Is Fertility Nursing The Right Choice For Your Career?

Fertility nursing is a advanced, nonetheless exciting field for nurses interested in helping individuals and couples who are facing infertility issues.  Also called reproductive nursing, this is a growing nursing specialty and with the rapidly evolving ability to control reproductive life, the demand for nurses in this specialty is set to grow even more.

So what exactly does a fertility nurses do?

Detailed Job Description

As a fertility nurse you would be responsible for managing the entire fertility treatment for couples seeking to become parents or women seeking to become mothers. In this specialty, the most important need is to be able to walk patients through each step of the treatment with empathy and qualified guidance. 

Some of the tasks you would undertake in this role include: 

• Helping patients understand the procedures and the medical terminology
• Educating patients about the possible treatments available and the pros and cons of each
• Helping patients make the right choice depending on their individual situation
• Offering patients non-judgmental emotional support
• Scheduling and coordinating procedures, tests and follow ups
• Drawing blood for tests, monitoring fertility cycles and helping with ultrasounds
• Administering In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments or teaching patients how to administer IVF themselves
• Counselling the couple and donor throughout the process

In addition to assisting the physician and being patient educator and advocate, fertility nurses are also an important link between the physician and the patient. They also help with finding egg donors as well as infertility support groups.

Education and Training Requirements

To be able to practice as a fertility nurse, you will first need to become a licensed registered nurse. There are several different paths toward earning your nursing degree.  After finishing your degree, you will need to pass the licensing exam before being able to apply for a job as a Registered Nurse. 

Job Opportunity and Growth

Most fertility nurses are employed by fertility clinics and by hospitals offering fertility services. There is growing demand for fertility health specialists at all levels, with registered nursing being one of the fastest growing professions. This is a great career choice for anyone who is interested in nursing and wants to be involved in helping people bring new life into the world. While this can be a very draining job requiring a lot of support and empathy, it can also be immensely rewarding.

Candidates are encouraged to register ahead of time to ensure seats are available.

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Fertility Education and Training Questions Answered by IIRFT

How many students are accepted each batch?
6 students in each batch

Which courses are being offered by the institute?
The IVF and embryology training courses includes Basic Course in Semenology & IUI, Advanced Course in ICSI, Certificate Course in ART, Certificate Course in Embryology and Advanced Course in Cryopreservation.

Is the courses geared toward professionals?
The short-term courses are designed for clinical embryologists and andrologists, physicians, and others involved in the practice of assisted reproduction technologies.

These programs are also intended for

• Medical graduates, specialist practitioners and experienced/staff working in public or private hospital laboratory or embryology laboratories
• Gynecologist and senior Consultants
• Nurses involved in infertility services
• Biomedical Scientists
• Clinical Scientists
• Biologist interested in developing skills in Embryology

What are the methods employed to deliver training?
Courses are taught by experienced IVF specialists, renowned embryologists, biologists, senior nurses, reproductive endocrinologists and other experts in assisted reproductive techniques. Our team and support staff believes in being professionally updated to provide in depth knowledge and impart you with lab skills that help you to perform ART procedures. Candidates are also given free access to the state-of-the-art lab at International Fertility Centre.

Is the program available to International students as well?
Yes, this program is available to candidates belonging to foreign countries.

What is the duration of courses?
The duration of the courses varies and range from 2 weeks to 5 days intensive training, however those who registered for more courses may spend longer time to complete the courses.

Who is conducting the program courses?
The program is run by the International Institute of Reproduction and Fertility Training, which works in collaboration with International Fertility Centre, the largest network of IVF clinics in India. Participants would learn the skills and acquire the knowledge necessary for advanced and specialist professional practice, including the setting-up and running of the lab, specific advanced procedures, and quality control to ensure the highest possible success rates in an IVF program in their Center.

What is the process of Registration?

To apply for the IVF training courses,
You can request a call back by providing the details in the form.
http://www.iirft.com/contact-us/
You can call us: +91-9555544428/9810277988

And for more information, you can make live chat with our course counsellor on working days from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

Why You Should Study Certificate Course in Embryology

International Institute of Reproduction and Fertility Training aims to provide training dedicated to academic excellence that provides the essential knowledge and skills about assisted reproductive technologies to produce competent clinical embryologists and andrologists.

Certificate Course in Embryology is designed to prepare students (potential embryologists, andrologists, physicians, and others involved in the practice of ART) to become skilled medical technologists and assistants in the growing field of embryology. The program will introduce students to the science of reproduction. Embryology technologists (also known as embryologists) often participate in the daily activities of the embryo culture. The program goal is to provide multidisciplinary training in current technology to meet the ever changing demands in clinical and research aspects of assisted reproductive medicine embryology and andrology. This program was designed to create a bridge between clinical, laboratory and molecular reproductive medicine and the basic sciences as well as evaluate skills and offer training in basic and advanced techniques.

