Go to an IVF lab, and you will find something startling. It is not a totally quiet place. On top of the soft buzz of machines and the regular beep of monitors, there is always something in the air, something floating about, a small tune or a little melody, or even just the sound of… Continue reading The Playlist We Play for Your Embryos

Imagine the time when science will not only assist in making life, but also in protecting it with almost perfect accuracy. The future where the embryologists do not guess about which embryo is the strongest one, because the technology helps them to see it clearly. That future is already here. And to every couple that… Continue reading The Future Is Bright: How Technology Is Giving Embryos a Better Chance

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