As IVF gains more
acceptance and use, embryologists like Goral Gandhi talk about ensuring
healthy conception through Assisted Reproduction Techniques.
IVF
has helped thousands of couples across the world conceive, and with newer
medical advances, its effectiveness continues to get better. One such recent
significant advancement that aims to increase the viability of the treatment
further and enhance its effectiveness is segmented IVF. It aims to work on the
lines of traditional IVF, except with much more success and safety.
Helping
patients improve their chance at pregnancy during an IVF cycle, embryologists
play a vital role in ensuring the highest quality protocols to the entire
process. Surely for couples longing for children, the embryologists act like a
ray of hope, but how do they make test tube miracles happen?
The Critical Role of an Embryologist During an IVF cycle
The
process of procreating a baby through assisted reproduction follows strict
protocols and seamless coordination between the team of professionals working.
In the IVF treatment, an embryologist majorly takes over the process during the phase of egg retrieval.
Goral
Gandhi, a professional embryologist, who dedicates her time and efforts in
helping patients conceive says, “The ultimate objective of any ART procedure is
the birth of a healthy baby which can be achieved through an elective single
embryo transfer. Our roles require a great degree of precision and care when it
comes to patients’ precious genetic material in the form of eggs, sperms and
embryos. The process of embryo selection for the best possible IVF results is
critical to the role of an embryologist, as our decisions impact a patient’s
success with IVF.”
A pioneer in the league to top Indian
embryologists, Dr Gandhi has trained more than 300 embryologists and educated
doctors, scientists and embryologists about various aspects of IVF, embryology,
and laboratory management. She has been a notable IVF advocate and has
discussed the quality practices contributing to performance and success in the
embryo laboratory. Dr Goral Gandhi has also established several training
programs for practicing embryologists and ascertained guidelines on good
practice for IVF laboratories.
Explaining
the process and the defined role embryologists play, Evelyn E. Neuber, Ph. DCLD
(ABB), Clinical Research Coordinator at the Center for Advanced Reproductive
Services at UCONN says, “During egg retrieval, a doctor collects follicular
fluid containing an egg from a patient’s ovary and then hands it to the embryologist who is responsible for isolating the egg from the liquid and
preparing it for insemination with the sperm; during embryo transfer, the
embryologist loads the embryo onto the catheter and hands it forward to do the
MD embryo transfer.”
Not
only that, but they also perform extended roles by emotionally and medically
supporting their patients and offering them the leverage to plan parenthood
whenever they want through the process of embryo verification.
