Human Reproduction, Vol. 18, No. 2, 460-461,
February 2003
© 2003 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
International standard for IVF centres
University Medical Center Utrecht, Division of Perinatology and Gynaecology, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Heidelberglaan 100, NL-3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Dear Sir,
We read the opinion of Alper and co-authors with interest (Alper et al., 2002
). In this article the four authors from different countries propose an international standard, such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 for units providing fertility services. They state that such an international standard would have the major advantage of