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IVF Podcast: Jacques Cohen - Embryo Selection Dr. Jacques Cohen discusses methods of embryo selection. [ Visit Website ] IVF Podcasts - 0 Comments.

News: 66 year old women is Britain's oldest mother-to-be The record for Britain's oldest women to give birth will be broken next month by 66 year old Elizabeth Munro, from Cambridge. It is thought that Ms Munro, who is single and a successful business woman, travelled to the Ukraine to become pregnant using donor eggs and IVF treatment. Sarah Spain - 0 Comments.

News: Worse health for IVF twins but no harm in embryo freezing Two studies have provided an insight into the health implications of using assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). The first finds that twins conceived by ART are more likely to be born preterm, be of low birthweight and to be 60 per cent more likely to be admitted into neonatal intensive care. The second finds that embryos frozen shortly after cell division had begun are no more likely to lead to premature or underweight birth than fresh embryos. Benjamin Jones - 0 Comments.

Announcement: Controversies in Cryopreservation of Stem Cells, Reproductive Cells, Tissue and Organs (CRYO) The 1st International Congress on Controversies in Cryopreservation of Stem Cells, Reproductive Cells, Tissue and Organs (CRYO) Valencia, Spain, April 22-25, 2010 [ Visit Website ] CRYO Valencia - 0 Comments.

IVF Jobs

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#	Position	Closing Date
1	Senior Clinical Embryologist   Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London, United Kingdom	5 June 2009
2	Clinical Embryologist   Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London, UK	3 June 2009.
3	Senior Embryologist The Sims International Fertility Clinic Dublin, Ireland	30th June 2009
4	Senior Embryologist Benenden Fertility Centre Benenden, Cranbrook, United Kingdom	19 June 2009
5	Embryologist Reproductive Biology Associates Atlanta, United States	1st June 2009
6	Fertility Nurse Specialist Bourn Hall Limited Bourn, United Kingdom
7	Clinical Embryologist Life Fertility Clinic Brisbane, Australia	When filled

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#	Title	Country	Photo
1	Vasileios Stolakis Embryologist	Greece	-
	"Interested in pursuing a job as an embryologist."
2	Gwyneth Gladstones Embryology & Andrology Training	Australia	-
	"I wish to pursue a career in ART and become highly proficient in both embryology and Andrology"
3	Chloe Tan Jia Yi Embryologist	Malaysia	-
	"Interested in pursuing a job as an embryologist. Laboratory experiences in Gynaecology clinic. Able to perform sperm wash for IUI."
4	Neethu Jose Biotechnologist	United Arab Emirates	-
	"To seek a position where I can develop my skills in research and technology further, and be an effective team member. I value commitment to work, integrity and team spirit. I'm willing to learn new skills in the new environment and give my best to the organization, which I work for."
5	Vijay. Konala Embryologist	India	-
	"Working as an Research Scientist looking for an oportunity to work in a reputed IVF laboratory"
6	sajana.m Andrologist	India	-
	"Working as an Andrologist mainly in Semen Analysis,Semen Processing,Semen Freezing."
7	Shatrughna Patil Embryologist & or Andrologist	India	-
	"To work as Embryologist & Andrologist in a Recognized ART Center and to help the couples who wants to have a baby."
8	Stephen Yes Embryologist	India
9	Prahlad Singh Reproductive Technologist	India	-
	"Worked in assisted reproductive technology in dairy animal and embryo transfer technology, semen handling, processing, IVM and IVF."
10	Andrea Bird Embryologist	United States	-
	"I have 12 years experience in the IVF lab and am looking for an opportunity in the San Diego area"

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Re: Lab cleaning?
We like to use 70% ETOH for the first cleaning, then a re-cleaning with a quaternary ammonium based cleaners. (0.1-2.0% in water). This is followed by a sterile DI water rinse with a final rinse with 6% H202 in sterile DI water. The last rinse will also disinfect and leave only water and oxygen.
Antonia V. Gilligan Alpha Environmental, Inc.

Re: Lab cleaning?
Sameer, The best, cheapest and the latest is to clean the incubators with H202. There are other products like Fertspray used in cleaning the incubators. Do join the ivf forum and you will be able to learn more about cleaning the incubators.
Ather Husain Taiba hospital, Kuwait

Re: Premix
Premix not an option for Heracell
Hi. You cant use premixed gas for 100% CO2 incubator like Heracell. You would have to purchase a O2 control technology to be incorporated into the CO2 incubator. Even if you have the O2 control, you can't use premix gas. You have to use CO2 and pure nitrogen gasses to displace the atmospheric oxygen concentration (ie:20% ATM). That's how it works for a low O2 concentration. But I doubt you can purchase an O2 control for your current CO2 incubator. You would have to purchase a brand new one and order a separate O2 control and the engineers will incorporate it for you. Hope this helps.
May

Re: ivf
Not that I think this discussion can accomplish much; but how many failed cycles are we talking about and has your clinic had success in the past?

If you\'ve been having positive pregnancy tests but no fetal hearts?

Fert rates of "up to" 80% aren't particularly high, in fact I'd suggest that's about average for ICSI with ejaculated sperm, and IVF. Good embryo quality I feel used to be based on the numbers of 8, 9, 10 cells on D3, and now on the numbers of good blastocysts on D5.

When looking at culture conditions that might have changed, look for changes in batch dates from suppliers for media AND plasticware that might have made a difference.
Simon Aiken

Re: ivf
To get good result in IVF is multifactorial. Quality and grade of embryos that you have transfered in the patients, patient's endometrium thickness (triple line) and its vascularity, ET technique, post ET patient supportive medicine, your lab quality control, Patient's age and hormonal level, in which stage you transfer your embryo, two cell, four cell, eight cell or blastocyst. Your embryo loading technique, type of ET catheter...
Dr.Pratiksha joshi IKDRC