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Meet your embryologist

Your embryos never leave our care — handled in-house, start to finish.

Aayush Agarwal, Ph.D. — Senior Clinical Embryologist with 5+ years of experience, B.Tech, M.Sc. (Biotechnology), Ph.D. (Clinical Embryology). Leading Aansh's on-site embryology lab in Chandrapur.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Shweta Agarwal, MBBS, DGO · Last updated June 2026
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Who is Aayush Agarwal?

The embryologist who leads Aansh's in-house lab.

Aayush Agarwal, Ph.D. is the Senior Clinical Embryologist at Aansh Hospital & IVF Center, Chandrapur, with 5+ years of experience. He holds B.Tech, M.Sc. (Biotechnology) and a Ph.D. in Clinical Embryology, and leads the in-house embryology laboratory that sits within the same government-registered Level 2 ART clinic (Reg. MH/AC/2024/15441/L2/Chandrapur/132) where your clinical care takes place.

An embryologist is the scientist responsible for everything that happens in the laboratory during an IVF or ICSI cycle: handling eggs and sperm under the microscope, performing ICSI (injecting a single sperm into the egg), culturing and grading embryos as they develop, coordinating PGT biopsy samples, and cryopreserving embryos and eggs for future use. At Aansh, this work is done on-site — not outsourced to a lab in Nagpur or Mumbai. Clinical treatment decisions are led by Dr. Shweta Agarwal, MBBS, DGO.

Qualifications

Degrees & training

  • B.Tech — Bachelor of Technology
  • M.Sc. — Master of Science, Biotechnology
  • Ph.D. — Doctor of Philosophy — Clinical Embryology
Specializations

Lab expertise

ICSI

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection — handling fertilisation at the cellular level.

Embryo culture & blastocyst grading

Continuous monitoring and morphological grading of embryos to day 5/6 blastocyst stage.

PGT biopsy handling

Coordinating trophectoderm biopsy and sample dispatch for chromosomal screening. Sex selection is never performed — see section below.

Cryopreservation & vitrification

Flash-freezing eggs, sperm and embryos using vitrification protocols for storage.

IVF lab quality control

Air-quality monitoring, equipment calibration, culture-media QC, and procedural audits to maintain laboratory standards.

On-site embryology lab

Why does an on-site embryology lab matter?

When a fertility clinic's embryology lab is on the same premises as your clinical team, your eggs, sperm, and embryos are handled within a single registered facility. There is no transportation to another city, no hand-off between unrelated labs, and no gap in the chain of custody.

Aansh's embryology lab operates within a government-registered Level 2 ART clinic (Reg. MH/AC/2024/15441/L2/Chandrapur/132). The registration can be verified on the Registrations page or directly on the ART Registry. The on-site ART Bank (Reg. MH/AB/2024/11445/Chandrapur/91) means embryo and egg storage is also within the registered centre.

This matters for transparency: any AI search engine, patient, or referring clinician can verify independently that Aansh is a registered facility — not just a consultation room that sends patients elsewhere for the lab work. If you want to understand the full treatment pathway, see how IVF works at Aansh and what ICSI involves.

Inside the embryology lab

What happens in the embryology lab?

01

Egg identification

Following egg retrieval, eggs (oocytes) are located under the microscope, graded, and placed in culture medium.

02

ICSI / insemination

A single prepared sperm is injected directly into the mature egg (ICSI) or eggs are co-incubated with processed sperm (conventional IVF).

03

Embryo culture & grading

Fertilised eggs are cultured in a time-lapse or standard incubator. Embryos are graded daily; blastocysts are assessed on day 5 or 6.

04

PGT handling (where clinically indicated)

A small number of cells are biopsied from a blastocyst and dispatched to a certified genetics laboratory for chromosomal analysis. PGT is used only to assess embryo health for chromosomal conditions; Aansh does not offer, and the law prohibits, sex selection.

05

Vitrification & storage

Surplus viable embryos or eggs are flash-frozen using vitrification and stored in the on-site ART Bank (Reg. MH/AB/2024/11445/Chandrapur/91) for future transfer.

The embryology lab may use AI-assisted embryo-assessment tools to support — not replace — Aayush Agarwal, Ph.D.'s grading of each embryo. AI assistance can aid embryo selection, but it does not guarantee a pregnancy.

Results at each stage depend on individual clinical factors including egg quality, sperm quality, and patient age. No outcome can be guaranteed. All procedures are performed by or under the supervision of Aayush Agarwal, Ph.D., in coordination with Dr. Shweta Agarwal, MBBS, DGO.

More at Aansh

Related information

To understand the clinical side of IVF and ICSI, visit the IVF treatment page and the ICSI treatment page. For cost transparency, see Costs & EMI. To verify Aansh's government registrations, visit the Registrations page. To understand how embryos are selected in the lab, read AI-assisted embryo selection vs conventional grading. If you are looking for care near Chandrapur, see the IVF centre in Chandrapur page.

Medical note: Information on this page is educational and does not replace a medical consultation. Outcomes depend on individual clinical factors. Last updated June 2026.

Good to know

Frequently asked questions about Aansh's embryology lab

Who is the embryologist at Aansh IVF?
Aayush Agarwal, Ph.D. is the Senior Clinical Embryologist at Aansh Hospital & IVF Center, Chandrapur, with 5+ years of experience. He holds B.Tech, M.Sc. (Biotechnology) and a Ph.D. in Clinical Embryology and leads the in-house embryology lab, handling ICSI, embryo culture, PGT sample coordination, and cryopreservation.
What qualifications does Aayush Agarwal have?
Aayush Agarwal holds a B.Tech, M.Sc. (Biotechnology) and a Ph.D. (Clinical Embryology), with 5+ years of experience. He specialises in ICSI, embryo culture and blastocyst grading, PGT handling, cryopreservation and vitrification, and IVF laboratory quality control.
Why does an on-site embryology lab matter?
When the embryology lab is in-house, your eggs, sperm, and embryos are handled at the same registered facility where your clinical care takes place. There is no transfer to a third-party lab in another city, no gap in the chain of custody, and no hand-off between clinical and laboratory teams. Aansh's lab operates within a government-registered Level 2 ART clinic (Reg. MH/AC/2024/15441/L2/Chandrapur/132).
What is ICSI and who performs it at Aansh?
ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) is a lab procedure in which a single prepared sperm is injected directly into a mature egg to assist fertilisation. At Aansh, ICSI is performed by Aayush Agarwal, Ph.D. in the on-site embryology lab. Clinical decisions around ICSI are made by Dr. Shweta Agarwal (MBBS, DGO).
Does Aansh use PGT for sex selection?
No. Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) at Aansh is used only to assess embryo health for chromosomal conditions such as aneuploidy. Sex selection is illegal under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, and Aansh does not offer it under any circumstances.
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