Are you following the minimum guidelines set for your IVF lab?
Here are the standards every IVF laboratory must comply with. It is expected that all laboratories should maintain the following:
Incubators should have a remote alarm system and emergency power backup. It must be monitored daily for appropriate temperature and gas content and it must be monitored using calibrated thermometers and independent methods of gas analysis.
Next, microscopes. The microscope should be suitable for oocyte recovery, determination of fertilization, semen analysis, evaluation of oocytes or embryos, and micromanipulation of oocytes or embryos.
The lab should also have devices to maintain the temperature and pH of media, eggs, and embryos during various phases of the procedure. Examples of these are slide warmers, incubators, water baths, heating blocks, and isolettes.
Disposable materials like tissue culture grade plastic. This is essentially recommended for steps that involve exposure to tissue and body fluids.
Of course, a lab must have general laboratory supplies such as glassware, dish-washing equipment, etc., that are appropriate to the size of the laboratory.
Another pair of essentials is a pH meter and an osmometer for regular monitoring of media.
Other than those basic equipment guidelines, the following should also be noted by all laboratory personnel.
All laboratory chemicals and reagents must be labeled to indicate date received, date opened, and shelf life, where applicable.
Moreover, it is the responsibility of laboratory personnel to ensure that any material that comes into contact with sperm, eggs, or embryos is -- not toxic, requires the use of appropriate bioassay or animal model system, and, includes, but is not limited to aspiration needles, transfer catheters, plastic ware, glassware, culture media, and protein source.
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