Bisphenol A is not detectable in media or selected contact materials used in IVF.
There is a lack of data regarding potential exposure of gametes to bisphenol A during IVF. Detectable concentrations of bisphenol A were not found in commonly used IVF plastic culture dishes, suction tubing or growth media under normal-use conditions.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. shruthi.mahalingaiah@bmc.org
Shruthi
S
Mahalingaiah
Russ
R
Hauser
Donald G
DG
Patterson
Million
M
Woudneh
Catherine
C
Racowsky
D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001900:Boston; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D004477:Ectogenesis; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D057230:Limit of Detection; D008297:Male; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010969:Plastics / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012995:Solubility; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry; D013997:Time Factors; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D010636:Phenols; D010969:Plastics; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds