The IVF labs at IVF Florida
Your eggs, sperm, and embryos spend some of the most important hours of treatment in our labs. IVF Florida’s embryology and andrology teams work under accredited, verified protocols, so every sample is identified, handled, and monitored with the same care from start to finish.
Our IVF laboratories in Margate and Jacksonville serve patients from every IVF Florida location.
Two labs, one standard of care
Each of our labs handles a different part of your care, and all three follow the same rigorous protocols.
Lab | What happens there | What it means for you |
Embryology | Egg and embryo culture, assessment, and freezing in isolated, continuously monitored spaces | A steady, consistent environment for your developing embryos |
Andrology | Semen analysis, sperm washing and freezing, and donor sperm preparation | Strict identity checks on every sample |
Verified at every stage
From retrieval to transfer or freezing, each egg, sperm sample, and embryo is tracked through a chain-of-custody process that combines manual and electronic verification. At every step, two embryologists independently confirm identification. At key points in your treatment, our team will also ask you to state your identity aloud.
Alongside these checks, RI Witness, our electronic witnessing system, logs each step with a time stamp. If something doesn’t match, it alerts our team before the step can go forward.
A lab environment built for embryo development
Small changes in conditions can affect embryos, so we keep the lab environment tightly controlled. Our HEPA filtration system captures airborne particles and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and humidity stays at carefully regulated levels across the lab. Your embryos are kept in a dedicated incubator space that’s opened only when your procedures require it.
Our embryology labs are also equipped with:
- Anti-vibration tables and heated workstations to keep embryos steady and warm during handling
- Inverted microscopes that let embryologists closely evaluate embryo development
- EmbryoScope time-lapse incubators, which allow ongoing monitoring without taking embryos out of the incubator
Protecting your frozen eggs, sperm, and embryos
Our cryostorage tanks are watched 24/7 and supported by backup alarm systems and emergency power. Regular audits and documented checks verify that each system is performing as expected.
Accredited and accountable
Our labs are accredited by The Joint Commission, and our embryology labs meet the stringent criteria required for membership in the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART). We report birth outcome data to SART every year, so our results are available for anyone to review.
Our lab operations also align with FDA and CLIA requirements.
Meet our lab team
Before performing procedures on their own, our embryologists complete a 4- to 5-year training pathway of mentorship and supervised practice.Their expertise covers egg handling, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), embryo culture, time-lapse assessment, assisted hatching, and vitrification, a flash-freezing method for eggs and embryos.
Training continues long after that. Our team takes part in ongoing skills assessments and external workshops, and we validate every new procedure before it’s used in patient care.
Our embryologists and andrologists work closely with IVF Florida’s board-certified reproductive endocrinologists, so what happens in the lab connects directly to your treatment plan.
Kathleen Miller, D.H. Sc., oversees all embryology and andrology operations at IVF Florida.
Research that moves fertility care forward
Every year, our physicians and scientists present research at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) annual meeting and publish in leading journals, including Fertility and Sterility and Human Reproduction. Recent areas of focus include:
- Embryo development and selection
- Fertilization techniques, including ICSI and conventional IVF
- Genetic testing of embryos
- Advances in cryopreservation
40 years of fertility care in Florida
IVF Florida has been helping Florida families grow for 40 years and counting. Our labs have evolved with the science throughout that time, and we bring new techniques into patient care only after they’ve been validated.
See the lab behind your care
Have questions about how your eggs, sperm, or embryos are handled? Bring them to your consultation at one of our 8 locations. Our team is happy to explain exactly what happens in the lab.
The entire team became family.
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