Course Duration

3 days

Course Description

As far as Vitrification is concerned, there is a huge demand for it owing to improvement in results, improving patient safety and also reducing the number of embryos that are transferred. Technical aspects of vitrification are of absolute importance as this is one of the most critical steps in the whole ART cycle, and any deviation can result in loss of an embryo and even loss of the cycle. This course is intended for embryologists who work in established Ivf practices and want to understand learn the intricacies of the vitrification needed to run a successful cryopreservation program. The objectives of this workshop are to impart a hands on knowledge of vitrification to the participants in order for them to make informed, evidence based decisions about it in everyday practice.

Course Curriculum

• Sperm Freezing
• Hands on Sperm Freezing
• Technical aspects of Vitrification
• Quality control for vitrification: Important factors to consider
• Vitrification Demonstration
• Vitrification of embryos Hands On
• Thawing and Warming Hands On
• Vitrification of Oocytes
• Hands On Oocyte Vitrification and warming
• What to freeze and why? How many Embryos to freeze? Factors to consider?
• Single Sperm Cryopreservation
• Demonstration and Hands on Single sperm Cryopreservation
• Post Evaluation and Feedbacks