Infections in IVF culture
Fig. 9.1 Microbial colonies accumulate in hand crevices and on tips of fingers, illustrated in darkened areas here. Box 9.1 Case report A patient had three routine ICSI procedures carried…
Troubleshooting a cryopreservation system
Table 10.1 Grade 5.0 liquid nitrogen specification (courtesy of Mr. Nick Brown, Air Products) Specification Typical analysis (by volume) Nitrogen > 99.999% > 99.999% Oxygen < 5 ppm < 2…
pH regulation in gamete and embryo culture systems
Fig. 5.1 Bavister’s model for regulation of intracellular pH via amino acid shuttling across the cell membrane. (Adapted with permission from: Bavister BD (1995). Hum Reprod Update 1(2): 91–148.) The…
Managing risk in an IVF laboratory
(a) ICSI station. TS150 JRS scientific instruments/The Table Stable Ltd. (b) Benchtop incubator. Planer PLC. (Images kindly provided by Fertility Associates, Auckland, New Zealand.) If “safety” is theoretically interpreted as…
The effect of light on embryos and embryo culture
Fig. 7.1 The spectrum of visible light; numbers on the left represent wavelength in nanometers. Ultraviolet light has wavelengths between approximately 310 nm and 100 nm, with photon energies from…
Lumps – Normal, Benign and Malignant
Figure 7.1 Genital warts. Figure 7.2 Perineal genital warts with central fissure. The prevalence of genital warts in the adult population is about 1–2%, but many more carry HPV DNA…
Things That Ulcerate, Blister and Erode
Figure 5.1 Vulvovaginal lichen planus. Note the subtle erosions and heavy vaginal discharge. Figure 5.2 Vulval lichen planus. Note the more typical glazed erosions. Lichen planus can occur on any…
Vulval Pain and Dyspareunia
Figure 8.1 Nerve supply of the vulva. With permission from Dr Levent Efe, CMI. The pudendal nerve supplies both the anal and urinary sphincters, whereas the muscles of the pelvic…
Myths and Pearls
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 10 Myths and Pearls Myths… …about Thrush …about Oestrogen …about Lichen Sclerosus …about Topical Corticosteroids …that Psoriasis Can Be Cured …that Vulval Disease Is Primarily…
Vulval Disease in Children
PsoriasisTineaFolliculitisAllergic contact dermatitisVaginal foreign body with persistent dischargeWhite rashLichen sclerosusBlisters, erosions or ulcersImpetigoHerpes simplexHerpes zosterVaricellaAphthous ulcersBullous pemphigoidErythema multiformeAcute vulvovaginitisGroup A β-haemolytic streptococcal vulvovaginitisFixed drug eruptionErythema multiformeLesionsMolluscum contagiosumHuman papillomavirusPyramidal perineal protrusionBirthmarksHaemangiomasNormal-appearing…
