Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 4 , Pages 1181-1188, September 2010

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

  • Kimball O. Pomeroy, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Arizona Reproductive Medicine Specialists, Phoenix, Arizona
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  • Stanley Harris, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska
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  • Joe Conaghan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pacific Fertility Center, San Francisco, California
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  • Margaret Papadakis, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
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  • Grace Centola, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Macedon, New York
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  • Rita Basuray, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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  • David Battaglia, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: David Battaglia, Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University Fertility Consultants 3303 SW Bond Ave., Portland, OR 97239 (FAX: 503-418-3757).

Received 12 January 2009; received in revised form 24 March 2009; accepted 15 April 2009. published online 29 May 2009.

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.

Key Words: Cryopreservation, cross-contamination, embryo, in vitro fertilization

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 K.O.P. has nothing to disclose. S.H. has nothing to disclose. J.C. is a member of the scientific advisory boards for Irvine Scientific and Serono. M.P. has nothing to disclose. G.C. has nothing to disclose. R.B. has nothing to disclose. D.B. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(09)00897-8

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.04.031

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 4 , Pages 1181-1188, September 2010

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