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Every year, tens of thousands of women go through a hormone stimulation cycle to produce as many eggs as possible for the chance to have a baby via IVF. And yet, once the egg retrieval is done, how many patients are aware of what happens to their eggs? 〰Do they know that their eggs are placed in a small petri dish (like the one I am holding) and undergo 100+ manual steps? 〰How often does a doctor take the time to introduce the embryologist in charge of finding the eggs, cleaning the eggs, inseminating them, and converting them into good quality embryos to a patient? 〰 How often are patients ever offered the opportunity to take a look inside an embryology lab, where 90% of the IVF magic happens? Every time I meet an IVF patient, the answer is almost always never. IVF labs today operate behind closed curtains. And when a patient's eggs don't convert into embryos, they just offer another IVF cycle. At Conceivable Life Sciences, we are building technology that will drastically increase the safety of a patient's eggs. Just to name a few ways in which we are prioritizing eggs, Conceivable's technology will make sure that: 🥚 We find 10/10 eggs in a dish (yes, sometimes embryologists are tired and fail to find all of the eggs in a dish) 🥚Denude them gently 🥚And inseminate them without harming the membrane With Conceivable, we are envisioning a future where a patient will not only be invited to come into an embryology lab, but will also be able to track her eggs' journey through an IVF process. No more black boxes or half answers for patients. Excited to join RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and Gameto in raising awareness about the importance of prioritizing the female patient experience during National Infertility Awareness Week. Please donate here to contribute to the incredible work that Barb Collura and her team do for patients: https://lnkd.in/eHMMDvgk And thank you again Barb Collura for all the work that you do - looking forward to building a future with more transparency for patients, because everyone's #EGGSPERIENCEmatters! #NIAW
Wow, that would be such a giant step. For someone like me going through egg freezing, there are so many unknown. Among those uncertain things: how are the retrieved eggs doing? How is the quality? So many uncertain things, it's frustrating and just accept it's part of the process. But maybe it doesn't have to be?
Very cool, love the idea of transparency for patients. I have had friends go through this and there were a lot of unknowns about the process for them.
Amazing improvements in this process. I experienced all of these issues in my years-long journey and commend you on improving IVF. Going through it can be joyful, tragic and hopeful in a single day. Even a single hour.
As someone who has worked with both oocytes and embryos at the bench, this hits so close to home! Thank you for bringing transparency and reproducibility to the process. Wish we could opt into this during our personal embryo-creation cycle.
Wow this will be amazing for patients. I had contact with my embryologist from egg collection through to embryo transfer. I would have loved a tour of the lab.
Thank you Conceivable Life Sciences for supporting RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and the work we do each day. Helping more people build their family is something we can all get behind!
About time someone gets it! After nearly 18 years in this field the quality of compassionate care that goes ALONG with clinicla care is equally as important! Kudos!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This is awesome! I was blessed to be able to watch every step as I went through my IVFs years ago. It really helped us to understand the process better. The offer of more transparency is so important! Thank you for your work on this important part of a family’s journey!
I am excited for a future of transparency !
Thank you for raising your voice about such an important topic, Camila!