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News: World Health Organisation recognises infertility as a disease The World Health Organisation (WHO), in conjuntion with the International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ICMART), has formally recognised infertility as a disease in its new international glossary of Assistive Reproductive Technologies (ART) terminology. The jointly-prepared glossary appeared simultaneously in journals Fertility and Sterility and Human Reproduction. Dr Vivienne Raper 30 November 2009 [Comment on this...]

News: New EU rules could boost IVF costs All patients undergoing assisted reproductive treatments may be screened for diseases between each cycle, potentially leading to massive cost implications, under a new interpretation of European Union rules on tissue and cell donation proposed by the European Commission. Nisha Satkunarajah 30 November 2009 [Comment on this...]

News: Clinic offers repeat IVF cycle in exchange for lifestyle improvements A central London fertility clinic is offering an IVF treatment package in return for patients signing up to a health and lifestyle improvement programme, which will require patients to stop smoking, drinking, and lose weight if necessary prior to commencing IVF (in vitro fertilisation) treatment. Sarah Guy 30 November 2009 [Comment on this...]

IVF Jobs

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#	Position	Closing Date
1	Clinical Director   Origin Fertility Care Belfast, United Kingdom	N/A
2	Fertility/Gynaecology Nurse   Create Health Clinic West Wimbledon, United Kingdom	When the position is filled.
3	Clinical Embryologist Genesis Athens Clinic Halandri, Greece
4	Embryologist Regional HR Office (SE) Maidstone, United Kingdom	14th December 2009
5	US Clinical Specialist Irvine Scientific Santa Ana, United States
6	Fertility Nurse Spire Murrayfield Hospital Edinburgh, United Kingdom	18th December 2009
7	Senior Clinical Embryologist Assisted Conception Unit at Guy's Hospital London, United Kingdom	9 December 2009
8	Clinical Fellow in ART Lister Fertility Clinic London, United Kingdom	end of year
9	Senior Clinical Embryologist Victory A.R.T. Laboratory Manila, Philippines	Til position is filled
10	Clinical Specialist - Europe Irvine Scientific Newtownmountkennedy, Ireland
11	Laboratory Manager Hunter IVF New Lambton, Australia	18th December 2009
12	Fertility Nurse Specialist Midland Fertility Services Aldridge, United Kingdom	4 December 2009
13	Clinical Embryologist (Band 7) Barts and the London Centre for Reproductive Medicine (CRM) at St.Bartholomew's Hospital London, United Kingdom	10th December 2009
14	Consultant Gynaecologist with Specialist Infertility Training The Kilkenny Clinic Kilkenny, Ireland

Resumes

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#	Title	Country	Photo
1	srinivas vadlamannati Embryologist	India
	"To obtain a position that utilizes my skills, experience and education to its full potential, as well as challenges me to learn new techniques in the field of biotechnology, Embryology or any related field."
2	eva ulehlova SENIOR EMBRYOLOGIST/ 18 YEARS of IVF EXPERIENCE	United States
	"18 years of IVF LABORATORY EXPERIENCE-senior embryologist/IVF laboratory director/manager/supervisor willing to travel anywhere"
3	kylie verhoef Registered nurse working in IVF clinic	Australia	-
	"i will be moving to brisbane in January 2010 i commenced midwifery subjects this year however i am now moving i would like to get into this field and develop new skills and knowledge"
4	SUJOY NAYAK EMBRYOLOGIST	India
	"Objective : To serve best of my aptitudes in the top most organization which provides plenty of opportunities for organizational and individual growth."
5	Mostafa Soliman Embryologist	Egypt
	"As a highly motivated embryologist, I am seeking for a long-term job, in which I can learn new technologies while enhancing my skills."
6	Jillene Wock Embryologist	United States	-
	"I graduated with my Masters in Animal Science with a concentration in Reproductive Physiology. My research focused primarily on embryo collection, superovulation, embryo manipulation, embryo grading, and embryo freezing. I would like to continue working on my career learning more techniques and becoming more proficient in the techniques I have."
7	gita waghmare Embryologist	India	-
	"Resume:Embryologist"
8	Mira Bajirova Consultant IVF	France, Metropolitan	-
9	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"
10	momen abdelkalek motawy senior embryologist	Egypt
	"E-mail momenmetawee@hotmail.com phone : 0116206045"

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#	Title	Date Added		Replies
1	Testicular biospy red blood cells	05 December 2009		0
	Could you please share your experience with bloody testicular samples? Have you try Spermprep colums of red blood lysis? Thanks Ivan Ivan Valencia [ Reply here ]
2	oocyte in vitro maturation	03 December 2009		0
	I have question according to in vitro maturation of imature oocyte after ordinar stimulation protocol and OPU. If anybody have experience of maturation of oocyte in vitro when only after denudation you observe that lot of oocyte are MI? Monta [ Reply here ]

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Re: Fertilization
Timing for fertilization check
Dear friends. I am very interested in this topic. I have done some research about this and here are some of my conclusions. Please comment freely.

1. Very rare 2 PN zygotes at 18 hours postinsemination can turn to 3PN or 1PN at 25 hours postinsemination (less than 2-3%)

2. Some 3PN zygotes can cleave directly to 3 cells and some can develop to nice embryos, BUT, do they do these at normal times or they can be selected out??

3. I am not aware of many published studies checking at 25 hours what happened to 3PN zygotes seen at 18 hours but in one I did found 70% of 3PN were still 3PN at 25 hours.

3. At what time do they cleave to 3 cells or 2 cells with an extrusion? I have found that the length of the cell cycle of 3PN zygotes is longer so many will be still be 3PN at the 25 hours check.

4. 2PN zygotes at the 25 hours check can form 4-cell embryos on day 2 so we can not distinguish them from the early cleavage ones, so this viality predictor is not useful if the embryos are cultured in groups.

5. At the 25 hours check if the zygotes is still at 2PN 19% reach blastocyst stage and have a 10% IR. If they are at pronuclear breakdown 26% blast rate with 22% IR and if at 2 cells stage 39% reach blast stage with 32%.

6. Next year we are going to check only at 25 hours and group the zygotes in 4 drops. (a:2PN, b: pronuclear breakdown c: 2 cells. d: other) and will choose embryos for transfer from groups c and b before group a. All group a embryos not selected for transfer will be left in observation to day 5.
Ivan Valencia http://www.endogyn.com.ec