Candidates will closely work with IVF specialists, doctors, senior embryologists and other medical staff to ensure that in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients receive proper care. IVF laboratories provide a full array of fertility services including andrology testing and endocrinology testing. This training course also provides opportunity for both scientists and clinicians to gain sub-specialist and practical knowledge in Clinical Embryology and Assisted Reproduction Technology and infertility, including processes of human reproduction that are relevant to manipulation of fertility and new ways of laboratory approaches to treatment of reproductive disease.

To achieve the program goals, the program has established the following objectives:

• Learn the reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists and andrologists perspectives for diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
• Discover best practices in clinical embryology and andrology laboratory, and reproductive medicine research
• Anticipate future laboratory and personnel requirements
• Master basic hands on skills in embryology and andrology
• Job Opportunities in Embryology

There are enough job opportunities for potential embryologists to get a position at fertility clinics. Your educational background and specialized knowledge of embryology will certainly allow working in reproductive laboratories.

In order to gain employment in the field of embryology, a bachelor's degree in a science-related field is usually required.

IIRFT transforms a diverse group of embryology practitioners into a uniformly trained group of professionals. IIRFT is an institute of embryology practitioners, embryologists and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of reproductive embryology.

For Registration and Confirmation:-

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IIRFT to launch Short-term ART Courses in January

International Institute of Reproduction and Fertility Training (IIRFT) will be launching short term modular courses on assisted reproductive techniques for students and working professionals associated with medical sciences soon. The applicants for the first batch of 2016 will receive training through laboratory sessions, live lectures and multimedia presentations.

A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting chaired by IVF specialist and senior faculty, Dr. Rita Bakshi. “Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has witnessed a rapid progress in the last few years. With the rising infertility cases in India, there is a huge demand of ART treatments. The course offers all-inclusive hands-on training in all fields of ART (IUI, IVF and ICSI). Several features in the clinical management of the patient will be covered comprehensively,” said Dr. Rita Bakshi, chairperson IVF program and senior faculty at IIRFT.

The courses to be launched would be in embryology, IVF, and other assisted reproductive technologies. The courses are divided into categories, accredited and non-accredited courses. “The accredited courses include Basic Course in Semenology IUI, Advanced course in ICSI, Introductory Course in ART, Certificate course in ART, Advanced course in cryopreservation and the courses that falls in non-accredited courses will include Let’s do ART, Let’s do IUI, two day student orientation program. Participants from medical fraternity, research organisations, and students from across the country can join these courses designed around current and multidisciplinary themes of ART and embryology.

The short-term courses will be held at International Institute of Reproduction and Fertility Training in New Delhi, the officials said. The courses will offer a unique opportunity for personalized hands-on training in the latest techniques of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). The training sessions will be given by a team of highly experienced practising Embryologists and Andrologists at our state-of-the-art training facilities. Candidates can choose from 8 different course modules. These courses are available to physicians, embryologists, researchers and technologists.

Each participant who will receive the training will be given reading material and lab protocols. The applicants will also be given free access to the state-of-the-art lab in International Fertility Centre, a leading network of IVF clinics in India. At the end of the training, candidates will receive Certificate of Training, accredited by the International Institute of Reproduction and Fertility Training.

For registration, applicants can drop an email to contact@iirft.com or
Call us at +91-9810277988, 9555544421. 

Candidates can also come down to
International Institute of Reproduction and Fertility Training,
Green Park (Main), New Delhi – 110016. 

IVF Training Programs in India with IIRFT

A recent survey has concluded that 10% of the general population suffers from some form of infertility. Given that India has a population of over 1.2 billion, the number of Indians suffering from infertility is huge. However the silver lining in this cloud is the fact that now the taboo of infertility has begun to fade, thanks to the increasing popularity of IVF training courses. With these IVF training programs, the grim situation has begun to get better.

Despite the rapid strides innovative strides in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technologies, a dearth in number of embryologists in the country can worsen the whole situation. And for that very reason, the boom in IVF Training courses is an indispensable boon. IVF Training Programs coupled with the scientific advancements in terms of technology as well as gadgets, can go a long way in battling the war against infertility and the trail of negative emotions associated with it.

While the advanced IVF Training programs are aimed at training the doctors specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology or physicians familiar with OI (Ovulation Induction) & IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination) procedures, there are basic IVF Training courses that are specially crafted for beginners.

The main objective of the IVF Training courses is to keep in mind the ethical and economic implications of the treatment and impart an in-depth idea about the IVF cycle, pre-evaluation and testing. A complete learning experience is provided with the help of not just lectures and videos by eminent people in this field but also by hands-on-training.

In an IVF Training program, it is of paramount importance to learn about the embryology equipment like micromanipulators, ICSI instruments, and so on. Proper attention is paid to train the students in the preparation of culture medium and dishes for IVF/IVF-ICSI cases. In addition to that, the IVF techniques in embryo culture, extended embryo culture and the subsequent steps are no less important either.

