40% reduced odds of live birth in IVF linked to PM10 exposure before egg retrieval, per study at ESHRE's 40th Annual Meeting in Amsterdam.
A study at ESHRE's 40th Annual Meeting in Amsterdam discovered that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM10) before oocyte (egg) retrieval during in vitro fertilization (IVF) can reduce the odds of achieving a live birth by nearly 40%. Over an eight-year period in Perth, Australia, the research analyzed 3,659 frozen embryo transfers from 1,836 patients and showed a negative linear association between particulate matter exposure and live birth rates. The findings suggest that pollution negatively affects the quality of the eggs, not just the early stages of pregnancy.
July 07, 2024
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