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BBC: IVF as cheap as £170, doctors claim

“High levels of the gas carbon dioxide are needed when growing embryos in an IVF clinic in order to control the acidity levels. This is maintained using carbon dioxide incubators, medical grade gas and air purification. Instead, the team at the Genk Institute for Fertility Technology mixed inexpensive citric acid and bicarbonate of soda to produce carbon dioxide.” Oy. Expect holistic food stores to be repackaging lemon juice and Arm & Hammer home IVF kits.

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