Air pollution can cut the chances of having a baby with IVF by 38%

Air pollution can cut the chances of having a baby with IVF by 38%

The Australian researchers examined the concentration of air pollution at 24 hours, at two weeks, at one month, and at three months before egg retrieval.

Air pollution can reduce the chances of having a baby with IVF by 38%, scientists have discovered.

If women are exposed to air pollution before retrieving eggs during in-vitro fertilisation , it reduces the odds of a live birth, Australian researchers found in the first study of its kind.

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