title: Storage of cryopreserved reproductive tissues: evidence that cross-contamination of infectious agents is a negligible risk.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Reproductive Medicine Specialists, Phoenix, Arizona.
authors.forename: Kimball O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Pomeroy
authors.affiliation: Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Pacific Fertility Center, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Conaghan
authors.affiliation: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papadakis
authors.affiliation: Macedon, New York.
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Centola
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Basuray
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon. Electronic address: battagli@ohsu.edu.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Battaglia
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D006801:Humans; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D012661:Semen; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence