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. 2021 Jan 9;36(4):1032–1042. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deaa365

Table VI.

Bisphenol assessment in cell culture and ART media (in ng/l).

Bisphenols (LOQ in ng/l)
Sample number Product type Name Reference number Batch number Use BPA (10) BPS (2) BPE (10) BPF (5) BPAF (5) BPAP (10) BPB (5) BPC (15) BPP (10) BPZ (10)
18 Cell culture medium McCoy's 5A Medium M8403 SLCB0586 RL NQ 74 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
19 SLCB7211 NQ 395 NQ NQ 5 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
20 Oocyte retrieval, holding and washing media Synvitroflush 15840125A 20250050 ART NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
21 20150031 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
22 Flushing medium 10840060A 20280036 ART NQ 456 ± 3 12 ± 0.3 15 ± 0.6 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
23 20040044 5 ± 0.4 436 ± 3 28 ± 0.3 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
24 BO-WASH 61008 WASH1704 BEP NQ 35 ± 0.2 NQ 6 ± 0.1 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
25 Medium 199 with Hepes M7528 RNBG6724 BEP 28 308 15 NQ NQ 14 NQ NQ NQ NQ
26 In vitro maturation media BO-IVM 61002 IVM1701N BEP 28 ± 1.4 53 ± 0.9 NQ 17 ± 1.4 NQ 16 ± 0.5 NQ NQ NQ NQ
27 BO-HEPES-IVM 61009 IVMH1602N BEP 155 ± 2 23 ± 0.6 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
28 Sperm preparation and IVF media BO-IVF 61003 IVF1702N BEP 62 ± 1 112 ± 2 64 ± 1 NQ NQ 38 ± 1.7 NQ NQ NQ NQ
29 Gradient 40/80 84022060 A 20110060 ART NQ 67 ± 1 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
30 20180042 NQ 21 ± 1 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
31 Sequential Fert 83010060A 20190042 ART NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
32 20220035 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
33 Universal IVF medium 10310060 A 20270017 ART NQ 750 ± 24 18 ± 0.6 20 ± 1.5 10 ± 0.4 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
34 In vitro development media SAGE 1-step 67010010A 19370063 ART NQ 283 16 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
35 19290061 12 394 18 NQ 11 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
36 20270046 NQ 337 ± 2 NQ 9 ± 1.3 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
37 Sequential Cleav 83040010A 20320064 ART 18 ± 0.7 179 ± 4 7 ± 1.3 8 ± 1.2 7 ± 0.5 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
38 Sequential Blast 83060010A 20330063 ART 4 ± 0.6 187 ± 20 NQ 3 ± 0.3 5 ± 0.1 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
39 Global LGGG-020 LGGG-200824U ART NQ 10 ± 0.1 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
40 BO-IVC 61001 IVC1703N BEP 34 ± 3.8 322 ± 4 119 ± 6 25 ± 2.6 NQ 16 ± 0.6 NQ NQ NQ NQ
41 Medium 199—100 ml bottle M4530 RNBH8521 BEP NQ 278 16 5 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
42 RNBG5443 NQ 1188 ± 23 26 ± 4.6 18 ± 2.3 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
43 RNBG5443 NQ 1693 33 16 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
44 RNBG5443 NQ 1220 21 18 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
45 RNBH6994 NQ 233 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ
46 Embryo washing and handling media Global with HEPES LGGH-050 LGGH-200820C ART NQ 5 ± 0.1 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ

NQ, not quantifiable; LOQ, mentioned below each bisphenols between brackets; each sample number corresponds to a separate vial; bold text: significant difference with the controls P < 0.0001, non-parametric one-way ANOVA with the Tukey post hoc test were performed; sample number 18, 19, 25, 34, 35, 41, 43, 44 and 45 were not analysed in triplicate.