LAB SECURITY

On the leading edge of reproductive science, Our Center’s laboratory is exceptional in several areas: the level of training and certification of the staff, the quality of laboratory standards and the vital area of lab security. Our state-of-the-art laboratory handles the eggs, sperm and embryos.

Quality of care
We are inspected annually to ensure that the laboratory is run and managed to the required standards. All laboratory staff are required to show excellence in all procedures and participate in continuous training and ongoing programs of education. As part of the inspection process, the laboratory is expected to have an effective quality assurance plan and the Director and Supervisors are required to be Board certified in their specialty.

Lab Security or Avoiding Mix-ups in the IVF Laboratory It is difficult to imagine a circumstance where a mix-up in a medical situation could have a more damaging effect than in an IVF laboratory. For this reason, we take this issue very seriously and devote considerable time and effort into designing a system in which a mistake cannot happen.

Laboratory access
The laboratory is maintained as a "clean-room" where the incoming air is highly purified to provide a dust and chemical free environment. Embryologists dress to operating room standard, with full scrubs, facemask, cap and overshoes. The laboratory is closed to everyone but the Embryologists who perform all maintenance and custodial activities themselves. When it is necessary to have visitors in the laboratory, they are escorted by laboratory staff, but only after putting on scrub suits, caps and special footwear. Any outside objects that enter the lab are cleaned with alcohol.