After the initial basic stages that focus on Sperm preparation: assessment, cryopreservation, preparation for IVF and ICSI stimulation protocols, the courses progress to more intricate details. Topics like embryo cleavage, blastocysts, and culture medium are covered in detail thereafter, paying due attention to troubleshooting and the importance of taking precautions to avoid unwanted factors like multiple pregnancies.

It is, indeed, commendable that India has witnessed a tremendous boom in the number of infertility clinics and embryologists who claim to bring hope into the lives of the couple who haven’t been able to conceive naturally. The IVF Training Programs are now becoming increasing popular and ‘infertility’ has started to be less of a taboo. However, owing to the social and emotional strings attached to this, it is important to sensitize the IVF training courses. 

At IIRFT, ample care is taken to provide not just quality education in the IVF Training Courses, but also to ensure that proper training is provided to know the importance of taking precautions to avoid unwanted situations, record-keeping of crucial data and even counseling the patients about the ART procedures.

Importance of Assisted Reproductive Treatment Courses in India

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2014 has been in the making for at least 10 years now. Surrogacy and infertility services provided by clinics in India are becoming popular globally because of the good quality, and the cheap prices. As a result, ART clinics have grown around the country. The clinics provide various services such as in vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination or intracytoplasmic sperm injection, egg donation and surrogacy.

According to studies, it is estimated that 15 percent of couples around the world are infertile. This indicated infertility is one of the most common problems in India and around the world. The magnitude of the problems and issues related with infertility are enormous as the problem has social implications. Every married couple has the right to have a child.

All clinics in India, involved in treating infertility through procedures like artificial insemination with husband's semen (AIH) or in-vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF), are registered in the country.

Besides IVF, the clinics are practicing techniques such as Artificial Insemination with Donor Semen (AID), Gamete Intrafallopian Tube Transfer (GIFT), Tubal Embryo Transfer (TET), Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Testicular Sperm Aspiration (TESA), Testicular Sperm Extraction (TESE) or processing or storage of gametes (sperm and oocyte) and or embryos.

"With the enormous advances in medicine and medical technologies, 85% of the cases of infertility can be taken care of through medicines, surgery and/or the new medical technologies such as IVF or ICSI. Most of the new technologies aimed at taking care of infertility involve handling of the gamete - spermatozoa or the ooctye - outside the body. They also often involve the donation of spermatozoa or oocyte, or the use of a surrogate mother who would be carrying a baby with whom she has no biological relationship," Indian Council for Medical and Research has stated as Preamble in the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill.    

Thus there is a good scope for candidates to go for IVF training in India and other such ART processes. International Institute of Reproduction and Fertility Training is one such institute that offers training based on practical sessions in IVF lab in the capital, New Delhi. 

More than 500 students have already gone through the training at IIRFT. If you are also interested to do any of the courses as Basic Course in Semenology, Advanced Course in ICSI, Introductory Course in ART, Certificate Course in ART, 

Please contact us at Main Green Park, New Delhi, 110016. 

Phone: +91-9555544421, 011-4066 6681. 

Our Email id: contact@iirft.com. 

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The Impact of IVF Training Programs in India

Infertility has become a serious concern as about 10 percent of the general population suffers from some form of infertility. The number of people suffering from infertility is huge. However, the taboo has vanished over the years and the popularity of IVF training courses is increasing with each passing day. 

Despite the advancements in the assisted reproductive technologies, there is a dearth of embryologists and IVF specialists in the country. The rising number of IVF centres in India is an indispensable asset. The ART treatments success rates are also increasing with the major advancements in the medical science. Thus, candidates who want to seek IVF training can have best opportunities to work in fertility clinics.

While the advanced IVF Training programs, there are basic IVF Training courses that are specially crafted for beginners. For example, ‘Basic course in Semenology IUI’ is ideal for beginners as it provides effective insight into the field of andrology. The course help the candidates learn about sperm per se and sperm processing techniques that are used for various ART procedures. In the similar fashion, ‘Certificate course in ART’ offered by the reproductive institutes, can be explained as an extension of the Introductory course in ART. These courses are designed by the renowned fertility experts in such a way that it also includes a short-term practical training at IVF centre to understand the live functioning of the ART procedures. The basic objective of this short-term course is to provide a comprehensive theoretical knowledge about the subject coupled with all-encompassing hands-on training on a one-one basis in all aspects of IVF & ICSI.

Methodology of Training

The basic objective of the IVF Training courses is to know the ethical considerations of the treatment processes. Getting an in-depth idea about the IVF cycle, pre-evaluation and testing.  A complete learning is important particularly the practical sessions in the state-of-the-art lab.

At International Institute of Reproduction and Fertility Training (IIRFT), enough care is given to provide quality education in the IVF Training courses.

If you interested to seek a short-term IVF courses to sharpen up your skills, 

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