Conception and realization of artificial dyed embryos for training in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF and ET)

Abstract

An artificial embryo model is proposed for current training in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. It consists in resin microballs of 180 micron diameter, stained either with fluoresceinamin or methylene blue. These microspheres release, even at the maximum dye concentrations tested, very negligible amounts of dye; heat stable they can be sterilized. This model, already checked for human embryo transfer, seems to be a useful tool in other reproduction studies such as embryo transport.