Smoking before and after conception is linked to delayed embryonic development (IMAGE)

European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

Smoking before and after conception is linked to delayed embryonic development

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A nine-week old embryo (Carnegie stage 22) is projected on the I-Wall using virtual reality. Researchers Dr Melek Rousian (left) and Dr Carsten Pietersma (right) are standing before the virtual reality wall.

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Dr Anton Koning

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