Archish IVF Center

Embryo Transfer is the process of putting the embryos that are growing in the lab back into the uterus. The period during which the embryos remain in the lab as we have seen in the previous chapter is one where important procedures are undertaken and crucial decisions are made. While growing the embryo is the responsibility of the embryologist, depositing them in the uterus is the job of the clinician.

Working in an IVF laboratory could be stressful and exciting, both at the same time. Exciting because you are about to fulfil someone’s dream of parenthood and stressful because an important part of fulfilling this dream is to do with how good your laboratory is. Thus, it is important to ensure that every laboratory has set SOPs and QA/QC parameters, which are followed meticulously and routinely. 

As known Assisted reproductive technology (ART) comprises of intra-uterine insemination (IUI), conventional In-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Though currently, when we talk about an IVF cycle, we are largely referring to conventional IVF or ICSI. The decision of applying which process would depend upon what information we have regarding the couple based on couple history, their current examination report like semen analysis and ovarian scan.

In general, every IVF lab should be governed by parameters known as key performance indicators (KPIs) or sometimes referred to as performance indicators (PIs) which are important for the systematic monitoring of the laboratory.