Egg collection
Eggs are collected in the theatre next to the lab and passed straight to the embryologist. Your partner's sample is prepared in the same lab that morning.
ABOUT · INSIDE THE LAB
Your embryos never leave the building.
You will never see the room where your embryos grow. So here it is, described plainly, with what we can show you and what you should ask.
Jananam's embryology lab is a clean-room lab inside our Neelankarai hospital, off ECR. Your eggs are collected, fertilised, grown, transferred and frozen under one roof, by one lab team.
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One building
Collection, lab work, transfer and freezing all at Neelankarai.
Clean room
Filtered air handling and anti-microbial wall cladding.
Watched all the time
Continuous monitoring systems on the lab and incubators.
ART Level 2
Registered under the ART (Regulation) Act 2021. ART/CHE/121/2023
What happens to your eggs and embryos.
Every step below happens in the same building. The lab checks who you are at each one.
Fertilisation
Eggs and sperm are put together by IVF, or by ICSI where a single sperm is injected into each mature egg. Your doctor explains which, and why, before the day.
Growing in the incubator
Embryos grow in incubators that hold temperature and gas steady and are monitored continuously. Power is 24×7: a UPS carries the load and an automatic changeover generator takes over, with alarms monitored by Jananam's own maintenance staff.
Checking and grading
The embryologist checks development at set times and grades each embryo. You are told how many are growing and how they are doing.
Transfer or freezing
Most embryos at Jananam are frozen and transferred in a later cycle. Freezing is by vitrification, a very fast cooling method.
Storage
Frozen eggs, sperm and embryos are stored on site in liquid nitrogen tanks that are monitored.
Your name at every step
Every dish, tube and straw carries your identity, and it is checked before anything is moved.
Two checks, not one
Identity is witnessed at each critical step: collection, sperm preparation, fertilisation, transfer and freezing.
Only what the evidence supports
Lab techniques such as ICSI, extended culture, freezing and embryo testing are used when they are indicated for you, not by default.
If you choose embryo testing (PGT), a few cells are taken from each embryo and sent to a genetics lab for testing. The cells leave the building. The embryo stays here, frozen, until the result comes back.
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WHO RUNS THE LAB
The person you won't meet, who knows your embryos.
Our lab is led by our chief embryologist, Shajila Titus. The embryology team works with your doctor on every decision the lab makes: how to fertilise, when to transfer, and what to freeze.
Meet the whole teamInside the lab at Neelankarai.
Real photos of the Jananam embryology lab, Neelankarai, Chennai. No stock.
6 questions to ask about any IVF lab.
You can't see inside an IVF lab, but you can ask how it works. Ask every clinic the same 6 questions and compare the answers.
Is the embryology lab in the same building as egg collection and transfer?
Yes. Everything happens at Neelankarai.
Are any eggs, sperm or embryos sent to another lab?
No embryos leave. If you choose PGT, a few cells go to a genetics lab.
How do you make sure the embryos are ours?
Labels at every step, and identity witnessed at each critical step.
What happens if the power fails or an incubator alarms at night?
Power is 24×7, on a UPS with an automatic changeover generator, and the alarms are monitored around the clock by Jananam's maintenance staff.
Who is the embryologist, and will they talk to us?
Our chief embryologist, Shajila Titus, leads the lab. Yes. You can speak with the embryologist at any time, by prior appointment.
Will we get a written report on our embryos?
Yes, you get a written embryo report. Yes, you get an embryo report.
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· September 2026Every time we had questions, they were clarified promptly. We are truly thankful to Dr.Vani, Embryology team, Nurses, and everyone involved in our treatment.
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· December 2025I have huge regards for Dr. Vani, nurses (especially Tosmi and Padma), billing, lab, and admin team for making our treatment smooth.
Questions about the lab.
Does Jananam have its own IVF lab?
Yes, Jananam Fertility Centre has its own clean-room embryology lab at its Neelankarai hospital in Chennai. Egg collection, fertilisation, embryo culture, transfer and freezing all happen there.
Where is Jananam's IVF lab?
The lab is inside Jananam's main hospital at 22/10, 1st Street, Kazura Garden, Neelankarai, Chennai, off East Coast Road. Patients who start at Thiruporur come to Neelankarai for egg collection and embryo transfer.
Are my embryos sent anywhere else?
No, your embryos stay in the Neelankarai lab. If you choose embryo testing (PGT), a few cells from each embryo are sent to a genetics lab, while the embryo stays frozen here.
How are embryos frozen at Jananam?
Embryos are frozen by vitrification, a very fast cooling method that avoids ice forming inside the cells, and stored in liquid nitrogen.
How do you make sure there is no mix-up in the lab?
Every dish, tube and straw is labelled with your identity, and identity is checked by a witness at each critical step.
Is the lab certified?
Jananam is an ART Level 2 centre registered under the ART (Regulation) Act 2021, and the lab is a clean-room lab.
Can we see photos of our embryos?
Ask your doctor or the embryologist, and they will explain what your embryos looked like and what the grades mean. You get a written embryo report.
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Where the lab is.
The lab is part of our Neelankarai hospital, off ECR, with rooms on site for couples travelling from outside Chennai.
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