Our Embryology Lab
We prioritize pure and clean air in our state-of-the-art embryology lab for your best chance at pregnancy. Discover how air quality impacts IVF success at IVF1.
IVF Air Quality: An essential for high pregnancy rates
The most difficult part of the IVF process is growing embryos in the laboratory. Creating an optimal environment for embryos is extremely important for ensuring embryo viability and maintaining the highest pregnancy rates.
Numerous factors, such as air quality, temperature, humidity, levels of essential gases and light, are known to affect eggs and embryos. Air quality is often overlooked when setting up an IVF laboratory. The designers of the Naperville Fertility Center went to great lengths to ensure the highest possible air quality for the our IVF lab.
IVF Air Quality FAQs
Uncover the impact of air quality on pregnancy rates in IVF. Learn how we prioritize air quality for successful outcomes.
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are very harmful to embryos. Many studies have documented that small amounts of VOCs in air circulating in an IVF laboratory can have detrimental effects on pregnancy rates. VOCs are gases that are emitted from a variety of sources found in and near the laboratory. Common source for VOCs include ordinary indoor wall paints, plastics used in test tubes and petri dishes, perfumes, deodorants, and even car exhaust from outside the building.
- Particles (particulates) including common dust and lint.
- Biologicals such as fungi, mold spores, viruses and bacteria.
Most of the surfaces in our IVF laboratory are stainless steel, which does not emit VOCs and is an easy-to-clean surface that resists the growth of biologicals. Every other surface, including the flooring, paint, ceiling tiles, and doors, was specially selected to have low levels of VOC emission.
The Naperville Fertility Center also features a fully integrated state-of-the-art air filtration system known as the LifeAire system. The LifeAire IVF air purification system combines HEPA filters to remove particulates, UVC radiation to kill biologicals without creating harmful ozone, and a one-of-a-kind system for the elimination of VOCs. Naperville Fertility Center is the only IVF center in Illinois to feature the LifeAire system, and one of only five centers nationwide.
Third party independent testing of the air in the Naperville Fertility Center IVF laboratory shortly after completion of construction -- when VOC levels would ordinarily be very high -- revealed undetectable VOC levels.
The answer is a resounding yes! Results from a center in Albany, New York found that IVF pregnancy rates doubled after installation of the LifeAire system. Results from the Naperville Fertility Center have been similarly astounding.
Meet Our Embryology Team
Our embryology team combines cutting-edge technology with compassionate care to provide personalized solutions for individuals and couples seeking fertility treatment. With years of experience and a passion for helping families grow, our embryology team employs the latest advancements in assisted reproductive technologies to maximize your chances of success.
