Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 1780-1784 , May 2009

Evaluation of two incubation environments—ISO class 8 versus ISO class 5—on intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle outcome

  • Maria do Carmo B. Souza, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Instituto de Ginecologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • G&O Barra, Ginecologia e Obstetrícia da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Maria do Carmo B. de Souza, Ph.D., G&O Barra, Ginecologia e Obstetrícia da Barra, Avenida das Americas 4666 salas 312, 313 Centro Médico Barra Shopping, Barra da Tijuca. Rio de Janeiro, Cep: 22 649900, Brazil (FAX: 55-21-2430-9070).
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  • Ana Cristina A. Mancebo, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • G&O Barra, Ginecologia e Obstetrícia da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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  • Christina de A. da Rocha, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • G&O Barra, Ginecologia e Obstetrícia da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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  • Carlos André Henriques, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • G&O Barra, Ginecologia e Obstetrícia da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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  • Marcelo M. Souza, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • G&O Barra, Ginecologia e Obstetrícia da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • ,
  • Fernanda F.O. Cardoso, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • G&O Barra, Ginecologia e Obstetrícia da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Received 19 November 2007 ,Revised 19 February 2008 ,Accepted 19 February 2008.

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 M.C.B.S. has nothing to disclose. A.C.A.M. has nothing to disclose. C.A.R. has nothing to disclose. C.A.H. has nothing to disclose. M.M.S. has nothing to disclose. F.F.O.C. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00498-6

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.130

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 1780-1784 , May 2009

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