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HANDS ON VITRIFICATION TRAINING BY PROF. DR. MARLANE ANGLE, Phd, HCLD - Organised by Galaxy IVF (UK) Limited (www.galaxyivf.com) (www.givfclub.com)

Galaxy IVF (UK) Limited, announces Hands on Vitrification Training Workshop in Karachi, Pakistan on 28th and 29th March 2011.

The training shall include complete academic and practical coverage of all steps and protocols in relation to Vitrification of Embryos and Sperm Freezing.

After this TWO Days workshop, you will be completely in command of running Vitrification in your labs. After the training you will also be having support in getting arrangement of all materials for starting Vitrification in your labs.

A Vitrification Training Certificate shall be issued jointly by Laurel Fertility Care USA & Galaxy IVF (UK) Limited.

Only 10 Embryologists shall be registered on this programme.

If you wish to get registration - email at [email protected] immediately to avail this opportunity.

Prof. Dr. Marlane Angle have conducted Vitrification Trainings in around 15 countries of the World.

Prof. Dr. Marlane Angle (Lab & Scientific Director) & Dr. Collin B Smikle (Medical Director & Licensed Reproductive Endocrinologist) of Laurel Fertility Care, are Advisory Board Members of Galaxy IVF (UK) Limited, a project of Galaxy Pharma (Pvt) Limited.

Corporate Sponsors of the Training Workshop:

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Galaxy Pharma (Pvt) Limited

2nd Women Health Convention - Regent Plaza Hotel & Convention Center - Kohinoor Hall - 26th & 27th March 2011

More details can be found at WWW.GIVFCLUB.COM

The Conventions theme is "Reproductive Health"

Convention shall have Pre & Post Workshops which includes:

Hand on Vitrification Training

Hands on Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing Training

Hands on Gyneclogic Imaging Training

Practical Aspects of IUI

Sperm Washing with Gender Selection through Magnetic Beads

Gold Sponsor:

Galaxy Pharma (Pvt) Limited (www.galaxypharma.org)- Pakistan's largest Women Health Company, with largest range of Urinary & Recombinent Gonadotropins (IVF-C, IVF-M, Follimon, Follitrope) and the oldest Micronized Natural Progesterone in the world "Utrogestan", and the latest and most authetic range of products for Hormone Replacement Therapy, with Transdermal Estradiol Gel "Estrodose"

Galaxy IVF (UK) Limited (www.galaxyivf.com)- One of the largest ranged IVF Lab Consultancy Company in Asia Pacific & Middle East. Offering complere turn-key IVF Lab Setup projects, upto PGD. All kinds of equipments, consumables and culture media.

Stress levels are unlikely to affect whether or not a woman becomes pregnant following fertility treatment despite anecdotal reports, a review suggests.

Researchers from Cardiff University and the University of Thessaloniki in Greece reviewed 14 previous studies that investigated pre-treatment stress in over 3,500 infertile women undergoing a single cycle of IVF. The authors then compared data on emotional distress levels for women who became pregnant and those who did not. The review, published in the British Medical Journal, found no association between levels of emotional distress and the success of fertility treatment.

The studies reviewed used various ways of measuring anxiety or depression and included women undergoing several kinds of fertility treatments. Women were assessed before treatment for anxiety or depression and then the success or failure of their treatment was recorded.

Lead researcher Professor Jacky Boivin, from the Fertility Studies Research Group of Cardiff University, said the meta-analysis should 'reassure women that emotional distress caused by fertility problems or other life events co-occurring with treatment will not compromise their chance of becoming pregnant'.

Clare Lewis-Jones, chief executive of the charity Infertility Network UK, said: 'Whilst stress may not impact on the success of treatment, the need for patients to receive support and understanding should not be ignored'. 

Around one third of UK couples end assisted

The parents of a seriously ill child plan to have a 'saviour sibling' whose umbilical cord cells could be used to treat the child's life threatening condition.

Two year old William Rhodes has an extremely rare condition called Diamond Blackfan Anaemia (DBA) which means that his bone marrow is unable to produce red blood cells. As well as needing a blood transfusion every five weeks, he urgently requires a bone marrow transplant without which he would suffer serious health complications.

Ben and Caroline Rhodes hope that by using PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis) prior toIVF they can have a child who will be free from the condition and who could also act as a bone marrow donor to William. Using PDG to first select embryos which could be a tissue match for William, stem cells derived from the umbilical cord would then be used in the bone marrow transplant. 

Mrs Rhodes said: 'We had always planned to have another child and this way we can help William at the same time. Hopefully it will save his life and give him a better quality of life'. It is reported that transplants from siblings are reported to increase the success rates by 50 percent when compared with an unrelated donor.

