A study of the effect of an extremely low oxygen concentration on the development of human embryos in assisted reproductive technology

Koji Nakagawa, Asako Shirai, Yayoi Nishi, Rie Sugiyama, Yasushi Kuribayashi, Rikikazu Sugiyama, Masato Inoue

Reproductive Medicine and Biology · 2010 · 16 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

Overall, culture of embryos at the low oxygen level did not significantly improve ART results compared with embryos grown in 5% oxygen. The study suggests that a low oxygen level worsens embryo morphology but does not impair embryo viability.

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