I know you, you do not know me, not by name, not by aspect, but by something even more precious. I am familiar with you as a mere tarantella of cells with unlimited possibilities that lie calmly in a dish in my microscope. I am your embryologist, and the very first one of your caretakers.… Continue reading Letters to an Embryo

Speaking about IVF, we usually imagine the embryo transfer moment – the moment when the hope literally becomes established. But by the time your embryo is so much as an embryo, they have spent their most tender, vulnerable days in the home designed specifically to house them – the incubator. The incubator is not merely… Continue reading Your Embryos’ First Home: The Incubator

The first image that usually appears in the mind when a person hears IVF is that of a doctor who takes expectant parents through consultations, injections, and embryo transfers. Behind every successful IVF cycle, however, there exists another professional who is going through the background, someone you might never see in person, but a person… Continue reading The Secret Heroes of IVF: Why the Embryologist Matters as Much as the Doctor

When you have ever taken the ride into the assisted reproductive technology (ART), especially in vitro fertilization (IVF), you must have been bombarded with a flood of terminologies that are hard to comprehend. It is essential to understand those terms not just to reduce your anxiety but also to be an active part of your… Continue reading Embryology Lab Lingo, Decoded: Understanding IVF Terms in Plain English

Your route to becoming parents can start with the moment that few people ever see, the moment of life being born in its initial stages. The embryology lab is one where small miracles happen in the stillness of precision. As an IVF patient or just someone with curiosity, it can be awe-inspiring, clarifying, and even… Continue reading Meet Your Embryos – What They Look Like at Every Stage

And behind every successful IVF cycle, there is a group of embryologists working their magic in the background – scientists, artists and even therapists all rolled into one. We do not necessarily see the patients in person, but we think of you. Day by day, we manipulate your future expectations under a microscope. That is… Continue reading Embryologists’ Confessions: What We Wish Every Patient Knew