Tour of City Fertility Centre IVF lab
Tuesday March 22, 2016

Tour of City Fertility Centre IVF lab

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
As a highlight of holding the LGBT Family Law Institute, City Fertility Centre were kind to allow attendees to have a tour of the Spring Hill IVF lab in Brisbane.

I have always found these tours to be fascinating. This tour was no different. All who attended said that the tour was exceptional. Thank you ,City Fertility Centre.

 Basic equipment used in the lab.

 One of the incubators in which the magic happens- creation of embryos.

 ICSI that was filmed earlier in the day. The individual sperm in the pitot tube being implanted into the egg can be seen as the black speck in the centre of the tube.

 Sperm swimming around under the microscope.

 Containers of liquid nitrogen hold frozen embryos.

Containers of liquid nitrogen hold frozen sperm.

Things to Read, Watch & Listen
When Not If the Intended Parents Become Parents

When Not If the Intended Parents Become Parents

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Surrogates & Donors are Extraordinary People

Surrogates & Donors are Extraordinary People

Surrogates and donors make parenthood possible for so many who can’t conceive on their own—whether it’s heterosexual couples, LGBTQ+ parents, single parents, or those with medical conditions. Their generosity is nothing short of life-changing.

Anonymity is Dead in Surrogacy: The Rise of Technology and Its Impact on Donor Privacy

Anonymity is Dead in Surrogacy: The Rise of Technology and Its Impact on Donor Privacy

In this video, Stephen dives into one of the 10 lessons he’s learned since his first surrogacy case in 1988: the death of anonymity in surrogacy and donor conception.

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