Playing Nirvana, Metallica, Madonna to IVF eggs increases chances of fertilisation

Spanish researchers have found that playing the music of Nirvana, Metallica and Madonna to IVF eggs increases their chances of fertilisation by five per cent.

Scientists from Barcelona's Marques Institute fertility clinic revealed their findings at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in London earlier this month. After injecting nearly 1,000 eggs with sperm, they placed them all in incubators with iPods playing music to half of them. The iPods played a selection of music, including songs by Nirvana, Metallica, Michael Jackson and Madonna, as well as classical pieces by Bach, Vivaldi and Mozart.

The eggs, which were placed in the incubators with iPods, had a five per cent higher rate of fertilisation. It is thought that the vibrations created by the music help the passage of nutrients into the egg and also assist with the removal of toxic waste, reports the Daily Mail.

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