How to become an Embryologist?

Embryology is a study of development of embryos. This field has been widely grown in India in the recent past. With the advancement in the medical science particularly in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology, more and more medical candidates are interested to learn more about test-tube babies and in vitro fertilization. For an individual to seek embryology training in India requires both the knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and must be having a wider understanding about the reproductive sciences.

Responsibilities of an Embryologist:

The main duties and responsibilities of an embryologist include collecting eggs from patients at the right time of the cycle, inseminating them and checking whether they have been fertilized. An embryologist has to ensure the success of fertilization process. During the IVF treatment, an embryologist assesses the quality of the embryo by grading it and monitoring its development. The embryo, created from the male partner’s sperm and female’s donor is then transferred back into the woman’s uterus. Specialized techniques are used to identify the eggs and to perform the entire procedure.

Work and Additional Responsibilities:

An embryologist plays a vital role during the in vitro fertilization program (IVF) that leads the journey to successful pregnancy for a couple who otherwise would not have been able to conceive. Embryologists mainly work in a clean, hygienic working environment, predominantly in laboratories and operating theatres.

Being a clinical embryologist at a fertility clinic, an embryologist should have done clinical embryology training and is also responsible for doing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) procedures where sperm is directly injected into an egg. At IVF clinics, they work with a highly skilled team of IVF specialists, nurses and other medical professionals from various medical fields.

Basic Educational Requirements:

An individual who want to become an embryologist need a bachelor's degree in biology or biomedicine and a master's degree in reproductive science or clinical science.

Embryology Training in Delhi:

International Institute of Reproduction and Fertility Training (IIRFT) offers embryology training and most advanced short-term courses that are related with embryology studies. The courses include Basic Course in Semenology IUI, Advanced Course in ICSI, Introductory Course in ART, Certificate Course in ART and Advanced Course in Cryopreservation. Besides that, IIRFT offers various IVF training courses that includes let’s do IUI, Let’s do ART and workshops.

Job Outlook and Pay Scale

Since embryology is relatively a new field in India. As far as the job prospectus of an embryologist is concerned, he gets handsome salary from the fertility clinics. There has been a growing demand for embryologists to do IVF treatment services at IVF clinics in India.

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