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Chapter 3 - Consumables for the IVF Laboratory

Production and Validation, Quality Control, and Bioassays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2021

By
Hubert Joris
Edited by
Kersti Lundin  and
Aisling Ahlström
Kersti Lundin
Affiliation:
Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg
Aisling Ahlström
Affiliation:
Livio Fertility Center, Gothenburg
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Summary

Since the birth of Louise Brown in 1978, IVF has evolved from a research-based environment to an established and regulated clinical treatment with around 2 million treatment cycles performed annually worldwide.

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Manual of Embryo Culture in Human Assisted Reproduction , pp. 20 - 29
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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