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I often feel that we have come a long way since the beginnings of clinical human IVF in the early 1980s, but I know that there are many continuing, exciting discoveries yet to be made. In this chapter, after a historical introduction, aspects of in vitro culture during the first 3 days of development will be discussed in the context of the known metabolism and physiology of the embryo. The object will be to meld culture media and the way they are used with the production of early embryos that have the best potential for continued development into a live, healthy baby. I trust that this format and the information herein will therefore contribute to a basis for the continued work on this essential aspect of human IVF.

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  3. Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Euclid Avenue 9500, Cleveland, 44195, Ohio, USA

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Quinn, P. (2012). Short Culture: Day 1/Day 2/Day 3 Embryo Culture. In: Nagy, Z., Varghese, A., Agarwal, A. (eds) Practical Manual of In Vitro Fertilization. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1780-5_16

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