What happens after egg retrieval? For many patients, this part of the IVF process feels like a mystery. In this episode, Dr. Norbert Gleicher sits down with Dr. Cari Nicholas, CHR’s Embryology Lab Supervisor, to walk through the crucial days after retrieval. From fertilization to embryo development, they explain each step inside the lab, how embryologists make decisions about monitoring and transfer timing, and why lab quality plays such an important role in IVF outcomes. This behind-the-scen...
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What happens after egg retrieval? For many patients, this part of the IVF process feels like a mystery. In this episode, Dr. Norbert Gleicher sits down with Dr. Cari Nicholas, CHR’s Embryology Lab Supervisor, to walk through the crucial days after retrieval. From fertilization to embryo development, they explain each step inside the lab, how embryologists make decisions about monitoring and transfer timing, and why lab quality plays such an important role in IVF outcomes. This behind-the-scen...
Breaking Barriers: Fertility Access for HIV+ Patients
The Egg Factor
7 minutes
4 months ago
Breaking Barriers: Fertility Access for HIV+ Patients
In this special Pride Month episode of The Egg Factor, Dr. David Barad and Dr. Norbert Gleicher discuss one of CHR’s proudest milestones: helping HIV+ patients safely and successfully pursue parenthood. Hear the behind-the-scenes story of how CHR helped advocate for a groundbreaking exception to New York State law, allowing HIV-positive individuals to use their sperm in gestational surrogacy. From partnering with the Bedford Research Foundation’s SPAR program to championing updated guidelines...
The Egg Factor
What happens after egg retrieval? For many patients, this part of the IVF process feels like a mystery. In this episode, Dr. Norbert Gleicher sits down with Dr. Cari Nicholas, CHR’s Embryology Lab Supervisor, to walk through the crucial days after retrieval. From fertilization to embryo development, they explain each step inside the lab, how embryologists make decisions about monitoring and transfer timing, and why lab quality plays such an important role in IVF outcomes. This behind-the-scen...
