Main description:

This concise, truncated version of Nagy, Varghese and Agarwal's Practical Manual of In Vitro Fertilization is comprised of select practical chapters for a portable, affordable and up-to-date resource. Building and Managing an IVF Laboratory covers a variety of topics, including:

- Setting up and running an IVF laboratory

- IVF laboratory equipment and culture systems

- Organization of the IVF unit

- Licensing and regulation in the ART laboratory

- Quality control and troubleshooting

Practical for both clinicians and researchers alike, Building and Managing an IVF Laboratory brings together all of the need-to-know information about these important topics in reproductive medicine.

Contents:

Part I: Setting Up and Running an IVF Laboratory.- Building the Laboratory.- Air Quality Management.- Part II: IVF Laboratory Equipment and Culture Systems.- Essential Instruments and Disposable Supplies for an IVF Lab.- CO2 and Low-O2 Incubators.- IVF Workstations.- Part III: Organization of the IVF Unit.- Organizational Aspects of the Laboratory in a Tertiary Care ART Center.- Daily, Weekly, and Regular Preparations for the IVF Laboratory.- Data Management in the ART Laboratory: Requirements and Solutions.- Part IV: Licensing and Regulation in the ART Laboratory.- Regulation, Licensing, and Accreditation of the ART Laboratory.- Legislation in the United Kingdom.- Regulation, Licensing, and Accreditation of the ART laboratory in Europe.- Regulation, Licensing, and Accreditation of ART Labs in India.- Part V: Quality Control and Troubleshooting.- Quality Control Management.- Risk and Safety in the IVF Clinic.- Troubleshooting in the Clinical Embryology Laboratory: The Art of Problem-Solving in ART.