IVF blog

July and September are Sickle Cell Awareness Months in the U.K. and U.S.A. Sickle cell disease is a relatively common genetic disorder – around one in 10 African-Americans is a carrier for the sickle cell trait. Other groups can carry sickle cell trait as well, including Hispanics, Caribbean, South Americans, Central Americans, and those from […]

Why the Time of Fertilization matters when performing ICSI. For decades, most bright brains around the world have been looking for a universal sign for recognizing a “healthy” embryo or eggs (oocytes). In embryology, we know that the time of fertilization matters a lot when performing ICSI. It is a very complicated effort and it […]