Book contents
- Principles of IVF Laboratory Practice
- Principles of IVF Laboratory Practice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- The Evolution of IVF Practice
- Section 1 Starting a New Laboratory and Training Protocols
- Chapter 1 Establishing and Equipping a New IVF Laboratory
- Chapter 2 Basic Embryology Skills and Responsibilities in the IVF Laboratory
- Chapter 3 Sperm Preparation for IVF
- Chapter 4 Oocyte Pick-Up for IVF
- Chapter 5 Embryologist Training: Embryo Transfer
- Chapter 6 ICSI for IVF
- Chapter 7 Embryo Assisted Hatching for IVF
- Chapter 8 Embryo Biopsy for IVF
- Chapter 9 Vitrification for IVF
- Section 2 Pre-procedure Protocols
- Section 3 Gametes
- Section 4 Insemination/ICSI
- Section 5 Fertilization Assessment
- Section 6 Embryo Assessment: Morphology and Beyond
- Section 7 Embryo Cryopreservation
- Section 8 Embryo Transfer
- Section 9 Quality Management
- Index
- References
Chapter 5 - Embryologist Training: Embryo Transfer
from Section 1 - Starting a New Laboratory and Training Protocols
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2023
Book contents
- Principles of IVF Laboratory Practice
- Principles of IVF Laboratory Practice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- The Evolution of IVF Practice
- Section 1 Starting a New Laboratory and Training Protocols
- Chapter 1 Establishing and Equipping a New IVF Laboratory
- Chapter 2 Basic Embryology Skills and Responsibilities in the IVF Laboratory
- Chapter 3 Sperm Preparation for IVF
- Chapter 4 Oocyte Pick-Up for IVF
- Chapter 5 Embryologist Training: Embryo Transfer
- Chapter 6 ICSI for IVF
- Chapter 7 Embryo Assisted Hatching for IVF
- Chapter 8 Embryo Biopsy for IVF
- Chapter 9 Vitrification for IVF
- Section 2 Pre-procedure Protocols
- Section 3 Gametes
- Section 4 Insemination/ICSI
- Section 5 Fertilization Assessment
- Section 6 Embryo Assessment: Morphology and Beyond
- Section 7 Embryo Cryopreservation
- Section 8 Embryo Transfer
- Section 9 Quality Management
- Index
- References
Summary
From a practical point of view, the culmination of excellent work in the IVF laboratory is the perfect transfer of the right embryos to the right part of the uterine cavity, aseptically and safely. As with all other tasks in the IVF laboratory, embryologists need to gain experience with embryo transfer (ET) techniques. Embryo loading in the different types of ET catheters, compared to ICSI or embryo biopsy, seems a fairly straightforward procedure but involves a great deal of responsibility. Excellent communication with doctors during ET, good embryo loading technique, training and proper traceability are key elements that will provide the quality needed for this simple but important step in assisted reproductive treatments.
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- Principles of IVF Laboratory PracticeLaboratory Set-Up, Training and Daily Operation, pp. 30 - 37Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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