DBA is extremely rare, affecting only 1 in 125 people in the UK. The exact cause of the condition is not known, but it is thought to occur during early stages of red blood cell production. In up to 25 percent of cases it is known that the defect is due to faults in a gene called the small Ribosomal Protein 19 (RPS19). Researchers are currently searching for other genes that could be to blame for the remaining percentage of unknown causes.

Intensive hands on Embryology training ( Numerous Animal oocytes will be given for practise)

Infertility history taking ,patient examination , pre IVF&ICSI investigation ,tests advised patient selection criteria, various ovarian stimulation protocols (COHS), tailoring protocols as per patient needs, performing trans vaginal ultrasonography, follicular growth monitoring semen analysis, semen culture, adjuvant drugs used in ART, management of OHSS and oocyte retrieval (pick-up) Frozen Embryo Transfer ,Egg donation and Embryo donation and surrogacy.

hands on experience

Sperm wash methods and Intra uterine insemination IVF Lab. basics, sterile techniques, culture media, preparation of culture dishes for IVF and ICSI (with and without oil overlay), handling of oocyte under stereo zoom microscope and insemination with sperms, sperm preparation  for IVF & ICSI, denuding eggs, pronuclear stage observation, single culture and group culture,Day 3 and Day 5 embryo transfers, embryo transfer techniques, setting up of inverted  microscope and micro manipulator system for performing ICSI, ICSI dish preparation, doing microinjection (IVF and ICSI hands-on)  , advise regarding settings up of IUI and IVFlab ,Laser Assisted Hatching, Sperm Freezing &Embryo freezing, vitrification  using cryloop and cryotop method. PESA, MESA and Testicular Biopsy

Duration : two weeks starts from 9th May 2011 - 22nd May 2011

CME: CME meeting on sunday 22nd May 2011

Faculty:(National and International faculty is available for teaching and training programme)

Dr.Thomas

Dr.Nabaneeta

Dr.Samundi Sankari

Dr.Buvaneswari

Dr.Uma Ramesh

Dr.Anand

Dr.Arasi

Dr.Khan

Contact for Rigestration:

Dr.Thomas

Course Director

[email protected]

[email protected]

+919841165197 

www.chennaifertilitycenter.com    

Intensive hands on Embryology training ( Numerous Animal oocytes will be given for practise)

Infertility history taking ,patient examination , pre IVF&ICSI investigation ,tests advised patient selection criteria, various ovarian stimulation protocols (COHS), tailoring protocols as per patient needs, performing trans vaginal ultrasonography, follicular growth monitoring semen analysis, semen culture, adjuvant drugs used in ART, management of OHSS and oocyte retrieval (pick-up) Frozen Embryo Transfer ,Egg donation and Embryo donation and surrogacy.

hands on experience

Sperm wash methods and Intra uterine insemination IVF Lab. basics, sterile techniques, culture media, preparation of culture dishes for IVF and ICSI (with and without oil overlay), handling of oocyte under stereo zoom microscope and insemination with sperms, sperm preparation  for IVF & ICSI, denuding eggs, pronuclear stage observation, single culture and group culture,Day 3 and Day 5 embryo transfers, embryo transfer techniques, setting up of inverted  microscope and micro manipulator system for performing ICSI, ICSI dish preparation, doing microinjection (IVF and ICSI hands-on)  , advise regarding settings up of IUI and IVFlab ,Laser Assisted Hatching, Sperm Freezing &Embryo freezing, vitrification  using cryloop and cryotop method. PESA, MESA and Testicular Biopsy

Duration : two weeks starts from 9th May 2011 - 22nd May 2011

CME: CME meeting on sunday 22nd May 2011

Faculty:(National and International faculty is available for teaching and training programme)

Dr.Thomas

Dr.Nabaneeta

Dr.Samundi Sankari

Dr.Buvaneswari

Dr.Uma Ramesh

Dr.Anand

Dr.Arasi

Dr.Khan

Contact for Rigestration:

Dr.Thomas

Course Director

[email protected]

[email protected]             

+919841165197      

http://www.chennaifertilitycenter.com

A couple must pay more than £500 monthly maintenance to a surrogatemother who decided to keep the baby. Baby T was born in July last year but the birth mother, an unmarried woman known as Miss N, who was acting as a surrogate for a couple known as Mr and Mrs W, refused to hand over the baby as agreed.

Mr and Mrs W entered into an informal agreement with Miss N after meeting her through a surrogacy website under which it was said they agreed to pay Miss N £10,000 in expenses. However, during the pregnancy, Miss N decided to keep the baby and refused to continue with the agreement.

