Authors: Ebner, T.; Moser, M.; Tews, G.

Source: Human Reproduction Update, Volume 11, Number 4, July 2005 , pp. 425-435(11)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Abstract:

Recently, one laser system has been introduced in IVF fulfilling all safety requirements, while achieving a high standard of reproducibility in terms of ablation diameter. This 1.48 μm wavelength indium-gallium-arsenic-phosphorus (InGaAsP) semiconductor laser offers a variety of laser applications to the embryologist. On the one hand, zona pellucida of oocytes or embryos can be manipulated in order to facilitate ICSI or biopsy and assist hatching, and on the other, spermatozoa may be paralysed or immobilized prior to usage. To conclude, the 1.48 μm diode laser provides a promising tool for the microdissection of subcellular targets. The diode laser stands out due to the rapidity, the simplicity and the safety of the procedure which is supported by healthy offspring after laser application.

Keywords: assisted hatching; biopsy; diode laser; immobilization of spermatozoa; zona pellucida

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmi009

Affiliations: 1: Women's General Hospital, IVF-Unit, Lederergasse 47, A-4020 Linz, Austria

Publication date: 2005-07-01

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• Human Reproduction Update, first published in 1995, aims to provide invited, comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date critical and balanced reviews covering all areas of human reproduction including reproductive physiology and pathology, endocrinology, andrology, gonad function, gametogenesis, fertilization, embryo development, implantation, pregnancy, genetics, genetic diagnosis, oncology, infectious disease, surgery, contraception, infertility treatment, psychology and counselling, ethics and social issues. These papers are peer-reviewed to the highest editorial and scientific standards. Human Reproduction Update is published on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).

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