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Conference: ASRM 2009 - Photos, Reports and Comments If you are planning on attending the ASRM in Atlanta, October 18-21. Please share your photos, reports and comments. IVF.net 16 October 2009 - 0 Comments.

News: RI and Smiths Medical, Wallace® form partnership for USA distribution RI is pleased to announce their distribution partnership with Smiths Medical - Wallace®, to distribute their unique denudation device the EZ-Strip® into the USA. RI Press Office 15 October 2009

IVF Jobs

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#	Position	Closing Date
1	Medical Technologist - Andrology Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Andrology Department Cleveland , United States
2	Embryologist CARE fertility Northampton, United Kingdom	16 November 2009
3	Trainee Embryologist/Andrologist Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust Southampton, United Kingdom	30th October 2009
4	Embryologist Edinburgh IVF Centre c/o Spire Murrayfield Hospital Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Until position filled
5	Gynecologist/IVF consultant Moe Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Until the position is filled
6	Experienced Senior/Clinical Andrologist CRGH London, United Kingdom	Until position is filled
7	Fertility Nurse Bourn Hall Clinic Cambridge, United Kingdom	31st October 2009
8	IVF Nurse Manager The London Women's Clinic London, United Kingdom	25/10/2009
9	Experienced Embryologist Fertility PLUS Auckland, New Zealand	When filled
10	Senior Fertility Nurse/Sister Benenden Hospital Trust Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom	When position is filled

Resumes

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#	Title	Country	Photo
1	Mira Bajirova Consultant IVF	France, Metropolitan	-
2	Mamoon BANAT Embryologist	Jordan
	"I am working at a very busy IVF clinic -3,000 cycle/year- The Farah Hospital since Nov 2007, Amman/ Jordan. I am highly interested in Embryology and Assisted Reproductive Technologies. I would like to present myself as a job seeker looking for good international opportunity to work in the field of ART. Please contact me on mab_mr@hotmail.com"
3	momen abdelkalek motawy senior embryologist	Egypt
	"E-mail momenmetawee@hotmail.com phone : 0116206045"
4	INDERPREET PAL SINGH CONSULTANT EMBRYOLOGIST	India
	"I am post graduate in Clinical Microbiology. Doing work as a human embryologist. I am doing councling of infertile patient in my hospital. I am consultant embryologist. I have got training in the feild of Antomology from Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana in 2003. I have also worked with DRS.HARRY DIJKEMA adviser Queen breeding of NMCP"
5	Kurshith Banu Thameen Embryologist	Australia	-
	"To be an efficient embryologist. Work with zest in efficacious treatment of infertile couples. I will use my personal skills of hard work, adaptive ability, communication and being a team player coupled with my strong technical skills to learn and contribute to the field of Assisted Reproductive Medicine."
6	Parveen Khulood Mahaboob Basha Embryologist	Australia	-
	"Be a competent embryologist. To best utilize my skills and abilities in the organization, that offers professional growth, while being challenging and innovative in the field of Embryology."
7	Ceyda YILDIZ Histologist- Electron microscopist	Turkey
8	eva ulehlova embryologist	United States
	"senior embryologist/IVF laboratory director/manager/supervisor willing to travel anywhere"
9	Silviya Gogeva Biologist	Bulgaria	-
	"work in the field of biology"
10	Nora Alsaffar Embryologist/andrologist	Australia	-
	"seeking opportunities to further my career in reproductive health."

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#	Title	Date Added		Replies
1	Optimum CO2 level	14 October 2009		1
	I have been using medicult ivf medium for culturing embryos, and I had to raise the CO2 level to 6.7% to achieve good grade embryos, despite that the company suggests to use 5% CO2 only. i now attend to use Cook medium instead of Medicult, how do i know which CO2 level is best with Cook?? It recommends 6% ! but is that enough to rely on ?? my Lab is at the same level of the sea! do i have to use a ph meter to know what CO2 level is best?? NJ [ Reply here ]
2	Hands on Training	13 October 2009		0
	Which Centre in UK (or Europe)would be the best centre to visit to fine tune our skills. SPG [ Reply here ]
3	Salary for embryologist in Qatar??	12 October 2009		0
	Can somebody please let me know about the salary for an Embryologist in Qatar. Thank you Suran Rajapakse [ Reply here ]

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Re: Optimum CO2 level
Optimum CO2
Back to the basics - how are you measuring your CO2, and what is the pH of the media, with and without protein supplementation at 6.7% CO2? Are you targeting a specific pH range, or just using the embyrology to determine CO2%?

And if you are happy with your embryology and clinical pregnancies under these conditions, you could target the same pH with Cook media to start with, regardless of what the company states. I would definitely do pH trials before placing any embryos into the Cook media.

Also ask Cook how they determined the recommended pH - were they just targeting a certain pH, and do they have clinical data to back it up - and what altitude and laboratory conditions did they encounter while determining their pH values?

Within patient comparisons, splitting the embryos up for each patient into the two separate media, could be useful as well - as long as the pH of both media are similar. Donor egg cycles are a good place to start for this.

Good luck!
Mike
Michael L. Reed Center for Reproductive Medicine of New Mexico

Re: Seeding embryos
Planer Freezer
The number of straws you would put in the goblet has a lot of variables, for example the size straws being used, how tightly packed the straws are etc and has an effect on the airflow and temperature accuracy of the straw.

We suggest to use the 3 or 4 place straw holders which are provided with the freezer because there is better circulation of cooling around the sample ensuring absolute accuracy of temperature. These straw holders are also available to order should you have misplaced them or require any more.

Regarding seeding there is some interesting information if you search ivf.net. Here is one I found which may be of interest to you:

http://www.ivf.net/ivf/poor_embryo_survival_after_thaw-o2042.html
Ravi Dattani

Re: Equilibrate hepes media
ORIGINAL PACKINGS are gas tight so they (hepes media) can be equilibrated inside the co2 incubators provided the cap is not loosened, however at times there could be wastage. alternatively one can use glass containers with appropriately fit silicon stoppers.
Alok Teotia MAX HEALTHCARE