Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving in the IVF Laboratory
Published on 18. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
218 pages
978-1-107-67317-5 (ISBN)
Description
Maintaining consistent and reliably high success rates is a daily challenge for every IVF laboratory. This step-by-step guide is an essential aid in navigating the complex maze of physical, chemical, biological, and logistic parameters that underpin successful gamete and embryo culture: temperature, pH, osmolality, gas supplies, air quality, light exposure, infections, managing supplies, personnel, as well as overall quality control. Numerous real-life troubleshooting case reports are presented, identifying all aspects necessary for troubleshooting. Process maps and flow charts accompanying each chapter offer a logical and systematic approach to problem solving in the laboratory. This is an essential resource for scientists in assisted reproductive technology and specialists in reproductive biology and medicine, helping IVF clinics to achieve the dream of every infertile couple: the birth of a healthy child.
Reviews / Votes
'This book is an essential read for embryologists at all stages of their careers ... This book will prompt reflection on current laboratory practice and has sparked lively and thought-provoking discussions with my colleagues. No embryologist should be without it!' Lucy Richardson, The BulletinMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
19 Tables, black and white; 54 Halftones, unspecified; 66 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
357 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-67317-5 (9781107673175)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Kay Elder | Marc Van den Bergh | Bryan Woodward
Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving in the IVF Laboratory
E-Book
07/2015
Cambridge University Press
€64.99
Available for download
E-Book
06/2015
Cambridge University Press
€55.49
Available for download
Persons
Kay Elder is a Senior Research Scientist at Bourn Hall Clinic, Bourn, Cambridge, UK. Marc Van den Bergh is Chief Executive Officer, Quartec GmbH, Fislisbach, Switzerland. Bryan Woodward is a freelance Consultant Clinical Embryologist based in Leicestershire, UK.
Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Quality control, certification and accreditation; 3. The IVF culture system; 4. Osmometry; 5. pH regulation in gamete and embryo culture systems; 6. Temperature control in the IVF laboratory; 7. The effect of light on embryos and embryo culture; 8. Gases, air quality and volatile organic carbons (VOCs); 9. Infections in IVF culture; 10. Troubleshooting a cryopreservation system; 11. Troubleshooting ICSI procedures; 12. Managing risk in an IVF lab; Index.