{"id":1160,"date":"2024-09-30T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/?page_id=1160"},"modified":"2024-09-30T10:36:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T09:36:15","slug":"edinburgh-fertility-centre-laboratory-tour-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/edinburgh-fertility-centre-laboratory-tour-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Fertility Centre Laboratory Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1160_1e4b63-0a{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id1160_1e4b63-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1160_1e4b63-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id1160_1e4b63-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem 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kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column1160_0f71c4-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1160_0f71c4-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1160_0f71c4-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1160_0f71c4-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1160_0f71c4-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1160_0f71c4-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1160_0f71c4-54{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1160_0f71c4-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1160_0f71c4-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1160_0f71c4-54\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-standard-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac973039affbc98666dd2504b085e696\"><strong><strong>If you\u2019ve ever wondered what it\u2019s like inside our fertility clinic, you\u2019re in the right place. <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_4eefdb-ce .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_4eefdb-ce .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1160_4eefdb-ce\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5da0ec59\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_135828-Edited-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20240308 135828 Edited\" class=\"wp-image-2170 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_135828-Edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_135828-Edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_135828-Edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_135828-Edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_135828-Edited-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_135828-Edited-1520x1140.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Our website will guide you through every step of the journey\u2014from the initial visit to the inner workings of our embryology lab. Discover how we handle, fertilise, and store embryos with the utmost care.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_e67333-90 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_e67333-90 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1160_e67333-90\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_02-1024x683.jpg);background-position:50% 53%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"EFC 02\" class=\"wp-image-2053 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_02-1520x1013.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Patients are scheduled for egg retrieval procedure depending on the size of their follicles and their hormone levels. They will self administer a \u2018trigger\u2019 to mature their eggs for collection, usually 36 hours, in advance of the procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_b6ebd1-cc .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_b6ebd1-cc .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1160_b6ebd1-cc\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-light-accent-plum-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 37%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>An embryologist will check the follicular fluid retrieved during the egg collection process, and transfer any eggs to the laboratory culture incubators for insemination.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134944-Edited-1024x768.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134944-Edited-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20240308 134944 Edited\" class=\"wp-image-2169 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134944-Edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134944-Edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134944-Edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134944-Edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134944-Edited-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134944-Edited-1520x1140.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_57fe52-bc .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_57fe52-bc .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1160_57fe52-bc\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_10-1024x683.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"EFC 10\" class=\"wp-image-2061 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_10-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_10-1520x1013.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>An embryologist or andrologist will prepare the semen sample on the day of egg retrieval.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_2f55a6-11 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_2f55a6-11 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1160_2f55a6-11\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-standard-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 42%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Eggs are inseminated with prepared sperm on the day of egg collection (day 0), either using traditional in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or by Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI).<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134432-Edited-796x1024.jpg);background-position:48% 55%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134432-Edited-796x1024.jpg\" alt=\"20240308 134432 Edited\" class=\"wp-image-2168 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134432-Edited-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134432-Edited-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134432-Edited-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134432-Edited-1195x1536.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20240308_134432-Edited-1593x2048.jpg 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https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_07-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_07-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_07-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_07-760x1140.jpg 760w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_07-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Eggs are then left overnight to check for fertilisation the next morning (day 1), and the patients are called to inform them of the outcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_7489da-6d .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1160_7489da-6d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1160_7489da-6d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-standard-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 37%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-standard-white-background-color has-background\">The embryo development is observed on day 3 and day 5 &#8211; the embryologist will score the embryos based on their appearance and development profile.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_09-683x1024.jpg);background-position:48% 38%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_09-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"EFC 09\" class=\"wp-image-2060 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_09-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_09-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_09-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/EFC_09-1024x1536.jpg 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