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There are several alternatives for planning and operating an assisted reproductive technology (ART) laboratory; one setup may have little in common with another but may prove to be equally efficacious. Although this is important to remember as one ventures into establishing a new clinic, a poor design or plan may be hard to correct later.
This chapter concerns the conventional all-inclusive laboratory that is adjacent or in immediate proximity to oocyte retrieval and embryo transfer facilities, with emphasis on the special problems of construction. For questions on culture system, culture medium and supplementation, selection methods and handling and processing of gametes and embryos including freezing and vitrification, the reader is referred to other relevant chapters in this textbook. The authors over the years have addressed the topics presented here in various formats and in other book chapters and papers. This chapter follows the format presented in Cohen et al. (2017) with additional data, advice, and information provided where appropriate (Cohen et al., Textbook of assisted reproductive techniques. 5th edition. DK Gardner, Weismann A, Howles CM, Shoam Z. (Eds). pp. 1–9. 2017).
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Cohen, J., Alikani, M., Gilligan, A., Schimmel, T. (2019). Setting Up an ART Unit: Planning, Design, and Construction. In: Nagy, Z., Varghese, A., Agarwal, A. (eds) In Vitro Fertilization. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43011-9_2
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