Better IVF outcomes following improvements in laboratory air quality

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-76

  Khoudja, Rabea Youcef ^a   Xu, Yanwen ^a   Li, Tao ^a   Zhou, Canquan ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air quality control; Embryo; Implantation rate; IVF laboratory; IVF outcome; Pregnancy rate; VOCs

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; ALCOHOL; BENZENE; CYCLOPENTANE; ETHYLENE; FORMALDEHYDE; ISOBUTYLENE; NITRIC OXIDE; PENTANE; PROPYLENE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ABORTION; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO QUALITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FILTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATOR; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AIR FILTERS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHYLENES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FILTRATION; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84873060213     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9900-1     Document Type: Article

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