IVF procedures are done under sterile conditions so they should be safe. Right?
Sterility is a requirement and sterile techniques are used in all ART practices. Bacteria and other germs are just some of the hazards faced by an embryo developing outside the sheltering environment of a mother. In modern laboratories, bacteria and germs are kept out by sterile techniques and the functional particulate filter but there is more. They have specialized chemical filters which trap environmental toxins thousands of times smaller than bacteria. These specialized filters remove air pollutants that can kill a couples’ hopes for a family. ART laboratories designed with Alpha Environmental, Inc have rigorous construction standards that keep pollutants out of the laboratory and incubators where a couples’ hope matures into a healthy embryo. These laboratories use specialized building materials and construction techniques so that they are isolated from the outside world by physical barriers and a high level of pressurization. A crude analogy could be made to the production of int
