Patrícia Gomes Ruivo, graduated in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Science and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2008). In 2014 she completed her master degree in Biomedical Sciences at the Beira Interior University, (Thesis: "Reproductive Toxicity in cosmetic compounds – Potential toxicity of Octocrilene according to the in vitro maturation test of bovine oocytes"). In 2009, completed an intensive theoretical and practical course of Human Reproduction, in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, where she performed all Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) laboratory procedures, focused in Human Reproduction, Clinical Embryology and Andrology and Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos. In the same year, Patricia integrated the team that formed the current Reproductive Medicine Unit at Centro Hospitalar Universitário Cova da Beira (CHUCB), participating in all stages, from construction to organization and certification, remaining until today as Clinical Embryologist in this Unit. In 2018, after exam submission, Patrícia achieved a Specialist Recognition as Clinical Embryologist by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). In order to deepen her professional experience, she attended several theoretical/practical courses in specific techniques, such as "Vitrification technique with cryotop" (Valencia, 2011), "Theoretical-practical course of Clinical Andrology" (Seville, 2011), "Classification of quality and embryonic development" (Vigo, 2012)," Assisted Hatching and blastomere biopsy" (Seville, 2012), "Innovative Techniques in the IVF Laboratory" (Madrid, 2013) and also 4 weeks of practice in the Laboratories of Andrology and Embryology (Bilbao, 2015) where she consolidated and enhanced the knowledge already acquired. She also works at the Animal Reproduction Laboratory (LaBRA) at CICS- UBI ( Health Sciences Research Center ,University of Beira Interior) as a researcher since 2013, the same year that she became assistant and then in 2016 invited assistant at the Faculty of Health Sciences (University of Beira Interior, collaborating in the field of anatomy and physiology of reproductive tract, human and animal reproduction, embryology, andrology and Assisted Reproductive Technologies. In the academic year 2020/2021, supervised a thesis of Medicine Master's Degree entitled " Evaluation of Protocols of Controlled Ovarian Stimulation in Obtaining Mature Oocytes (MII): Retrospective Study on Assisted Reproductive Technology Procedures". She also attended several scientific events in the area, participating with scientific posters, invited as a speaker in workshops / courses about Human Reproduction. She co-authored the articles entitled "Evaluation of Protocols of Controlled Ovarian Stimulation in Obtaining Mature Oocytes (MII): Retrospective Study on Assisted Reproductive Technology Procedures" (2021) and "Semen supports growth of Candida albicans: A putative risk factor for recurrence of vulvovaginal infections?" (2020) and has been researcher of the Research Centre for Health Sciences (CICS-UBI) since 2013. She’s a member of the Portuguese Society of Reproductive Medicine (SPMR) and the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). Patrícia’s main research and clinical practice areas of interest are infertility and diseases that lead to infertility, human and animal reproductive biology, in vitro fertilization techniques, andrology, embryology, gametes and embryos cryopreservation techniques, fertility preservation, reproductive toxicity and alternative methods for animal experimentation.