Embryology Is Prenatal Care
When sperm and egg combine during fertilization, an embryo is formed. In natural conception, the uterine lining harbors and nourishes a growing embryo as cells divide and multiply in the earliest stages, from zygote to blastocyst to embryo. In the Ovation Fertility™ Las Vegas laboratory, our embryology team is tasked with replicating this process, and even improving upon it.
Our IVF lab director, embryologists and researchers have discovered and refined techniques and protocols that lead to increased pregnancy success, giving women and couples seeking effective female fertility treatment good reason to hope for the family they so fervently desire.
Embryology and the Science of Family Building
The most commonly performed procedures in our laboratories are related to a cycle of in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Our embryology team will closely monitor each step after egg retrieval takes place and as fertilization occurs. Some of the leading-edge services that we offer afford us greater control over the process.
Assisted hatching to raise the probability that an embryo will attach to the uterine lining
Endometrial Receptivity Analysis using protein markers made by the uterine lining to identify the optimal window of opportunity for embryo transfer
Preimplantation genetic screening, PGS, to distinguish between chromosomally normal and chromosomally abnormal embryos. This has been shown to raise the likelihood of pregnancy and reduce the risk of miscarriage. It can also reveal the sex of an embryo for gender selection
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis, PGD, to distinguish embryos that do not carry inheritable diseases such as CF from those that do, allowing us to eradicate inheritable disease from your family tree
Cryopreservation of embryos for preservation and genetic testing purposes
Our Ovation Fertility Las Vegas lab features a clean-room environment, and is equipped with the latest technologies for identifying, micro-manipulating and storing embryos during male and female fertility treatment and fertility preservation cycles.
You can rest assured that our team has adopted or, in some cases, authored the quality control measures that earn us annual accreditation by the State of Nevada and industry and federal agencies, including the College of American Pathologists (CAP), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
About Ovation Fertility Las Vegas Embryologists
An embryologist has specialized training and expertise to conduct research and perform IVF lab techniques that help patients become parents. At Ovation Fertility Las Vegas, we are proud of the achievements that each of our laboratory professionals brings to the team, and the fastidious nature of each of our team members tasked with maintaining the environmental integrity of our IVF lab.
Our IVF lab director, Martha Aguirre, PhD, brings tremendous credibility to our program with her impeccable credentials. She is recognized around the world for her contributions to reproductive medicine and embryology, and is certified by the American Board of Bioanalysts as a High Complexity Laboratory Director (HCLD) and a Clinical Consultant (CC).
What’s more, as part of a nationwide network of laboratory professionals and clinicians, Ovation Fertility Las Vegas has access to the intellectual capital of Dr. Aguirre’s peers and colleagues who envision a world without infertility.
As you prepare for female fertility testing or embryology services, we are happy to help familiarize you with the terminology, the processes and the safeguards in place at Ovation Fertility Las Vegas. For more information, contact us here.