When it comes to fertility treatment, accuracy isn’t just important—it’s everything. At Fertility First, we understand that your journey to parenthood requires the highest levels of precision, safety, and confidence. That’s why we were the first fertility clinic in Australia to introduce the revolutionary IMT Matcher electronic witnessing system in 2018, setting a new standard for patient care and laboratory excellence.
Every step of your fertility journey with us is protected by multiple layers of verification. The IMT Matcher system serves as a sophisticated backup barcode system, designed specifically to prevent any misidentifications and ensure complete traceability throughout your treatment.
But we don't stop there. At Fertility First, we've implemented an additional patient identification protocol that goes beyond industry standards:
Your Personal ID Card System
The IMT Matcher system is a barcode-based electronic witnessing, labelling, scheduling, traceability and data insights system, specifically created for fertility centres and donor banks to help prevent errors through misidentification of patients and their gametes and embryos.
Complete Protection Through Technology:
Peace of Mind: You can be confident that every procedure carried out will be witnessed, photographed and kept in your records, ensuring that the embryo transferred contains genetic material from you and your partner (or chosen donor) only.
Advanced Security: Our dual-verification approach—combining the IMT Matcher system with our personalised ID cards—creates multiple checkpoints that eliminate human error and provide unprecedented accuracy.
Industry Leadership: As the first Australian clinic to implement this technology, we've demonstrated our commitment to staying at the forefront of fertility treatment safety and innovation.
The Matcher system employs digital photo images to read barcoded labels and uses advanced equipment, software, barcodes and imaging technology to record and double-check the identity of eggs, sperm and embryos during every step of treatment.
What Gets Tracked:
Since introducing the IMT Matcher system in 2018, we've processed thousands of cycles with accuracy and transparency. This identification system uses leading-edge technology to keep track of reproductive materials, giving you peace of mind and confidence that the embryo transferred contains genetic material from you, your partner, or donor of your choice only.
Our investment in this technology reflects our core values: your safety, your confidence, and your successful outcome are our highest priorities.
Your Questions Matter
We understand that fertility treatment can feel overwhelming, and knowing that every detail is carefully monitored and verified can provide the reassurance you need. Our team is always available to explain any aspect of our safety protocols and answer your questions about the IMT Matcher system and our additional verification procedures.
The IMT Matcher is a barcode-based electronic witnessing system that we use to prevent any misidentifications and ensure complete traceability throughout your fertility treatment. It's a sophisticated technology that tracks and verifies every step of your journey, from egg and sperm collection through to embryo transfer. Fertility First was the first clinic in Australia to introduce this revolutionary system in 2018.
We use a dual-verification approach for maximum safety. First, we use the IMT Matcher electronic system that barcodes and tracks all materials. Second, we provide you with a personal ID card (similar to a driver's license) with a unique barcode linked exclusively to your treatment. You'll need to bring this card to every visit, particularly during treatment and transfer procedures.
The system tracks patient identity verification during all procedures, sperm collection and preparation, egg retrieval and handling, fertilization processes, embryo development and transfer, and cryopreservation and storage. Every petri dish and test tube is labeled with your full names, dates of birth, and unique ID number.
Yes. Every procedure is witnessed and photographed, creating an unbroken chain of custody from registration to completion. These photos become part of your permanent medical records, providing complete documentation of your treatment journey.
The IMT Matcher system provides real-time alerts if there's any potential for error before any incorrect transfer of material could occur. This means mistakes are prevented before they happen, not discovered after the fact.
Our dual-verification system creates multiple checkpoints that eliminate human error. With both the IMT Matcher system and personalised ID cards working together, you can be confident that every procedure is verified and that the embryo transferred contains genetic material only from the intended sources.
Our team is always available to explain any aspect of our safety protocols and answer your questions about the IMT Matcher system and our additional verification procedures. We believe in complete transparency and want you to feel confident about every aspect of your treatment.
While the IMT Matcher system alone exceeds industry standards, we've implemented our additional ID card protocol to create multiple layers of verification. This dual approach provides unprecedented accuracy and gives our patients extra peace of mind during their fertility journey.
