Category Archives: Embryo Development

Embryo Culture Technology in the IVF Lab

Posted on March 4, 2013 by WFC Staff

At Washington Fertility Center, we have begun using the Cook Medical MINC incubators for embryo culture. These mini incubators help decrease the recovery time for temperature, humidity, and gas concentration to better maintain a constant environment for the embryos in … Continue reading →

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Oxygen Concentration & IVF

Posted on February 11, 2013 by WFC Staff

Optimizing the success of IVF treatment is one of the main objectives of research in reproductive medicine. An area that has received significant focus is improving the environment that embryos are exposed to before being transplanted into the uterus. The … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Methods to Help Choose the Best Eggs

Posted on October 17, 2011 by WFC Staff

by Dr. Susan Daniel Using high-speed photography, scientists at the University of Cambridge, UK have discovered that the insides of mouse eggs pulse and vibrate after fertilization. They found that the speed and direction of the movements was highly predictive … Continue reading →

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How Does an Embryo Get Its Shape?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by WFC Staff

by Dr. Susan Daniel When you look at an early embryo in the lab, it is amazing to think that in a few short weeks this ball of cells will become an elongated embryo with distinct parts. The first clues … Continue reading →

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Embryos Correct for Genetic Abnormalities

Posted on August 30, 2011 by WFC Staff

by Dr. Susan Daniel Early human embryos can contain both genetically normal and abnormal cells. They are said to exhibit mosaicism. At the recent meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in Stockholm, Sweden, Drs. William … Continue reading →

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