ANAHEIM, Calif. — Embryos had a lower blastocyst yield when exposed to wildfire smoke during development, according to data presented here.
Exposure to wildfire smoke did not appear to affect outcomes for women undergoing ovarian stimulation.
“Chronic exposure to poor air quality is associated with worse reproductive health outcomes, including an increase in infertility, pregnancy loss and impaired fetal growth,” Molly S. Kornfield, MD, a reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellow at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, told Healio. “Our team was