Open AccessNeed for choosing the ideal pH value for IVF culture media
Author(s) -
Nicolas Gatimel,
Jessika Moreau,
Jean Parinaud,
Roger Léandri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1573-7330
pISSN - 1058-0468
DOI - 10.1007/s10815-020-01726-5
Subject(s) - oocyte , embryo culture , embryo , intracellular ph , andrology , embryo transfer , biology , intracellular , microbiology and biotechnology , embryogenesis , medicine
Monitoring the pH of IVF culture media is a good practice, but the required pH levels have been "arbitrarily" set. Assisted reproductive technology centers around the world are spending time and money on pH monitoring without any consensus to date. The objective of this narrative review was to evaluate the importance of pH monitoring during IVF, discover how the oocyte and embryo regulate their intracellular pH and try to determine the optimal pH to be applied.