ArticleJBRA assisted reproduction2023
Considerations on staffing levels for a modern assisted reproductive laboratory.
Article in JBRA assisted reproduction, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- One Embryology: impactful connections between human- and wildlife-assisted reproduction.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026Review
- Automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Digital Management in IVF Laboratories: Current Status, Challenges and Potential.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Review
- Prioritizing embryologist health: occupational health hazards and preventive strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Impact of PGT Introduction on IVF Laboratory Workload: Lessons Learned from a Single-Center Experience of 5258 Biopsies over a 10-Year Period.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Fresh versus frozen micro-TESE sperm and outcomes.Asian journal of andrology · 2025Review
- Merging synthetic and real embryo data for advanced AI predictions.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Beyond Earth's bounds: navigating the frontiers of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in space.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2024Review
- IVF cycle safety when a positive passive air sampling occurs under laminar flow hood in absence of a detectable contamination in the embryo culture.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Article
- Embryologist staffing in assisted reproductive technology laboratories: An international comparative review.Reproductive medicine and biologyReview
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Abstract
The duties recently performed in the embryology laboratory have deeply increased compared to those realized a couple of decades ago. Currently, procedures include conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF) and ICSI techniques, or processing of surgically retrieved sperm, embryo culture and time-lapse monitoring, blastocyst culture, as well as trophectoderm biopsy for preimplantation genetic testing and cryopreservation. These techniques require not only time, but also high knowledge level and acutely concentration by the embryologist team. The existing data indicate that an IVF laboratory need to have adequate staffing levels to perform the required daily duties, and to work in optimal conditions that are critical to assure a high quality service, as well as avoiding incidents and to provide the best outcomes. As a result, IVF clinics have invested in human resources, but there is still a large discrepancy between IVF centres on the number of embryologists employed. Currently there is no golden standard on the human resource requirements for assisted reproductive technology procedures; therefore, in this review paper we aim to provide arguments to take into account to determine the embryology staffing requirements in an embryology laboratory to assure optimal safety and efficiency of operations.
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