The Reproductive Biology lab at Baystate Medical Center provides expert analytical services to:

•  Diagnose the reasons for infertility
•  Assess which treatments will best help a woman become pregnant
•  Monitor the development of eggs and embryos to maximize the effectiveness of the procedure you and your doctor choose
•  Ensure the safe, secure storage and handling of sperm, eggs and embryos in the lab.

The lab, which has been accredited by the CLIA and the College of American Pathologists since 1993, is directed by Margaret Arny, PhD, HCLD. 

The laboratory provides a wide range of Andrology and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) tests and procedures, including:

ANDROLOGY

Andrology Tests

Semen Analysis

Processing of Sperm for Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)

Practical Prep of Semen Specimen

Semen Freeze

Storage and Thaw of Donor Sperm                                                          

IN VITRO FERTILIZATION (IVF)

In Vitro Fertilization 

             Identification of Eggs at Time of Retrieval

Culture of Eggs and Embryos                                                     

             Processing of Sperm for IVF/ICSI                                                                      

             Insemination (IVF)                                       

             Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

             Assisted Hatching   

Embryo Transfer

Blastocyst Freeze and Thaw