FERTICULT™ ASPIRATION MEDIUM

Reference:

ASPI020 5x 20ml FertiCult Aspiration medium.

ASPI100 5x 100ml FertiCult Aspiration medium.

FertiCult™ Aspiration medium is a ready to use formulation for oocyte pick-up and/or follicular flushing.

All the products in the FertiCult™ product range undergo strict quality control to comply with the following specifications:

pH	7.3-7.6
Osmolality	270-290mOsm/kg
Sterility	Sterile
Endotoxin	< 0.25EU/mL
Mouse embryo test	≥ 80% blastocysts after 96h incubation
Shelf life	18 months from date of produce

FertiCult™ Aspiration medium is CE marked as a Class 3 medical device according to the European Medical Device Directive.

Component	Benefit
HEPES (18 mM)	HEPES stabilizes the pH under air (Clark and Swain 2014), therefore CO₂incubation is not required.
Heparin sodium (2.5 IU/ml)	Heparin is added to the media to avoid blood clot formation in the tubing during aspiration and/or flushing of oocytes in Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Heparin is naturally present in the uterine, tubal and follicular fluid (Agostini 2006), (Yanagishita 1994). Prospective randomized trial revealed that heparinized saline or culture medium (2 IU/ml) allow for successful follicle flushing (Biljan, et al. 1997).

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