Troubleshooting and problem-solving in the IVF laboratory / Kay Elder, Senior research scientist, Bourn Hall Clinic, Bourn, Cambridge, UK, Marc Van den Bergh, Chief Executive Officer, Quartec GmbH, Fislisbach, Switzerland, Bryan Woodward, Freelance consultant clinical embryologist based in Leicestershire, UK.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

x, 210 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.

Introduction -- Quality control, certification and accreditation -- The IVF culture system -- Osmometry -- pH regulation in gamete and embryo culture systems -- Temperature control in the IVF laboratory -- The effect of light on embryos and embryo culture -- Gases, air quality and volatile organic carbons (VOCs) -- Infections in IVF culture -- Troubleshooting a cryopreservation system -- Troubleshooting ICSI procedures -- Managing risk in an IVF lab -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.