Embryo Technologies Management
A special issue of Reproductive Medicine (ISSN 2673-3897).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 17012
Special Issue Editors
Interests: gamete and embryo cryopreservation; in vitro culture; micromanipulation; quality management; comparative embryo biology; reproductive physiology
Interests: embryo technologies; cryopreservation; micromanipulation; quality control
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Progress in clinical in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes has improved appreciably over the last decade, based in part on the efficient application of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and the practical experience of laboratorians and clinicians. Today’s reproductive biologists are challenged with managing hundreds of factors that ultimately influence the production of viable blastocysts capable of producing single and healthy term live births. Their responsibility is to institute quality control practices and assurance measures that safeguard the viability and identity of fresh and cryopreserved gametes and embryos while optimizing oocyte retrieval, fertilization, embryo culture, developmental monitoring and testing, embryo transfer, vitrification, and cryostorage procedures and policies. The overall purpose of this Issue is to assemble a collection of experimental studies, practical guidelines, clinical experiences, and commentaries or short reviews expressing improvements in the IVF laboratory.
We encourage skilled reproductive biologists, scientists, and clinicians to submit manuscripts that share their practical experiences and positive contributions that have influenced clinical outcomes or liability safeguards in the best interest of patients.
Dr. Mitchel C. Schiewe
Dr. Melanie R. Freeman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
assisted reproductive technologies
oocyte
embryo culture
blastocyst
cryopreservation
vitrification
micromanipulation
quality control
witnessing
preimplantation genetic testingBenefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
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