Antega South Africa · Learning Videos
Time-lapse imaging of a cohort of embryos growing in culture from roughly 18 to 112 hours, filmed in a South African academic IVF laboratory.
This short film comes from the embryology laboratory at Steve Biko Academic Hospital. It shows what actually happens to embryos in the days between egg collection and embryo transfer — useful if you have been told your embryos are being grown to day 3 or day 5.
Filmed for teaching and research by the University of Pretoria. Laboratory methods and equipment differ between South African clinics, so ask your own embryology team how your embryos are cultured and graded.
Use these guides for general background, and check the South Africa organisations named on this page for local detail.
Genetic counsellor Kelly Loggenberg explains what preimplantation genetic testing is, the different types and who might be offered it.
Dr Mohamed Cassim goes through the points in an IVF cycle where things can fall short — egg and sperm quality, fertilisation, embryo development, the lining of the womb and implantation.
Dr Nicholas Clark reviews the extra treatments often offered alongside IVF and asks which of them a patient actually needs.
This video was produced by University of Pretoria — Reproductive Biology Laboratory, Steve Biko Academic Hospital and is shared for education only. It is not medical advice and does not replace guidance from your own doctor or fertility clinic. Naming an organisation does not imply a partnership with Antega.
