Abstract The purpose of this chapter is to review some of the factors that influence laboratory and clinical outcomes, broadly under the heading of optimal handling techniques. Two principal environments…
Abstract The most important purpose of embryo culture in the IVF lab is to make sure that the embryo can develop to its full potential in a safe and secure…
Abstract Before considering the basis of embryo culture medium, it is worthwhile reflecting on its function. A detailed overview of embryo metabolism is given in Chapter 4; however, in brief,…
Abstract Since the birth of Louise Brown in 1978, IVF has evolved from a research-based environment to an established and regulated clinical treatment with around 2 million treatment cycles performed…
Abstract Cell culture laboratories in general require facilities with very high standards of hygiene and air quality. Maintaining a Grade-A environment (ISO 4 or above) in these laboratories is usually…
Abstract The first live birth to occur after ovarian-tissue transplantation between two genetically different sisters was reported in 2011. Since this is an acceptable practice with monozygotic twins, there is…
Abstract The first live birth to occur after ovarian-tissue transplantation between two genetically different sisters was reported in 2011. Since this is an acceptable practice with monozygotic twins, there is…
Abstract One of the consequences of cancer therapies, including radiation and chemotherapy, is gonadotoxicity. As effective treatments have rendered a number of malignancies curable, or have delivered long-term survival, post-treatment…
Abstract The purpose of this chapter is to provide an interpretive framework for examining how Christian theological tenets and convictions might inform an ethical assessment of fertility preservation. In undertaking…
Abstract Fertility preservation is a new subfield of reproductive medicine aimed at preserving the potential for genetic parenthood in adults or children at risk of sterility before undergoing anti-cancer treatments….
