2018 Abstracts

Oral Presentations (Assisted Reproductive Technology)
Friday, May 18, 4:00-5:30 p.m., Ballroom B

• Variable IGF1R mRNA Expression in Individual GV and In Vitro Matured M2 Human Oocytes
• Microfluidic Sorting Selects Sperm for Clinical Use With Reduced DNA Damage Compared to Density Gradient Centrifugation in Split Semen Samples
• Stress in the Workplace: Results from a Perceived Stress Survey of ART Laboratory Professionals
• Validation of a Universal Warming/Dilution Protocol for Frozen Embryo Transfers Independent of Vitrification Device/Cryoprotectant
• Oocyte Cryopreservation: microSecure Vitrification (µS-VTF) No Worse Than the Rest, But is it an Experimental Procedure?

Oral Presentation (Traditional Laboratory)
Thursday, May 17, 10:30-10:50 a.m., Salon 3/4

• Utilization of Molecular Testing in Clinical Practice

Posters (Assisted Reproductive Technology and Traditional Laboratory)
Friday, May 18, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Ballroom B/C Foyer

• Linking Employees’ Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention Among Medical Laboratory Personnel: A Correlational Study
• Assessing the Need for Morphological Analysis of Semen Donor Specimens
• Preventing Attrition Among Non-Technical Laboratory Employees
• Optimizing Cryopreservation of Human Testicular Tissues
• Preparation of Semen Specimens for Cryopreservation: Morning or Afternoon Specimen Collection, Washed Versus Unwashed. Which is better?
• Potential Laboratory Cost-Savings for a Blastocyst Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) Vitrification (VTF) Program
• Increased Elasticity of the Zona Pellucida Affects Micromanipulation Procedures for Preimplantation Genetic Screening at the Cleavage Stage: Possible Role of Blastomere Alterations on Inconclusive or “No Results” Interpretations
• Optimal Sampling Source and Time for Wet Mount Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in Cervical Mucus During ART Cycle Evaluation
• Implementation of Only Blastocyst Stage Embryo Transfers Among All Age Groups of Patients Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Treatment Cycles: An Approach to Improve IVF Outcome
• Intra-Technician Comparison of Sperm Morphology Evaluation
• Quantitative PCR Assays for Molecular Diagnosis of M. leprae and M. lepromatosis

2018 Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Cryos International

Gold Sponsors

CooperSurgical Companies	ESCO Medical
LifeGlobal	Vitrolife

Silver Sponsors

AAB Proficiency Testing Service	Birenbaum & Associates	Cook Medical
CRD Associates	DxNow, Inc.	Embryotech
EMD Serono	Fertility Technology Resources	Hamilton Thorne
Igenomix	Irvine Scientific	IVFQC
LifeAire Systems	Natera	New England Cryogenic Center
NextGen Lifelabs	O’Connell & Aronowitz	Oosafe
Ovation Fertility	ReproTech	Seattle Sperm Bank
SCSA Diagnostics		Spectrum Technologies