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Accredited IVF Laboratory

JACOB MAYER, PHD, HCLD, DIRECTOR: What we have here is an IVF Lab. We’re also probably better known as a test tube baby lab. And really what test tube baby labs are designed for is to replace the function of the Fallopian tube. It was really for patients who had problems with their Fallopian tubes at the beginning. So all of the things that happen early in the development, from ovulation until the time of implantation take place in that Fallopian tube and we try to replicate them here in the lab.

So fertilization, collection of the eggs, fertilization and then eventually transfer back to the uterus. Loading them in a catheter and putting it back in the uterus all take place in here. But we can do a few more things beyond that.

We can freeze, like we have behind me now, the ability to freeze embryos and store them for a while until it’s better for the patient to have a transfer or if she has more embryos than she needs to transfer at one time.

We also have the ability to do some microinjection for male factor patients who have difficulty fertilizing eggs, we can actually physically go in and mechanically inject the sperm in the egg. So, separating a lot of this function from the woman’s body has given us some greater flexibility in developing new techniques.

One of the nice things about this lab is it’s a full service lab. We offer all the activities that are available currently in the state of the art technology.

And we’re also completely accredited. We have an independent body that comes in and through a rigorous series of activities, we are able to be granted accreditation through the College of American Pathology.

So although no lab can actually guarantee a patient’s success, we can always guarantee you our very best effort here.

Posted on August 4, 2008 3:15PM in Our Facilities, Video Transcripts

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