Dr. Cihan Halicigil: Air Quality Control in Reproductive Laboratories — The Importance of Implementation, Measurement and Control

Blog post from Dr. Cihan Halicigil, Chief Embryologist, Carolinas Fertility Institute — A LifeAire-protected IVF program

Creating an optimal environment for embryo culture has been shown to significantly improve embryo viability and promote a positive pregnancy outcome. A number of factors including air quality, temperature, and light, are known to affect oocytes and embryos. Air quality, in particular, is easy to overlook.