Storage of cryopreserved reproductive tissues: evidence that cross-contamination of infectious agents is a negligible risk

Storage of cryopreserved reproductive tissues: evidence that cross-contamination of infectious agents is a negligible risk

A misconception in the field of reproductive medicine is that there is a significant risk of cross-contamination during gamete or embryo cryostorage. This article is a review of the available literature on animal models and human IVF and it suggests otherwise. There is a negligible risk of cross-con...

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Veröffentlicht in:Fertility and sterility 2010-09, Vol.94 (4), p.1181-1188
Hauptverfasser: Pomeroy, Kimball O., Ph.D, Harris, Stanley, B.S, Conaghan, Joe, Ph.D, Papadakis, Margaret, Ph.D, Centola, Grace, Ph.D, Basuray, Rita, Ph.D, Battaglia, David, Ph.D
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Birth control
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases - etiology
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - etiology
cross-contamination
Cryopreservation
Cryopreservation - methods
embryo
Embryo, Mammalian
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
in vitro fertilization
Internal Medicine
Medical sciences
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Reproduction - physiology
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted - legislation & jurisprudence
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted - standards
Risk Factors
Semen
Specimen Handling - methods
Specimen Handling - standards
Sterility. Assisted procreation
Tissue Preservation - methods
Tissue Preservation - standards
United States
United States Food and Drug Administration - legislation & jurisprudence
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Zusammenfassung:A misconception in the field of reproductive medicine is that there is a significant risk of cross-contamination during gamete or embryo cryostorage. This article is a review of the available literature on animal models and human IVF and it suggests otherwise. There is a negligible risk of cross-contamination in IVF working conditions.
ISSN:0015-0282
1556-5653
DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.04.031