Blog - Medline Academics

19 May, 2023

Epigenetics and Imprinting Disorders

Epigenetics is the study of mitotically and meiotically heritable changes in gene function that cannot be explained by changes in DNA sequences..

12 May, 2023

Sperm Chromatin Assessment

Sperm DNA damage is the term for any damage to the structure of sperm DNA. SDF (Sperm DNA fragmentation) is the most common defect that disrupts..

12 May, 2023

Pre-implantation Genetic Testing (PGT)

Pre-implantation Genetic Testing (PGT) previously known as Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), or pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS)..

08 May, 2023

Third party reproduction-Egg/Embryo donation

Third party reproduction implies the use of eggs, sperms or embryos that have been donated by a third person (donor) to enable an infertile couple..

29 Apr, 2023

ICOS - Individualized Controlled Ovarian Stimulation

Assisted reproductive techniques are aimed at optimising the treatment so that it is safe, cost-effective, and also gets the best outcomes...

27 Apr, 2023

Morphological assessment of Oocyte and embryo)

It is indeed a marvel of modern science that we can retrieve the eggs for fertilization outside the human body, and later implant the embryo with the uterus...

24 Apr, 2023

Luteal Phase defect (LPD)

LPD is a condition where the endogenous hormone production from ovaries is of insufficient quantity or duration to maintain a secretory endometrium for implantation and growth of embryo.

20 Apr, 2023

Empty Follicle Syndrome (EFS)

EFS is a condition that is encountered at the time of oocyte retrieval wherein despite repeated flushing and aspiration no oocytes are obtained in a cycle that has been adequately stimulated.

17 Apr, 2023

Oocyte retrieval (OR) or Ovum pick up ( OPU) is an ultrasound guided technique in which oocytes are aspirated using a needle connected to a suction pump. This can be done by abdominal or vaginal route.

10 Apr, 2023

Male Infertility

Infertility is defined as an inability to conceive within one year of unprotect4ed intercourse by an apparently healthy couple of reproductive age.