Miss N was inseminated with Mr W's sperm and both Miss N and Mr W are considered to be the child's legal parents. Mr and Mrs W lost a custody battle after the birth of Baby T and relinquished their contact rights, arguing it would be unfair for the child to be split between two homes and such a relationship would be too emotionally distressing. Miss N was also allowed to keep £4,500 already paid to her by the couple.

The latest decision from the Child Support Agency, which the couple have said they plan to appeal, means that as the child's biological father, Mr W must pay £568 in child support every month. Commenting on the decision, Mr W said: 'If I need to pay £500 a month because otherwise the child will be living in poverty then that is another reason why the baby should be with us'.

Although surrogacy in the UK is lawful, surrogacy agreements, even those formalised in writing, are not enforceable in the courts. The legal mother of a child born to a surrogate is always the birth mother. This means that the commissioning parents of a surrogacy arrangement must apply for a parental order from the family courts to amend the birth certificate and be recognised as legal parents.

Mr W is now calling for a review of the laws on surrogacy, adding: 'I think this was about an income. I've written to my MP for a change in the law and we'll appeal'.

Intensive hands on Embryology training ( Numerous Animal oocytes will be given for practise)

Infertility history taking ,patient examination , pre IVF&ICSI investigation ,tests advised patient selection criteria, various ovarian stimulation protocols (COHS), tailoring protocols as per patient needs, performing trans vaginal ultrasonography, follicular growth monitoring semen analysis, semen culture, adjuvant drugs used in ART, management of OHSS and oocyte retrieval (pick-up) Frozen Embryo Transfer ,Egg donation and Embryo donation and surrogacy.

hands on experience

Sperm wash methods and Intra uterine insemination IVF Lab. basics, sterile techniques, culture media, preparation of culture dishes for IVF and ICSI (with and without oil overlay), handling of oocyte under stereo zoom microscope and insemination with sperms, sperm preparation  for IVF & ICSI, denuding eggs, pronuclear stage observation, single culture and group culture,Day 3 and Day 5 embryo transfers, embryo transfer techniques, setting up of inverted  microscope and micro manipulator system for performing ICSI, ICSI dish preparation, doing microinjection (IVF and ICSI hands-on)  , advise regarding settings up of IUI and IVFlab ,Laser Assisted Hatching, Sperm Freezing &Embryo freezing, vitrification  using cryloop and cryotop method. PESA, MESA and Testicular Biopsy

Course Duration : two weeks starts from 8th August 2011 - 21st August 2011

CME: CME meeting on sunday 21st Aug 2011

Faculty:(National and International faculty is available for teaching and training programme)

Dr.Thomas

Dr.Nabaneeta

Dr.Samundi Sankari

Dr.Buvaneswari

Dr.Uma Ramesh

Dr.Anand

Dr.Siva

Dr.Arasi

Dr.Khan

Dr.Priya

Hemalatha

Sofia

Dr.Saravanan

Dr.Chitra

Contact for Rigestration:

Dr.Thomas

Course Director

[email protected]

[email protected]

+919841165197 

www.chennaifertilitycenter.com   

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Dear Friends,

I wish to inform you that the Department of Animal Biotechnology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, (TANUVAS) Chennai-7, India is organizing a National level training programme on “In-Vitro fertilization and Embryo Co-Culture” for 21 days period from 1st August to 21st August 2011.

This training programme is designed to cover brief theoretical aspects with extensive hands-on training on the following topics on animal model.

•  Collection, Screening and selection of oocytes
•  In-Vitro maturation (IVM)
•  Semen collection and analysis
•  Sperm processing
•  In-Vitro fertilization (IVF)
•  Preparation and maintenance of oviduct epithelial cells, cumulus cells etc., for embryo co-culture.
•  In-Vitro culture of Embryos (IVC)
•  Department lab rotation to understand advanced reproductive techniques in the filed of Reproductive Biology. (CASA,   Hamster bioassay, Animal Cell Culture, PGD)
•  Cryopreservation methods 
•  Human IVF lab rotation and demonstrations human IVF (It is based on IVF centers permission)

The training course fee will be intimated selected candidates. Total 15 candidates will be selected for this National level training programme, remaining applied candidates list is considered for next upcoming programme. 

Selected candidates accommodation will be provided in University gust house and University hostel.

More details please contact  : 

Professor A. Palanisamy

Dept. of Animal Biotechnology  

Madras Veterinary College, Chennai - 600 007 

India.

Email: [email protected]  (Please send us details Name, Address, work experience in the field of embryology or any other experience in the related reproductive biology field, if you are working person forward through your Department Head or Center Head, Selected candidates will be intimated)

Requirements:

Teaching/ Research staff working in Veterinary / Medical / Life sciences colleges / Institutions / Field Veterinarians and those who are engaged in similar type of Research are eligible to attend this training.