist Infertility Training The Kilkenny Clinic Kilkenny, Ireland		1760
16	Senior Embryologist Cork Fertility Centre College Road, Ireland		5401

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#	Title	Country	Photo	Hits
1	Dr Madhukar Shinde Research/Post Doc	United States	-	81
	"TO PERSUE A LONG TIME CAREER IN ivf/REPRODUCTIVE BILOGY."
2	Dr.Amin Bahiraie , icsi , Crypresevation ,clinical techniques	Iran	-	63
	"certification for ivf, icsi , Crypresevation or others techniques in clinical embryology."
3	nahed alhanbali tecnition in IVF&ICSI lab	Saudi Arabia	-	106
4	Sule Dogan Embryologist/ Andrologist/ research assistant	Turkey		213
	"Female and 27 years old."
5	Momen Motawy Clinical embryologist	Egypt		184
6	SHATRUGHNA PATIL EMBRYOLOGIST	India	-	167
7	tianwu qiao embryologist	Germany		202
	"qiaotianwu@163.com"
8	Nikolce Ognenovski Embryologist	Macedonia		229
9	Anna Nagar Senior Embryologist	India	-	283
	"To pursue a career which makes me deal with current scientific procedures and latest techniques in human embryology and assisted reproductive technologies. I am further interested to even work on pre implantation genetic diagnosis."
10	SAMAR PAL EMBRYOLOGIST	India	-	255
	"to work in a good environment with team members and achive the goals"

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#	Title	Date Added	Hits	Replies
1	Late division	17 November 2008	50	1
	We have a lady 37 years old with 2 not very good cells for ICSI. After 2.5 days one of the cell divided in 2.( with no PN in the morning) I am wondering what might be the reason for this late dividing? Thanks Bojana B. [ Reply here ]

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Re: Types of water Sterile or DI or Distilled
Water used in medical labs can have a wide range in labeling and the types of uses.

Sterile describes a water that has no living organisms in it. This could be done by boiling the water , autoclaving it at say 15 psi for 15 minutes or by passing through an ultrafiltraion membrane.

Deinized water DI for short is water that has passed through a bed of cation and anion exchange resins. These will remove metal ions ( say iron or sodium)and cations (Say chloride). Ther can still be other impurities in in such as bacteria, mold or nonionic compounds such as ethanol or other water soluble organics.

Distillated water has been boiled and the steam then condensed. Distilling is the oldest method for producing reagent grade water. Distilled water will be free of metal ions or cations. It should also be free of dissolved inorganics or organics and may well be sterile depending on how it was distilled and stored.

Modern water system use UF, RO, Ion exhange and Carbon.
Antonia Gilligan Alpha Environmental, Inc.

Re: Late division
It could be delayed fertilisation or parthenogenesis, but my money would be that the egg is now degrading. We'll have to see if it continues to cleave..
Simon Aiken