Magnetic Fields in Incubators a Risk Factor in IVF/ICSI Fertilization?

Kjell Hansson Mild National Institute for Working Life, S‐90713, Umeå, Sweden; Department of Natural Science, Örebro University, S‐701 82, Örebro, Sweden

, Ph.D.,

Mats‐Olof Mattsson Department of Natural Science, Örebro University, S‐701 82, Örebro, Sweden

, Ph.D. &

Lennart Hardell Department of Natural Science, Örebro University, S‐701 82, Örebro, Sweden; Department of Oncology, Örebro University Hospital, S‐701 85, Örebro, Sweden

, M.D. , Ph.D.

Abstract

Power frequency magnetic fields can reach tens of μT in incubators used for in vitro fertilization. This article suggests that this can be one factor connected to the observed increase of congenitial defects in children born after such procedure.

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