Product Reviews

Embryo Thawing Pack

Intended use
Embryo Thawing Pack is for thawing human zygotes and cleavage stage embryos frozen using Embryo Freezing Pack (Cat. No. 1026) or Embryo Freezing Medium (Cat. No. 1079).

Background
Cryopreservation of surplus embryos serves to a
17 September 2004

Biopsy Medium

Intended use
Biopsy Medium is for blastomere biopsy of cleavage stage embryos for preimplantation genetic diagnosis.

Background
Biopsy Medium is ready-to-use and has been formulated without calcium and magnesium ions to facilitate the p
17 September 2004

Acidified Tyrodes Solution

Intended use
Acidified Tyrodes Solution is for drilling of the zona pellucida.

Background
Empirical research has suggested that embryos having a thick zona pellucida have a better prognosis for implantation after assisted hatching.
17 September 2004

Liquid Paraffin

Intended use
Liquid Paraffin is used as an overlay to help stabilise pH and reduce evaporation during culture procedures in IVF and ICSI. For use in insemination procedures in microdrops.

Background
When using the microdrop technique fo
19 November 2010

PVP Medium

Intended use
PVP Medium and PVP Clinical Grade are used for slowing down the movements of the sperm before ICSI.

Background
In order to load an injection pipette with a single spermatozoon, a viscous medium is needed to suspend spermato
17 September 2004

PVP Clinical Grade

SpermSlow

Intended use
SpermSlow is used to slow down the movement and to select the most?viable sperm as required for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Background
SpermSlow is a new natural alternative for sperm immobilisation and selecti
17 September 2004

SynVitro Hyadase

Intended use
SynVitro Hyadase is for the removal of the cumulus complex and corona radiata surrounding the oocyte in preparation for ICSI.

Background
Prior to the ICSI procedure, the cells of the cumulus and corona radiata must be remov
17 September 2004

In Vitro Maturation IVM

Intended use
Vial 1: The LAG Medium is for preincubation of immature oocytes.

Vial 2: The IVM Medium is a basal medium for maturing immature oocytes with supplements

Background
In vitro maturation (IVM) of oocytes is an inn
17 September 2004

Flushing Medium

Intended use
Flushing Medium is for oocyte retrieval and oocyte washing, and as a holding medium for the oocytes as they are recovered

Background
Oocytes must be kept in a solution with stable pH and temperature throughout oocyte retrie
17 September 2004

SynVitro Flush

Intended use
SynVitro Flush is for oocyte retrieval, oocyte washing and for holding the oocyte throughout recovery.

Background
Oocytes must be kept in a solution with stable pH and temperature throughout oocyte retrieval and transport fro
17 September 2004

SupraSperm System

Intended use
SupraSperm is for sperm separation by gradient method.

Background
Seminal plasma must be separated from the spermatozoa in order to facilitate capacitation. In sperm preparation procedures, selection of vital and motile spermatoz
17 September 2004

Sperm Preparation Medium

Intended use
Sperm Preparation Medium is for sperm washing and for sperm separation by the swim-up method.
It is also used as a holding medium for the oocytes before ICSI.

Background
Seminal plasma must be separated from the spermat
17 September 2004

Universal IVF Medium

Intended use
Universal IVF Medium is for fertilisation of human oocytes and culture of embryos up to the 4-8 cell stage (Day 2 or 3 after insemination). Universal IVF Medium can also be used for embryo transfer.

Background
Universal IVF Medium is ready-to-use and especial
17 September 2004

ISM1, ISM2 and UTM

Intended use
ISM1TM can be used both for the IVF insemination procedure and for culture of embryos until Day 3.
ISM2TM is for culture of embryos from Day 3 and through to the blastocyst stage.
UTMTM is especially designed for transfer of embryos cultured in ISM1TM
09 December 2010