EPISODE 14. SPERM FREEZING IN FERTILITY TREATMENTS (IVF)
SPERM FREEZING is one of the techniques that we usually perform in the reproduction laboratory and perhaps one of the most surprising for the patients when we offer this possibility. In many cases, when a couple plans to undergo an assisted reproduction treatment (IVF...
EPISODE 13. ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION is one of the most requested treatments in the assisted reproduction consultations when a patient asks for information for the first time. Despite the fact that this treatment is widely "publicized" among the population, most of times it is not...
EPISODE 12. EGG VITRIFICATION WITHIN ASSISTED REPRODUCTION (IVF)
Today we are talking about EGG VITRIFICATION. A very current topic due to the applications and advantages it can bring to the women’s current lifestyle and their personal situation. As always, I am going to explain the most technical part of the process, that is, what...
EPISODE 11. VITRIFICATION OF EMBRYOS IN FERTILITY TREATMENTS (IVF-ICSI)
Good Morning! As I have explained you before, on the day of the embryo transfer we provide you with information about the number of resulting embryos from the assisted reproduction treatment (egg donation or IVF) and about their quality, depending on whether they are...
EPISODE 10. TIME LAPSE IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TREATMENTS (IVF)
Today we are going to deal with one of the most popular photographic techniques applied in the field of assisted reproduction (Ovodonation and IVF), the Time-Lapse (TL). Time Lapse consists of a sequence of photographs taken with a predefined time frame between them,...
EPISODE 9. THE EMBRYO-TRANSFER IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTION (IVF/ICSI)
The big day finally comes. After going through all the procedures that I have been describing in the previous episodes of this series, here comes the time for the embryo-transfer. This procedure involves the introduction of the embryos (previously selected in the...
CAPITULO 8. EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT COMPARISON: 3rd vs 5th (BLASTO) WITHIN FERTILITY TREATMENTS (FIV-ICSI)
In this episode we will show a brief comparative-summary about the advantages and disadvantages of the different possible options for the embryo culture in the assisted reproduction laboratory. The approach of an IVF / ICSI treatment letting the embryos in culture...
EPISODE 7. EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT UP TO BLASTOCYST (5th day)
In the previous chapter we described the embryo classification process made the Laboratory when we carry out an assisted fertilization treatment (IVF or ICSI). This classification is made on the 3rd day of the embryo development. If the embryo remains longer in the...
CORONAVIRUS AND FERTILITY TREATMENTS (Insemination, IVF-ICSI, Egg and Sperm Donation)
In view of the fact that due to the COVID 19 pandemic, many women and couples with fertility problems are unsure and, being aware of their concerns, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions by those who wanted to start fertility treatment or were already...
EPISODE 6. EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT UP TO DAY 3
We continue the “journey” along the various processes that we carry out in the Reproduction Laboratory when we perform an assisted fertilization treatment (IVF / ICSI). At this point, we have the fertilized eggs (zygotes) in the incubator. The incubator is the "home"...
EPISODE 5. FERTILIZATION ASSESSMENT WITHIN ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TREATMENTS (IVF-ICSI)
Good Morning! As we have been explaining in the previous chapters, we have already fertilized the retrieved eggs, obtained by the puncture, using either of the two possible techniques explained before (conventional IVF or ICSI-IVF). What is the next step? We must wait...
EPISODE 4. ICSI FERTILIZATION WITHIN FERTILITY TREATMENTS (IVF)
We start a new week and a new stage of the Miniseries solving the mystery that we left open in the previous chapter. What happens when the quality of the seminal sample is not good and we cannot fertilize the eggs using conventional In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)? In...