International Embryologist Day: The talent behind the microscope

Brisbane Southside embryologist Jessica Morris

An embryologist is a crucial member of your IVF support team, playing a critical role in every stage of your journey with us here at Rainbow Fertility.

They are the scientific staff who specialise in developing and caring for your precious eggs, sperm and embryos, giving you the best chance of achieving your dreams of parenthood. They are responsible for a variety of essential tasks, including but not limited to maintaining the laboratory’s optimum conditions, performing IVF and ICSI, monitoring each embryo’s development, and preserving eggs, sperm, and embryos.

Our embryologists also contact their patients directly throughout their journey, including at egg retrieval and during their cycle, to update them on their embryos’ development and embryo transfer day.

In honour of International Embryologist Day, we caught up with one of our wonderful embryologists, Jessica Morris, to give you an insight into her role as an embryologist and Laboratory Supervisor at our Brisbane Southside clinic.

 

Why did you become an embryologist?

After I finished my science degree, I had the opportunity to visit an IVF clinic. I didn’t know much about IVF back then but instantly fell in love with the idea of becoming an embryologist. It’s a career that embodies all the aspects of what I wanted in a career—it’s scientific and medical, requires a lot of patience, good problem-solving skills, lots of patient contact, and a constant need for research as technologies progress.

 

What does the day of an embryologist involve?

Every day is different, which is all part of the fun. Some days, you may start with egg collections in the morning, embryo transfers in the middle of the day, and inseminations in the afternoon. Other days, you may focus on embryo warming and embryo vitrification. We also have a lot of patient contact at Rainbow Fertility, so we spend time each day updating patients on their results or talking to patients before their procedures.

 

What do you love about your job?

I love finding out that a patient is pregnant! We have a bell at the clinic that is wrung every time a positive result comes through. It’s heart-warming and is a constant reminder of why we do what we do.

 

What is one piece of advice you wish your patients knew?

Everyone’s journey is so different, and unfortunately, not everyone will get pregnant on the first round of IVF. But perseverance is key, and there are lots of things we can try or explore to achieve your pregnancy dream. Our whole team is always here to help and provide reassurance and support when you need it.

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