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2010 : Dr. Meintjes wrote the following book chapters which are currently in press:
- Reduced oxygen concentration during culture of IVF embryos. Meintjes M In: Catherine Racowsky, Peter Schlegel, Bart Fauser, Douglas Carrell (Ed.) Biennial Review of Infertility, Volume 2 (In Press).
- Carbon dioxide and low-oxygen incubators. Meintjes M In: Practical Manual of In Vitro Fertilization: Advanced Methods and Novel Devices. Agarwal A, Varghese A, Nagy ZP (Ed.). Humana Press (In Press).
2010: Dr. Meintjes was invited to present the following topics in Chongqing, China at the10th ART Workshop.
- Benefits and pitfalls of blastocyst culture.
- Quality in the IVF laboratory represents an important key to success.
2010: Dr. Meintjes presented the following topics in Bogotá, Colombia, at the Annual Meeting of the Latin American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the Columbian Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- New parameters regarding the efficacy of fertility treatments.
- New techniques and approaches in the IVF laboratory. Why are filters and environmental controls necessary to grow good embryos?
- What can go wrong in an IVF laboratory? How to prevent problems.
- Quality in IVF laboratories represents the key to success. Annual Meeting of the Latin American Society of Reproductive
- What is quality control in an IVF laboratory? How can we constantly provide the best for our patients?
2010: Dr. Meintjes was invited to present “Culturing embryos under a reduced oxygen environment” at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Rome, Italy.
2010: Dr. Meintjes was invited to present a graduate educational course, at a Vitrolife workshop in Denver, Colorado, with the following titles:
- Trouble shooting in the embryology laboratory.
- Application of reduced oxygen embryo culture in the embryology laboratory.
- The role of laboratory design and equipment to grow the best embryos.
2010: Dr. Meintjes presented “Oxygen and embryo culture. Is it worth the trouble?” at the Meeting of the Southeastern Embryology Society, Charleston, South Carolina.
2009: The following articles were published in peer reviewed journals:
- A randomized controlled study of human serum albumin and serum substitute supplement as protein supplements for IVF culture and the effect on live birth rates. Meintjes M, Chantilis S, Ward D, Douglas J, Rodriguez A, Guerami A, Bookout D, Barnett B, Madden J. Human Reproduction 10.1093/humrep/den 396, 24(4) 782-789, 2009.
- A controlled randomized trial evaluating the effect of lowered incubator oxygen tension on live births in a predominantly blastocyst transfer program. Meintjes M, Chantilis S, Douglas J, Rodriguez A, Guerami A, Bookout D, Barnett B, Madden J. Human Reproduction. 24(2):300-307, 2009.
- Cryo-augmentation after SET. The American experience. Meintjes M. In: Single Embryo Transfer. Gerris J, Adamson D, Racowsky C, De Sutter A (Ed.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. Chapter 9B 127-134, 2009.
2009: Dr. Meintjes was invited to give presentations on the following topics in various states in the U.S.A.:
- Normalization of the live-birth sex ratio after blastocyst transfer from improved culture conditions. 65th Annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Atlanta.
- Optimizing pregnancy outcomes for the transfer of frozen blastocysts cryopreserved by slow freezing. Biannual Meeting of the Northeastern Embryology Society, Madison, Wisconsin.
- The role of laboratory design and equipment to grow the best embryos. Virginia School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia
2009: Dr. Meintjes was invited to present the following topics at the Latin American Society for Embryology Conference, Cancun, Mexico:
- Improving success rates in IVF.
- Trouble Shooting in the Embryology Laboratory.
- Optimizing performance in the IVF Laboratory. Some thoughts on equipment.
2009: Dr. Meintjes presented “Optimal use of good culture media. How to Obtain the Best Results” at the 25th Annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2008: Dr.’s Meintjes and Madden recently published two scientific papers in the world-renowned journal of Human Reproduction. The titles of the two papers are:
- A controlled randomized trial evaluating the effect of lowered incubator oxygen tension on live births in a predominantly blastocyst transfer program. Click Here for Article
- A randomized controlled study of human serum albumin and serum substitute supplement as protein supplements for IVF culture and the effect on live birth rates. Click Here for Article
2008: The new book “Single Embryo Transfer” was published and released by Elsevier Publishers in November, 2008 with a chapter authored by Dr. Meintjes, documenting the American experience with single blastocst transfer
2008: The following papers were presented by invitation at the biannual Alpha embryologist meeting in Istanbul, Turkey:
2008: The following paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona Spain:
- Optimization of Culture Systems. How to Ensure Better Success Rates.
2008: An invited graduate educational course with the following titles was presented in November at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in San Francisco:
- Cryo-augmentation after single blastocyst transfer. What does it take to make it work?
- Optimizing pregnancy outcomes for the transfer of frozen blastocysts cryopreserved by slow freezing.
2008: Invited presentations were given at the Annual meeting of the American Association of Bioanalysts:
- Setting up a quality embryo culture system.
- Growing the perfect blastocyst.
2008: Scientists of the Frisco Institute of Reproductive Medicine were also invited to present data and their experience in the following venues: Chongqing, China; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; Kaula Lumpur, Malysia; Antalya, Turkey; Bogota, Columbia; Isla Margarita, Venezuela. Select titles of presentations include:
- IVF laboratory today and tomorrow. How to ensure better success rates.
- Physiological approaches and quality control as tools to optimize the performance characteristics of today’s embryo culture media.
- Optimizing laboratory performance and clinical outcomes.
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