A comparative analysis of grade 1 and grade 2 water in the Tygerberg Hospital in vitro fertilisation programme

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dc.contributor.authorKruger, T. F.
dc.contributor.authorVan Wyk, H.
dc.contributor.authorStander, F. S. H.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, K.
dc.contributor.authorMenkveld, R.
dc.contributor.authorVan der Merwe, J. P.
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-18T14:57:28Z
dc.date.available2011-03-18T14:57:28Z
dc.date.issued1987-02
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
dc.description.abstractThere are conflicting reports in the literature about the effect of the water source for growth and insemination media in an in vitro fertilisation (IVF) programme. A controlled trial was carried out in which two-cell mouse embryos were cultured in Ham F10 medium containing either grade 1 water (test group) or grade 2 water (control group). Of the two-cell embryos, 92,0% (69 of 75) in the test group and 91,8% (67 of 73) in the control group cleaved to the blastocyst stage (no statistically significant difference). On the basis of this experiment grade 2 water was used in the Tygerberg Hospital human IVF programme with good results. A continuing pregnancy rate of 23% per embryo transfer over a 1-year period is reported.en_ZA
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dc.format.extent2 p. : ill.
dc.identifier.citationKruger, T. F., Van Wyk [et al] 1987. A comparative analysis of grade 1 and grade 2 water in the Tygerberg Hospital in vitro fertilisation programme. South African Medical Journal, 71, 162-163.
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7435
dc.language.isoen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG)
dc.rights.holderSAMJ reserves copyright of the material published
dc.subjectIn vitro fertilisation programmeen_ZA
dc.titleA comparative analysis of grade 1 and grade 2 water in the Tygerberg Hospital in vitro fertilisation programmeen_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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